L'ile Penote, Artistic quarter in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France.
The neighborhood features stone walls decorated with seashell mosaics depicting maritime scenes, local wildlife, and regional elements throughout its streets.
In 1997, a resident initiated a project to revitalize her childhood neighborhood by creating seashell murals with support from property owners and city officials.
The area functions as an open-air museum where local artists display their works every Thursday during summer months, adding to the artistic landscape.
Located 915 meters from downtown Les Sables-d'Olonne, this free-access district allows visitors to observe the ongoing creation and restoration of seashell artworks.
The original artist, known as 'the seashell lady,' continues to create new murals and maintains existing ones throughout the neighborhood.
Location: Les Sables-d'Olonne
Address: Rue d'Assas 85100 Les Sables-d'Olonne
GPS coordinates: 46.49530,-1.78358
Latest update: October 22, 2025 20:54
List of natural, cultural, and historical sites in Vendée, including the Noirmoutier and Yeu islands, Puy du Fou, medieval castles, marshes, museums, beaches, and nature reserves. The department offers a variety of heritage between the Atlantic coast, farmland, and marshlands, with historical monuments from the Middle Ages to contemporary times.
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Phare des Barges
4.5 km
L'Armendèche lighthouse
1.7 km
Château de Pierre-Levée
4.5 km
La Tour d'Arundel
942 m
Muséum du Coquillage
315 m
Hospital Blockhouse Museum
508 m
Abbaye Saint-Jean d'Orbestier
5.1 km
Musée Sainte-Croix
537 m
Villa Mirasol
65 m
Phare de la Potence
1 km
Château Saint-Clair
952 m
Dunes du Puits d'Enfer
4.6 km
Villa Blanche
72 m
Église Saint-Martin-de-Vertou de L'Île-d'Olonne
7.4 km
Pierres jumelles d'Olonne-sur-Mer
4.5 km
Villa Sans Souci
490 m
Église Sainte-Marie d'Olonne-sur-Mer
4.7 km
Prieuré Sainte-Croix
550 m
Église Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port des Sables-d'Olonne
193 m
Musée des Traditions Populaires
4.8 km
Les Sables-d'Olonne West Jetty light
1.1 km
Immeuble 1, 3, 5, 7 rue Travot, 4, 4bis place Maréchal-Foch
52 m
Les Sables-d'Olonne East Jetty Light
812 m
Église Sainte-Marie-des-Olonnes des Sables-d'Olonne
196 m
Abbatiale Saint-Jean de l'abbaye Saint-Jean d'Orbestier
3.9 km
Chapelle du prieuré Saint-Nicolas des Sables-d'Olonne
1 km
Chapelle des Ursulines d'Olonne-sur-Mer
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