WHAT TO DO IN GRAND POITIERS?
During your stay, discover Poitiers and its surroundings through numerous activities!
On water, on land or in the air, choose your element!
Whatever your tastes, we offer you a wide range of activities to share with family, friends or couples to challenge yourself, let off steam or simply relax. If you are looking for thrills or challenges with friends or family, check out our selection of motor sports and tree climbing courses. For the little ones, the amusement parks with inflatables and adventure courses await you for moments shared with your family.
Dormitory of the Monks / Capitular Hall
Saint-Benoît
Des Moines Dormitory, Rue Paul Gauvin
Free
In the heart of the Bourg de Saint Benoit, near Poitiers.
Sainte-Radegonde Church
Poitiers
Sainte-Radegonde Church, 17 Rue du Pigeon Blanc
Free
Placed under the protection of Radegonde, daughter of the king of Thuringia and wife of the Frankish king Clotaire I, the present-day church of Sainte-Radegonde in Poitiers is built around an eleventh-century bell tower-porch, a twelfth-century chevet with an ambulatory and a thirteenth-century nave.
Fontaine-le-Comte Abbey
Fontaine-le-Comte
Fontaine le Comte Abbey, 17 Rue de l'Abbaye
Free
In its landscaped setting, founded around 1130 by William VIII, Count of Poitou-duc d'Aquitaine, the Abbey of Fontaine-le-Comte first welcomed a community of canons of Saint-Augustin.
Saint Germain Church
Poitiers
Rue Saint-Germain
Free
Founded in the 10th century on the site of the Gallo-Roman thermal baths, the church is placed under the name of Saint Germain, bishop of Paris in the 6th century.
Place de la Liberté
Poitiers
Place de la Liberté
Free
In the heart of a transition zone between the "city" (Notre-Dame-la-Grande and the Count's palace) and the new town of Montierneuf, the present-day Place de la Liberté in Poitiers was the site of the "new market" in the early 12th century.
Saint Porchaire Church
Poitiers
Cure de Saint Porchaire, 47 Rue Gambetta
Free
From a primitive church, built at the end of the IXth century, it remains the front wall to which a superb Romanesque porch bell tower was leaned in the XIth century. Recently restored, it stands proudly in the middle of the pedestrian streets of Poitiers.
Saint-Hilaire le Grand Church
Poitiers
Saint-Hilaire-Le-Grand Church, 26 Rue Saint-Hilaire
Free
The church of Saint Hilaire is a monument of Romanesque art, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Way of Saint James in 1998.
Saint-Jean de Montierneuf Church
Poitiers
Saint-Jean de Montierneuf Church
Free
The church of Saint-Jean de Montierneuf in Poitiers is a former abbey church, with a Romanesque base, of a former Benedictine abbey.
Place du Maréchal Leclerc
Poitiers
Place du Maréchal-Leclerc
Free
It is in 1058 that it is mentioned for the first time a place at this place of Poitiers. It is then mentioned as foro veterum: an old forum. This late name suggests that already in Gallo-Roman times, there was a public space structuring the city: the forum.
Saint-Louis Chapel
Poitiers
Collège Henri IV, 1 Rue Louis Renard
Free
The Saint Louis chapel, a sober setting for a remarkable painted decoration in Poitiers, was built in 1608 by the Jesuits to serve their newly created college.
