Things to do in Poitiers
Top sights and attractions to build your days around once you know when to go.
Futuroscope
Futuroscope, or Parc du Futuroscope, formerly known as Planète Futuroscope, is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic, and audiovisual techniques. It has several 3D cinemas and a few 4D cinemas along with other attractions and shows, some of which are the only examples in the world.
Baptistère Saint-Jean
The Baptistère Saint-Jean is a Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France. It is reputed to be the oldest existing Christian building in France, and is one of the most prominent examples of Merovingian architecture.
Poitiers Cathedral
Poitiers Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Poitiers. It is famous because of the romanesque Crucifixion Window, one of the earliest examples of stained glass in Europe, marked by its beautiful Chartres Blue elements.
Église Notre-Dame la Grande, Poitiers
Notre-Dame la Grande is a Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France. Having a double status, collegial and parochial, it forms part of the Catholic diocese of Poitiers. The west front adorned with statuary is recognised as a masterpiece of Romanesque religious art. The walls inside the church are painted.
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.
église Sainte-Radegonde de Poitiers
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. Radegund was considered a saint and 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.
Palace of Poitiers
The Palace of Poitiers was the palace of the Counts of Poitiers and subsequent Dukes of Aquitaine in Poitiers, in Poitou, western France. It is a medieval testimony of the Plantagenet style of architecture.
Church of Saint-Jean de Montierneuf
The Church of Saint-Jean de Montierneuf is a Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France.
Church Saint-Hilaire le Grand
The Église Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand is a church in Poitiers, France. It was named after Hilary of Poitiers.
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