LA PLACE SAINT-PIERRE
Airvault
Street square and neighborhood to visit
A square with market halls, a beautiful half-timbered building, a church and an impressive ...Read more
LA GÂTINE POITEVINE
Natural site to discover
A territory of the Deux-Sèvres suitable for many activities, to visit to discover its rich ...Read more
CLOCK TOWER
Rue du Baron, Sauzé-Vaussais
Towers to visit
The square tower with the clock was the central point of the halls housing the services of the ...Read more
THE 112 WORKSHOP
112, quai Louis-Tardy, Coulon
Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center
A workshop for exhibiting, working, exchanging and discovering calligraphy with artists.Read more
OUTDOOR BASE
Détours dans l'eau, Argentonay
Amusement park
Artificial lake of Hautibus dominated by an open air place, classified Natura 2000, with a ...Read more
POWDER KEG
Parthenay
Military monuments
A tower that is part of the city's fortification network and that has an arms room and a ...Read more
LES BALADES DU MARAIS
Saint-Georges-De-Rex
Hiking
Guided walks punctuated by anecdotes about flora and heritageRead more
SAINT CHARTIER CHURCH
Place Martyrs de la Résistance, Chef-Boutonne
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
This church has a pointed barrel vault and a fourteen meter high flamboyant gothic choirRead more
THE CASTLE OF MISSÉ
59, rue du Pont-Neuf, Missé
Castles to visit
Castle bringing together two generations, the 16 to 25 years old and the over 25 years old, ...Read more
LA ROUTE DES VINS
Renseignements à l'office de tourisme, Thouars
Wine tourism
An address offering a long, tasty roadtrip through the wine-growing lands of the northern ...Read more
LE PILORI - ESPACES D'ARTS VISUELS
1, place du Pilori, Niort
Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center
Musée Lapidaire et Numismatique from 1887 to 1987, now home to the Espace d'arts visuels, a ...Read more
THE BREAD OVEN AND THE QUARRY
Marnes
Columns and statues to see
Visit the bread oven located in the center of the village, built two centuries ago in Marnes.Read more
THE CASTLE OF RETOURNAY
Moulin de Retournay, Marnes
Castles to visit
Renaissance style castle with mullioned windows on all four facades and three dormer windows ...Read more
BIBLIOTHÈQUE POPULAIRE ERNEST PÉROCHON
Vouillé
Libraries to visit
A remarkable library, it was the smallest in France, an address to visit in Vouillé.Read more
THE GARDEN OF THE SENSES
6, rue du Jardin-des-Sens, Coutières
Parks and gardens
A garden offering visitors an original approach to nature, awakening the five senses at ...Read more
ÉGLISE SAINTE-EULALIE
6, rue de la Vendée, Secondigny
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
11th-century church with Romanesque sculpted capitals, 13th-14th-century painted decor and ...Read more
THOUET VALLEY
1, place du Docteur-Bouchet, Saint-Loup-Lamairé
Guided tours
120 km circuit between Montreuil-Bellay and Secondigny, including rest areas to discover the ...Read more
CITADEL DISTRICT
Parthenay
Street square and neighborhood to visit
The Citadelle jealously guards its jewels, including the Prison Garden, where the dungeons ...Read more
LA CHAPELLE JEAN-BOUCARD
4, rue de La Chapelle, Ménigoute
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Superb flamboyant Gothic chapel, in ogival style, located near Château-Boucard and hosting ...Read more
CARRIÈRE DE RICOU
Azay-Le-Brûlé
Visit science and technology
Ricou quarry, with 7 natural habitats and a 1 km walking trail, offering a multitude of free ...Read more
EGLISE SAINT-MAIXENT
Place de l'Eglise, Prahecq
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
This church shelters treasures which earned it a classification as a historical monument in ...Read more
MUSÉE L'ABBAYE MAULÉON
Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Mauléon
Archaeology
The Musée l'abbaye Mauléon presents the history of the bocage, from prehistory to the ...Read more
ABBEY CHURCH OF SAINT-MAIXENT
rue de l'Abbaye, Saint-Maixent-L'Ecole
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Romanesque and flamboyant Gothic church, with interesting elements and sarcophagi of Saints ...Read more
LES TERRES BLANCHES
Cour des Badauds, Plaine-Et-Vallées
Wine tourism
Vignoble de Plaine-et-Vallées, with its superb wine cellar and bottling workshop.Read more
THEOPHANE VENARD'S BIRTH HOUSE
Grand'rue Théophane-Vénard, Saint-Loup-Lamairé
Mansion to visit
Old house housing various religious and everyday objects that once belonged to the saintRead more
THE LAKE OF CEBRON
Saint-Loup-Lamairé
Natural Crafts
Main drinking water reserve of the Deux-Sèvres, a rich natural environment located in ...Read more
FORÊT DOMANIALE DE CHIZÉ
Chizé
Natural Crafts
This forest is mainly populated by beech and magnificent oak trees, such as the Emperor and ...Read more
HOTEL DE MENOC
2, rue Emilien Travers, Melle
Mansion to visit
Noble house with Gothic towers, converted in the 19th century and used as a courthouse until ...Read more
OFFICE DE TOURISME AIRVAUDAIS-VAL DU THOUET
3, rue Gauthier-Chabot, Saint-Loup-Lamairé
Tourist office
Discovery of the Thouet Valley and the surroundings of Saint-Loup-Lamairé, through visits to ...Read more
GATINE SNAILS
La Sinvelinière, Saint-Pardoux
Animal park and farm
Escargotine, the speciality of Thierry and Maryline, heliciculturists in Saint-Pardoux.Read more
SAINT-MARTIN-LES-BAILLARGEAUX CHURCH
A Noizé, sur la D37., Plaine-Et-Vallées
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The church of Noizé isolated in the plain, in the middle of the fields, forbidden of access ...Read more
THE CHAMBRILLE VALLEY
La Mothe-Saint-Héray
Natural Crafts
The Chambrille valley, rich in schist and garnet from thousands of years ago, gives the ...Read more
MUSEUM OF CHARRONNAGE AND COOPERAGE
Coulonges-Sur-L'Autize
Specialized museum
Museum in Coulonges-sur-l'Autize, with memorabilia for the older members of the family, an ...Read more
THE PIGEON LOFT OF POUZAY
Béceleuf
Natural Crafts
Pigeon loft at Béceleuf, which could house 5,000 pigeons in 2,700 niches or boulins.Read more
RENAISSANCE CASTLE
Place du Château, Coulonges-Sur-L'Autize
Castles to visit
16th century castle with free or guided visits of the chapel, the cellars, the kitchen, the ...Read more
MUSEUM OF RURAL LIFE AND HEADGEAR
1, place du prieuré, Souvigné
Specialized museum
A museum dedicated to 19th-century peasant life.Read more
THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF SAINT-MAURICE
A Oiron, Plaine-Et-Vallées
Religious buildings
Collegiate church founded in 1518 by Artus Gouffier, where you can admire the Gouffier ...Read more
TSF MUSEUM
136, rue de Charnay, Nanteuil
Specialized museum
A museum where Jean-Claude Bernard, an enlightened collector, is happy to share his passion for ...Read more
L'ORANGERIE
Allée de l'Orangerie, La Mothe-Saint-Héray
Parks and gardens
Orangery housing an exhibition gallery crowned by a superb inverted ship's hull roof structure ...Read more
GARDEN OF THE CHÂTEAU DE LA GUYONNIÈRE
La Guyonnière, Beaulieu-Sous-Parthenay
Parks and gardens
Garden on an island divided into nine, offering a variety of fruits, flowers, plants and herbs ...Read more
COVERED MARKET
Coulonges-Sur-L'Autize
Markets
Covered market, built with Baltard-style halls, today known as the Halle aux étoffes.Read more
ENTREPRISES ET SAVOIR-FAIRE DU BOCAGE BRESSUIRAIS
6, place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Bressuire
Themed tours and activities
Bocage breussuirais home to Les Jardins de l'Orbrie, Bertine, the thundering Impression ...Read more
LE PUITS D'ENFER
5, chemin du Puits d'Enfer, Exireuil
Natural Crafts
Hiking trails around the famous Puits d'Enfer waterfall near Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole.Read more
ÉGLISE ABBATIALE NOTRE-DAME
L'Absie
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The church contains frescoes from the late Middle Ages depicting a crucifixion and a mass by ...Read more
A FLEUR D'EAU
1, chemin de la logette, Cherveux
Parks and gardens
A quiet walk, guided or free, punctuated by sculptures, a good address for a nice break in ...Read more
NOTRE-DAME-DE-BEAUCHÊNE SHRINE
Abbaye de Beauchêne, Cerizay
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This sanctuary dedicated to Notre-Dame de Beauchêne is particularly ancient, having existed ...Read more
ABBAYE ROYALE DE CELLES-SUR-BELLE
12, rue des Halles, Celles-Sur-Belle
Abbey monastery and convent
The abbey boasts an impressive neo-Gothic nave, museum space in the former monks' cells, etc.Read more