Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Poitiers, France

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 4.5 km
Ascend 95 m
Descend 128 m

Explore Poitiers in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Poitiers

Sight 1: Préfecture de la Vienne

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The Hôtel de préfecture de la Vienne is a building located in Poitiers, France. It houses the services of the prefecture of the department of Vienne.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de préfecture de la Vienne (FR)

262 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Musée Rupert de Chièvres

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The Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres is the second largest museum in the French city of Poitiers, behind the Musée Sainte-Croix. The building was previously called the Augustinian Convent. [citation needed]

Wikipedia: Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres (FR), Website

240 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Église Saint-Porchaire

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Église Saint-Porchaire

The Saint-Porchaire church is a Catholic church located in the historic city center of Poitiers, in France, dedicated to Saint Porchaire.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Porchaire de Poitiers (FR)

115 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Échevinage

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The Aldermen of Poitiers is a historical monument located in Poitiers, in the Vienne department.

Wikipedia: Échevinage de Poitiers (FR)

314 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Église Notre-Dame la Grande

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Église Notre-Dame la Grande

Notre-Dame-la-Grande is a Romanesque collegiate church located in Poitiers. Characteristic of the Poitevin Romanesque style, its sculpted façade is a masterpiece of religious art of this period. The walls of the interior are painted.

Wikipedia: Église Notre-Dame la Grande de Poitiers (FR)

383 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Statue de la Liberté

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Hundreds of replicas of the Statue of Liberty have been created worldwide. The original Statue of Liberty, designed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, is 151 feet tall and stands on a pedestal that is 154 feet tall, making the height of the entire sculpture 305 feet.

Wikipedia: Replicas of the Statue of Liberty (EN)

95 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Hôtel Fumé

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The Hôtel Fumé, sometimes written Smoke or Fumey, is a flamboyant Gothic style building built in Poitiers between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A building sitting at the top of the slope on which the Rue de la Chaîne rushes rudely, the Hôtel Fumé now houses the administration and a few rooms of the Faculty of Human Sciences of the University of Poitiers.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Fumé (FR)

562 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Église Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste

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Église Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste Original téléversé par Archeos sur Wikipédia français. / CC BY-SA 3.0

Montieranine Abbey is an ancient Benedictine abbey located in Poitiers in the department of Vienna.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Jean de Montierneuf (FR)

451 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Hôtel Couturer

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The Hôtel Couturer is a private mansion located in Poitiers, in the French department of Vienne.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Couturer (FR)

612 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Jardin des Plantes

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The Jardin des Plantes de Poitiers is a municipal park and botanical garden located at 1 rue du Jardin des Plantes, Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is open daily without charge.

Wikipedia: Jardin des Plantes de Poitiers (EN)

1116 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 11: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul

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Poitiers Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Poitiers.

Wikipedia: Poitiers Cathedral (EN)

304 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Église Sainte-Radégonde

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The Church of Sainte-Radegonde is a medieval Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France, dating from the 6th century. It takes its name from the Frankish queen and nun, Radegund, who was buried in the church. Considered a saint, the church became a place of pilgrimage by those devoted to her heavenly intercession. The current church, constructed from the 11th to 12th centuries, was built in a combination of Romanesque and Angevin Gothic architectural styles.

Wikipedia: Church of Sainte-Radegonde (Poitiers) (EN)

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