Tourism Chauvigny

Step one must stay in Vienna, located 20 minutes from the Futuroscope, Chauvigny is a welcoming city. City of art, his five castles located on a promontory overlooking the same come make it a unique site in Europe. Chauvigny is also a Mecca of art book where you can find several churches: St. Peter's Collegiate (XII) famous for its painted columns and capitals, Notre Dame, St. Peter churches known for its pre-Romanesque paintings. The Dungeon of Gouzon (XI and XIII century) offers a panoramic view of the city and houses an original presentation of the various local productions through the ages (stone quarries, porcelain, mills and lime kilns, steam ...) . Just beside the Museum of Archeology and Ethnology presents twenty centuries of daily life (Gallo Roman furniture, collection of old tools, caps ...) Every year visits discoveries of the medieval city are organized under the leadership guides lecturers approved by the Heritage Branch. Chauvigny is the cradle of porcelain in Poitou-Charentes internationally recognized for its quality and has the largest gourmet tables. His name also refers to the stone of which many monuments are adorned (Opera Garnier, Louvre Museum, Bridges Loire ...) The cultural event: Winter season (from October to May) Summer Festival (July and August) Tourist Animation: The Giants of the Sky: spectacle of free-flying birds from the five continents - The rail-bike: ride with family or friends on a disused railway line, to discover how fun the landscape of the Country Chauvinois