OIRON CASTLE
Oiron, a Renaissance castle, is the setting for one of the most prestigious ...Read more
ROMAN BRIDGE
Read moreImpossible to miss: The fripon is in front of the church, slowing down the Thouet. Composed of five arches, whose three médianes are in full hanger and the other two broken arch, it was built in the th century. According to everyone, it is one of the most beautiful bridges in the Thouet, which is still lacking. Beyond the Thouet is a colombier, reporting the site of a former seigneury.
CHÂTEAU DE JAVARZAY
Renaissance château, the first in Poitou, built by François de ...Read more
CHATEAU DE CHERVEUX
This castle has 6 grandiose levels, monumental fireplaces, a series of ...Read more
THE UNDERGROUND FOUNTAIN
Public fountain accessible by a staircase, fed by the Saint-Pierre stream ...Read more
PRINCE OF WALES'S TOUR
Read moreThe so-called Prince of Wales tower was built at the end of the th century. This building is part of the fortifications around the city, it also served as a door, a garrison housing and a grain warehouse. From the th century, this tower became a prison where faux, smugglers of salt were imprisoned. At this time, gabelle (salt tax) varies according to provinces (ten times cheaper from one region to another) involving significant traffic. In 1994, artists Angel Leccia and Jacques Old invested this place by performing two works of art. These enduring works, while testifying to current artistic practices, are a new challenge to the already long memory of this heritage. Angel Leccia's video installation has its place inside the wooden prisons in which the captives of the tower were once locked.
CASTLE OF THE DUKES OF LA TRÉMOÏLLE
Castle with the chapel-collegiate of Notre-Dame, vestiges of the former ...Read more
WALLED CASTLE
16th century castle with ruined garden classified as a historical monument, ...Read more
CHÂTEAU FORT DU COUDRAY-SALBART
Europe's best-preserved 13th-century castle. Numerous family activities.Read more
THE GREETING
An emblematic monument of the city, housing a museum with permanent ...Read more
RAIMBAULT MILL
This superb 17th-century windmill is the only working one in southern ...Read more
BIBLIOTHÈQUE POPULAIRE ERNEST PÉROCHON
A remarkable library, it was the smallest in France, an address to visit in ...Read more
THEOPHANE VENARD'S BIRTH HOUSE
Old house housing various religious and everyday objects that once belonged ...Read more
HOTEL DE MENOC
Noble house with Gothic towers, converted in the 19th century and used as a ...Read more
RENAISSANCE CASTLE
16th century castle with free or guided visits of the chapel, the cellars, ...Read more
COVERED MARKET
Covered market, built with Baltard-style halls, today known as the Halle ...Read more
CHÂTEAU DE SAINT-MESMIN
Medieval castle near Bressuire, with a host of family activities.Read more
LES HALLES DE NIORT
This central market is home to products renowned for their excellent ...Read more
BRESSUIRE CASTLE
Built in the late 11th century, this castle overlooks the town and the Dolo ...Read more