Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Poitiers, France
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3.4 km
99 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: Église Saint-Hilaire le Grand
The church of Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand is a former basilica and collegiate church that has become a parish church in Poitiers.
Sight 2: 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 3: 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 4: 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 5: Église Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste
Montieranine Abbey is an ancient Benedictine abbey located in Poitiers in the department of Vienna.
Sight 6: Hôtel Couturer
The Hôtel Couturer is a private mansion located in Poitiers, in the French department of Vienne.
Sight 7: 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.
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