Morning : visit of
Poitiers,
art and history city, high place of the Romanesque art in
France (Notre-Dame-la-Grande Church, St-Pierre Cathedral,
law court, St-Jean Baptistry, Hotel Fumé...).
Lunch on the spot
Afternoon on the way to St-Savin (41 km) following N151
to visit the St-Savin abbey which brings together
the most numerous Romanesque murals in France. Information:
+33.(0)5.49.48.66.22.
End of the afternoon, return on the way to Poitiers to
visit the medieval city of Chauvigny (18 km from
St-Savin). In summer possibility to attend shows withbirds
of prey at the Château des Aigles. Information:
+33.(0)5.49.46.47.48.
End of the afternoon return to Poitiers to have dinner.
Polychromic appointment of the front of Notre-Dame-la-Grande
Church (summer evenings only). Information:
+33.(0)5.49.41.21.24.
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On the tour
-
Acadian museum Farm of Archigny
(Archigny, 12 km South-East of St-Savin following
D11).
- Nouaillé-Maupertuis abbey (10 km
South-East of Poitiers) build in the end of 7th
century. Romanesque and classical abbatial.
Hotels/Restaurants
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Hotels/Restaurants in
the Loire Valley.
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Morning on the way to Coulon (following N10 up to
Niort then D9 up to Coulon) for a boatride in the Marais
Poitevin. Information: +.33.(0)5.49.35.99.29
Picnic on the spot.
Afternoon, return to
Niort
to visit the old city.
End of the afternoon, return to Poitiers via Bougon
(D737 South-East of St. Maixent-L'Ecole) to visit the
Tumulus Museum of Bougon: neolithic tumulus and a
collection of archaeological objects.
Dinner and evening in Poitiers.
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On the tour
- Gallo-Roman site of Sanxay (25 km South-East
of Poitiers following D3) witness to a pagan shrine
(amphitheater, thermae, remains of a temple).
Information: +33.(0)5.49.53.61.48.
- Saint-Martin abbey (Ligugé, 5 km South of
Poitiers). The oldest and most famous of Gaul,
build in the 4th century by Saint-Martin.
Information: +33.(0)5.49.48.34.61.
Hotels/Restaurants
- Hotels/Restaurants in the Loire
Valley
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