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The Best Attractions In Poitiers

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Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and also of the Poitou. Poitiers is a major university centre. The centre of town is picturesque and its streets include predominantly historical architecture, especially religious architecture and especially from the Romanesque period. Two major battles took place near the city: in 732, the Battle of Poitiers , in which the Franks commanded by Charles Martel halted the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate, and in 1356, the Battle of Poitiers, a key victory for the English forces during the Hundred Years' War. This battle's consequences ...
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  • 1. Church of Notre Dame la Grande Poitiers
    Notre Dame most commonly refers to: Notre-Dame de Paris, a church University of Notre Dame, a university in Indiana, United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame, Our Mother, the alma mater of the University of Notre DameNotre Dame may also refer to:
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  • 3. Eglise Sainte Radegonde 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. Considered a saint, 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.
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  • 4. Eglise Saint Hilaire Poitiers
    The Église Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand is a church in Poitiers, France. It was named after Hilary of Poitiers . The church dates back to the 11th century, and was consecrated in 1049. It was damaged during the French Revolution and was restored in the second half of the 19th century. The church received a new portal, and the nave was partly reconstructed. The church was listed as Monument historique in 1840. It was also listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998 as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
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  • 5. Jardin des Plantes Poitiers
    The Jardin des Plantes de Poitiers is a municipal park and botanical garden located at 1 rue du Jardin des Plantes, Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France. It is open daily without charge. Poitiers' first Jardin des Plantes was established in 1621 by Le Coq Paschal, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, but the garden was relocated 8 times before its establishment in 1869 on the former grounds of the Hôtel Dieu, its current location. Today's garden is landscaped as an English park with winding pathways and pond, waterfall, and grotto. The park contains about one hundred species of trees and shrubs, including notable specimens of Cedrus atlantica, Cedrus deodara, Diospyros kaki, Ginkgo biloba, Quercus ilex, Quercus robur pyramidalis, Sequoiadendron, and Taxodium distichum. The botanical gar...
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  • 6. Eglise Saint-Jean de Montierneuf Poitiers
    The Church of Saint-Jean de Montierneuf is a Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France. The church was built in the 11th century and is notable for its Romanesque architecture.It has been listed as a Monument historique since 1840. History of Medieval Arabic and Western European domes
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  • 7. Cathedrale Saint-Pierre Poitiers
    Rouen Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Rouen, Normandy, France. It is the see of the Archbishop of Rouen, Primate of Normandy. The cathedral is in the Gothic architectural tradition.
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  • 10. La Patinoire Poitiers
    Montpellier is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Hérault department. Montpellier is the 7th-largest city of France, and is also the fastest-growing city in the country over the past 25 years. In 2014, 589,610 people live in the urban area and 275,318 in the city itself. Nearly one third of the population are students from three universities and from three higher education institutions that are outside the university framework in the city. Located near the south coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, it is the third-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast after Marseille and Nice.
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