Poitiers Poitiers is a country town with a unique charm that comes from its history, its monuments, its knowledge, its famous characters and its legends. Poitiers also has rich schedule of events; lectures, exhibitions, and concerts events. Its buildings represent the breadth of civic, domestic and ecclesiastical architectural fashions. Its pedestrian precincts, restaurants and pavement cafés - and some wonderful central gardens - make for comfortable sightseeing.
Places to visit in Poitiers
- Sainte-Radegonde Church
- Notre-Dame-la-Grande Church
- Saint-Pierre Cathedral
- Le palais de justice (ancient palace
with a nineteenth-century facade)
- Place du Maréchal Leclerc, with its
popular cafts and lively outdoor culture
- Saint-Jean baptistery
- Saint-Jean-de-Montierneuf and its borough
- Place de la Liberté
- The ancient Benedictine abbey of
Nouaillé-Maupertuis
- The town of Chauvigny (an outstanding
medieval site presenting the ruins of five fortified castles)
- Saint-Savin abbey-church listed as
"UNESCO World Heritage Site" presenting
the most beautiful set of mural paintings in
France
- Dissay castle built at the end of the XVth
century for Pierre d'Amboise
- The Museum of stained-glass windows
at Curzay-sur-Vonne
- The château of Marconnay.
- The priory of Villesalem, founded in the XIIth