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RUE DE LA VAU-SAINT-JACQUES

Street square and neighborhood to visit
4.5/5
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The 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.

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PORTE SAINT-JACQUES

Street square and neighborhood to visit
4/5
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Gate built in the 13th century and framed by 2 towers in Parthenay, open on ... Read more
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CITADEL GATE

Street square and neighborhood to visit
3/5
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Door with a bell ringing the hours and a châtelet in Parthenay, one of the ... Read more
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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

PLACE DU VAUVERT

Street square and neighborhood to visit
3/5
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