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.
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.
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.
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.
Palace of the Counts of Poitou - Dukes of Aquitaine
Poitiers
10 place Alphonse Lepetit
Free
With the Great Hall and the Maubergeon Tower, the Palace of the Counts of Poitou-Ducs of Aquitaine is today one of the most remarkable architectural ensembles of the Middle Ages in France.
Poitiers City Hall
Poitiers
15 Place du Maréchal-Leclerc
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Built between 1869 and 1875, the town hall of Poitiers is the final point of a vast urbanization project of the city centre, "Coeur d'agglo".
Rue de la Chaîne
Poitiers
Rue de la Chaîne
Free
The rue de la Chaîne was an important traffic axis because it was the most direct way to get to the city centre of Poitiers when arriving from Paris.
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.
Prefecture
Poitiers
Préfecture de la Vienne, 1 Place Aristide Briand
Free
Part of a vast urban renewal programme inspired by Haussmann's Parisian designs, the prefecture of Poitiers was built by the architects Durand and Guérinot between 1864 and 1868.
Saint-Jean Baptistery
Poitiers
Saint-Jean Baptistery, Rue Jean-Jaurès
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The Baptistery of St. John is the oldest preserved Christian monument in Europe.
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.
