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Tourism Poitiers
Poitiers is located on the banks of the River Clain, 350km from Paris and 120 km from the Atlantic coast. Poitiers is easily reached by train in about one hour or bus from Paris. The city center is picturesque with the Roman architectural remains. Poitiers is associated with important historical events dating from the late Middle Ages.
Attractions in Poitiers
- Sainte-Croix museum
- Baptistry of St. John, 4th century
- Church of Notre Dame Virgin Mary
- Futuroscope is located 15km north of the city
- St. Pierre Cathedral
Museums and monuments to visit
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Le musée Sainte-CroixArchaeological funds and paintings on the regional history illustrate the major events in the history of Poitou. The collections is initially due to the work of Father Gibault and the Society of ... -
Le Baptistère Saint-JeanRegarded as one of the oldest Christian buildings in France, the Baptistery of St. John was built between the fourth and the fifth century. Merovingian decoratio remain on the outside walls. They are ... -
Notre-Dame-la-GrandeConsecrated in 1086 by Pope Urban II, this Romanesque church has a large carved facade added in the twelfth century. The front screen is much higher than the church itself. The patterns shown are ... -
Château-CouvertCastle-Couvert is a castle located on the French town of Jaunay-Clan, in the department of Vienne, whose construction was launched in 1519 by Francis Smoky, mayor of Poitiers. He was listed as a ... -
Château de DissayPierre d'Amboise, Bishop of Poitiers, was the brother of Cardinal d'Amboise, minister of Louis XII, in the late fifteenth century. Diss Castle was home to the bishops of Poitiers until the ...
Discover Vienne
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Poitiers
- Durée : 7 jours
Visit the Department of vienna and its tourist sites. Come discover the many and varied landscapes ...
Poitiers, an artistical and historical city
- Thème : Walks
- Départ : Poitiers
- Durée : 7 jours
Called rightly the "town with the hundred bell-towers", poitiers shelters in its center 78 historic buildings. imposing monuments and roman churches, picturesque medieval streets and houses with side-of-wood: each time left its testimony...
Welcome to Ligugé
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Liguge
- Durée : 3 jours
Ligugé is a french town, located in the department of Vienne and the Poitou-Charentes area. The city is especially known for its abbey Saint Martin, older establishment monastic of occident still in activity.
Discover the park Futuroscope
- Thème : Leisure park
- Départ : Chasseneuil-du-poitou
- Durée : 3 jours
The park of the futuroscope is a park on themes that the attractions are based on the multimedia, the film, broadcasting technologies, future robotics. it is situated in the department of the vienne, at 10 kilometers in the north of poitiers, on the town
