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Take to the skies with aerial activities in the Pays Loudunais

Aerial activities in the Pays Loudunais region offer emotions you may not have experienced before. From hot-air balloons to microlights, from paragliders to gliders, each flight will show you the same territory from a different angle: gentle, free, silent and sometimes a little crazy. The landscapes will pass by, the castles will take shape, the valleys will stretch out and suddenly the world will slow down.

So strap on your sunglasses, take a deep breath and let the sky over Loudun make you (gently) lose your head.

ULM / Paragliding

The suspended calm of a hot-air balloon flight

Taking to the skies in a hot-air balloon is still the most poetic way to fly over the Pays Loudunais. At dawn, when the golden light invades the fields and forests, you take off gently, carried by the breath of the burners. Up there, it’s absolute silence. You can see the villages, bell towers, vineyards and châteaux slowly waking up. A truly 360° panorama where time seems to stand still.

This is the realm of serenity and slow tourism: float, contemplate and smile.

To make the most of your trip in the air, make sure you’re comfortably dressed and have a pair of binoculars. Hot-air ballooning is an invitation to take your time: every minute reveals a detail of the landscape that you would never have seen from below, and of course, keep your camera ready: between heaven and earth, everything is worthy of a postcard!

Light adrenalin with microlighting in Pouançay

Just a few minutes from Loudun, Club ULM PULSS in Pouançay is the place to be for those who love the thrill of the air.here, you don’t need to spend hours in the air to feel the magic: a first flight or an introductory flight is all you need to get a taste of that unique feeling of freedom.the aircraft rises gently, then everything accelerates: the wind in your hair, the miniature landscape of the Loudun area beneath your feet and that strange sensation of being both tiny and infinite.

Before you take off, listen carefully to your instructor’s safety instructions. He’ll also brief you on how to use the helmet and radio. A few seconds later, you’ll be in the air, smiling, with the horizon in your sights. An experience halfway between adrenalin and wonder, that leaves you wanting to do it all over again.

Club ULM Pulss

Go paragliding and let yourself be carried away by the gentle wind

If you’ve always dreamed of flying without an engine, why not try paragliding with theÉcole de Parapente du Poitou, based in Craon, where passionate instructors will teach you the basics of free flight before you take off from the surrounding hills. The take-off is gentle, almost natural, and from the very first seconds you’ll see the Loudun region in a whole new light.

The experience combines serenity and thrills, ideal for those who want to feel as light as the wind, between sky and fields.

Please note: paragliding can only be done in good weather. Your instructor will help you read the wind, understand the equipment and find the right position, then all you have to do is let yourself be carried away. And then, between a turn and a climb, you may come across a deer, the shadow of a dungeon or that famous feeling of pure freedom.

The skies over Loudun are high for you

Among the aerial activities on offer in the Pays Loudunais, there’s one that has made silence the guiding principle of its flight. At theAéroclub de Loudun, you can discover another form of flight: the glider, with no engine, no noise, just the breath of the wind guiding you through an aerial ballet. From the cockpit, you can fly over valleys, villages and golden fields. The Pays Loudunais becomes a mosaic of shapes and colours.

The best time to fly is in the morning or at the end of the day, when the light is soft and the air more stable. Time literally stands still. And when you come back down to earth, you feel you’ve touched a little bit of heaven.

Aerial activities in the Loudun area, between adrenalin and weightlessness

Whether you choose the calm breath of a hot-air balloon, the freedom of a microlight, the lightness of a paraglider or the silence of a glider, each flight gives you a different emotion, but all these aerial activities have one thing in common: they give you that feeling of absolute freedom that can only be found in the air… and here, in the Pays Loudunais.

This discreet region has a way of surprising, even from the air. With its combination of nature, history and blue skies, it offers the curious a life-size backdrop from which to step back, quite literally.

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