2024
RUE DE LA VAU-SAINT-JACQUES
Street square and neighborhood to visit
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Read moreThe medieval town retains a hundred-fold houses, which are discovered along the winding streets of the Saint-Jacques quarter. They recognize their corbel from one level to another. On the ground floor, usually granite, was the shop whose wide openings are still recognized. On the floor and under the attic, the weavers lived. Indeed, it was in the Saint-Jacques area that the sheets of parthenay were produced who exported to the Middle Ages in the north of the kingdom.
2024
PORTE SAINT-JACQUES
Street square and neighborhood to visit
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Gate built in the 13th century and framed by 2 towers in Parthenay, open on ...Read more
2024
CITADEL GATE
Street square and neighborhood to visit
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Door with a bell ringing the hours and a châtelet in Parthenay, one of the ...Read more
2024
CITADEL DISTRICT
Street square and neighborhood to visit
The Citadelle jealously guards its jewels, including the Prison Garden, ...Read more
2024
PORTE SAINT-JACQUES AND RUE DE LA VAU-SAINT-JACQUES
Street square and neighborhood to visit
Erected in the 13th century, this gateway is the northern entrance to ...Read more