Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Poitiers, France
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4.5 km
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 PoitiersSight 1: Préfecture de la Vienne
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.
Sight 2: Musée Rupert de Chièvres
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]
Sight 3: 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.
Sight 4: Échevinage
The Aldermen of Poitiers is a historical monument located in Poitiers, in the Vienne department.
Sight 5: 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.
Sight 6: Statue de la Liberté
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.
Sight 7: Hôtel Fumé
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.
Sight 8: Église Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste
Montieranine Abbey is an ancient Benedictine abbey located in Poitiers in the department of Vienna.
Sight 9: Hôtel Couturer
The Hôtel Couturer is a private mansion located in Poitiers, in the French department of Vienne.
Sight 10: Jardin des Plantes
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.
Sight 11: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul
Poitiers Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Poitiers.
Sight 12: Église Sainte-Radégonde
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.
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