Open all year round
Installed in the 4th century in a Gallo-Roman house in Poitiers (at the time of Saint-Martin and Saint-Hilaire), the Saint-Jean baptistery will become a special building in the 5th century.
Inside you will discover a former octagonal baptismal pool, used for baptism by immersion until the 8th century. This monument, which became a parish church, was decorated with a beautiful collection of Romanesque and Gothic murals in the 11th-12th and 13th centuries.
A remarkable collection of Merovingian sarcophagi is also exhibited here.
OPENING HOURS AND PERIOD
- Du 1er octobre au 03 novembre : 14h – 17h
- Du 04 novembre au 31 mars : 14h – 16h
- Du 01er avril au 20 juin : 14h – 18h
- Du 21 juin au 30 septembre : 10h30 – 12h30 / 14h – 18h
Closed on December 25 and January 1 and every Monday except from June 21 to September 30. The prices include the supply of an updated guide for each visitor to carry out the visit.
RATES
3€ for an adult
1€ for a child from 7 to 16 years old
Free for children under 7
Payment in cash only
handicap accessibility
- The baptistery is equipped with magnetic loops
