Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Poitiers, France
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4.8 km
113 m
Experience Poitiers in France in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in PoitiersSight 1: Église Saint-Hilaire le Grand
The church of Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand is a former basilica and collegiate church located in Poitiers.
Sight 2: Parc de Blossac
The Blossac Park is a historic private garden, now a public park, in Poitiers, France. It was established by Paul Esprit Marie de La Bourdonnaye, Count of Blossac, in the 18th century. It is the largest park in Poitiers.
Sight 3: Tribunal administratif de Poitiers
The Hôtel Gilbert is an Art Deco style mansion built in Poitiers between 1933 and 1935 by the architect André Ursault. It now houses the administrative court of Poitiers. It is located at 13, rue de Blossac.
Sight 4: Chapelle Saint-Louis (du collège Henri IV)
The Saint-Louis chapel, commonly known as Henri-IV chapel, is a chapel built between 1608 and 1613 in Poitiers by the Jesuit order. It was attached to the college formed by these same religious after their arrival in the city in 1604.
Sight 5: Hôtel Jean Beaucé
The Jean Beaucé Hotel is a Renaissance building, built by the financier of the same name, in 1554. It is located at 1, rue Lebascle, in Poitiers.
Sight 6: Échevinage
The aldermen of Poitiers is a historical monument located in Poitiers, in the Vienne department.
Sight 7: Église Notre-Dame la Grande
Notre-Dame-la-Grande is a Romanesque collegiate church 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 8: 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 9: Musée Sainte-Croix
The Musée Sainte-Croix is the largest museum in Poitiers, France. Planned by the architect poitevin Jean Monge and built in 1974, it stands at the site of the former Abbaye Sainte-Croix, which was moved to Saint-Benoît, Vienne. It is a constructed of concrete and glass, in the 1970s style.
Sight 10: Baptistère Saint-Jean
The Baptistery of Saint-Jean located in Poitiers is a very old Christian monument, whose origin dates back to the second half of the fourth and beginning of the fifth century. Although it has been extensively remodelled over the centuries, it is the building that best illustrates the dependence of Merovingian architecture on its ancient foundations, but also the abandonment of classical principles. Saved from demolition in 1834, it has been the subject of numerous excavation campaigns resulting in controversial syntheses. It contains a museum space with the Merovingian collections of the Society of Antiquaries of the West.
Sight 11: 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.
Sight 12: Fontaine du Pont Joubert
The Pont-Joubert fountain, sometimes wrongly called the Legat's fountain in confusion with another that was located further away, is a small building from the late Middle Ages located on the banks of the Clain river in Poitiers, in the Vienne department. It adjoins a medieval bridge, the Pont Joubert, hence its name.
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