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The city of Poitiers is strategically situated on the Seuil du Poitou, a shallow gap between the Armorican and the Central Massif. The Seuil du Poitou connects the Aquitaine Basin to the South to the Paris Basin to the North. This area is an important geographic crossroads in France and Western Europe.
- Musée Sainte-Croix. The biggest museum in the city is in a labyrinthine brutalist building from the 1970s. After an intensive trawl through these galleries, broken down into prehistory, ancient archaeology, medieval history, fine arts ethnography and regional, you’ll be feeling pretty clued-up about Poitiers and the region.
- Futuroscope. Since the Lumière brothers in the 19th-century France has always been at the forefront of the cinematic arts, and the Futuroscope theme park springs from that legacy.
- Baptistère Saint-Jean. In Poitiers you can step in to the oldest Christian church in France, built in the 4th century and then altered in the 7th century to its present form.
- Église Saint-Hilaire Le Grand. Because of its location on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route, this hushed romanesque church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Découvrez Poitiers, ville d'art et d'histoire, et ses alentours, avec l'Office de Tourisme de Grand Poitiers. Trouvez des idées de visites, d'activités, de loisirs, de shopping et d'hébergement.
Discover Poitiers, a city of art and history and a land of experiences, with its famous Futuroscope park and its medieval monuments. Find out what to do, where to stay, and what's on in Poitiers and its surroundings.
Discover the history and culture of Poitiers, the administrative capital of Poitou-Charentes region and the second oldest university town in France. Explore its medieval monuments, parks, museums and nearby attractions such as Futuroscope and La Norée.
Poitiers, city, capital of Vienne département, Nouvelle-Aquitaine région, west-central France, southwest of Paris. Situated on high ground at the confluence of the Clain and Boivre rivers, the city commands the so-called Gate of Poitou, a gap 44 miles (71 km) wide between the mountains south of the Loire River and the Massif Central that ...
Ville administrative et tertiaire, le cœur historique de Poitiers concentre de nombreux édifices remarquables, de splendides maisons à colombages, quelques hôtels particuliers — hôtel Fumé, hôtel Jean Beaucé — ainsi que le palais des comtes de Poitiers-ducs d'Aquitaine (XII e siècle), où la reine de France puis d'Angleterre ...
