SIGHTSEEING - A wonderful stay in la Vienne
Art, histoire, sites touristiques, loisirs, gastronomie, vins, nature, un climat ?

SIGHTSEEING
Art, history, sights, leisure, fine food, wines, nature, climate...

For a wonderful stay in la Vienne.

• SAINT-CYR : leisure park, 750 acres with a lake (200 acres) supervised swimming(water and land sports).
• Golf courses of the Haut Poitou - 9 and 18 holes, practice, putting green.
• DISSAY : 15th century castle,moats, mansard style stables, park in the styleof Le Notre, country cottages&
• SAINT GEORGES – Vaynescastle.
• JAUNAY-CLAN : the FUTUROSCOPE : European film park. Futuristic decorand captivating evening show.
• BEAUMONT / MARIGNY-BRIZAY : thewine trail, Haut Poitou tasty wines.
• VENDEUVRE : the gallo-roman sitesof the Mirandes towers spread 250 acres. Secondand third century.
• SCORBE-CLAIREVAUX : internationalchess museum : the only one of its kind 150 setsfrom 70 countries. Castle and feudal dungeon.

the CHATELERAULT area
the 2nd town of the department. The car, motorbike and cycle museum, the sully museum, the Henry IV bridge, flying clubs, microlights, hot air balloons.

• LA ROCHE POSAY : European capital of dermatological water cure, one of the eleven French town with a golf course, a racecourse, and a casino.
• ANGLE SUR ANGLIN : one of France's most beautiful villages. Fortified castle and handicraft “les jours d'Angles” (hemstich).
• SAINT-SAVIN : 11th century abbey listed in the world heritage by the UNESCO. It is one of the best set of Romanesque wall paintings in France if not in the Western World. 13th century gothic bridge.

the CHAUVIGNY area :
medieval city, five castles, archaeological site, falconry shows, chinaware.

• ARCHIGNY : Cistercian abbey, 12th century. Acadian trail trail, farm museum « the story of new France exilles ».
• BONNES : Touffou castle, 12th century, renaissance wing.

2000 years of art and history. 80 listed monuments.
To discover the historic centre, follow the blue trail on the ground.

• Notre-Dame la Grande : the jewel of Romanesque art.
• The Dukes of Aquitaine Palace : justice for over 100 years.
• The Museum : Sainte Croix, Rupert de Chievres.
• The Saint-Jean baptistery : 4th century, the oldest Christian building in France, its Romanesque and Gothic frescoes.
• Churches where Romanesque and Gothic styles rightly mix : Saint Pierre Cathedral (12th and 13th century), Sainte Radegonde (13th and 14th century), Saint Hilaire, Saint Porchaire, Saint Jean de Montierneuf, (11th century).
• , two of witch are listed historical monument, 8 to 16 legs, 1 to 4 keyboards, 16 to 54 manners of playing, pedal boards, swells, 2000 to 4000 organ pipes. Numerous concerts from March to September.
• The university of Poitiers dates from 1431. Rabelais and Descartes studied there.
• Abbeys around Poitiers : Fontaine le Compte (12th century), Ligugé (founded in the 4th century by Saint Manin. It's one of the most ancient in Gaul. Office in Gregorian. Nouaille-Maupertuis : 12th century Benedictine abbey and 12th century Romanesque church, fortified during the 100 years war. Battle of Poitiers in 1536 (Jean le Bon, the Black Prince...)

MONTMORILLON and its area

• MONTMORILLON : Romanesque art, its15th century old bridge, 12th century octagon,tower museum, protohistoric collection, city ofwriting and bookmakers, and of macaroons...
• PINDRAY : Prunier castle (14thcentury bastion)
• JOURNET : 12th century Villesalempriory, lantern of the dead
• CIVAUX : mérovingian necropolis,architectural museum, nuclear plant.
• LUSSAC-LES-CHATEAUX : museum ofthe engraved slabs of the cave of La Marche, inhouse of Madame de Montespan (favorite of LouisXIV).

LA TRIMOUILLE and its area :
the snake Island, the disquieting world of the reptile.

• BOURG-ARCHAMBAULT : castle, a fortress surrounded by wide moats*.
• LUCHAPT : deer breeding.
• L'ILE JOURDAIN : the viaduct, bungee jumping, water-skiing.
• LE VIGEANT : racetrack of the Val de Vienne. E-mail.

ROMAGNE and its area :
The valley of the monkeys safari park, the only of its kind in France.
400 animals roaming free in an enclosed safe area.

• LA ROCHE-MAGNE : renaissance castle. Museum of the Order of Malt of Order of the Kighthood.
• SAINT-MARTIN-L'ARS : abbey of la Reau, 14th century
• CHARROUX : Charlemagne's tower, 11th and 13th centuries. Museum..
• CIVRAY : SAINT Nicolas Romanesque church, 12th century : a jewel of Romanesque art.
• CHAMPAGNE-SAINT-HILAIRE : Stud farms, trotting training centre.
• VAUX-EN-COUHE : ostrich breeding.

LUSIGNAN and surroundings :
city of Fairy Mélusine, hompe of the lords of Lusignan,
vassals of the French crown, king of Jerusalem.

• ROUILLE : museum of the sawing machine (over 300 machines)
• CURZAY-SUR-VONNE : castle, stained glass museum
• SANXAY : gallo-Roman sanctuary, public baths, amphitheatre, 1st and 2nd century temple, Marconnay castle, 15th century fortifications, moats, postern and drawbridge
• LAVAUSSEAU : city of the tanners, commander's residence of the Saint Jean of Jerusalem, 12th century.

LOUDUN and its area : fortified town, protestant stronghold. Museum in Théophaste Renaudot's house who founded the first French newspaper “ la gazette ” in 1631.

• TERNAY : Castle and fortress (14th an 15th century)
• CURCAY-SUR-DIVE : one of the most beautiful French village. Cave dwelling, panorama.
• RANTON : country life museum.
• MONTCONTOUR : 12th century dungeon

MIREBEAU and its area

remparts, underground passages, labyrinths, middle-ages fountains. The association of the Troglodytes (cavedwelles) take you on a tour of the tunnels, donkeys, local Poitou species ...

• CHEVRES : windmills.
• VOUZAILLES : dovecote.
• NEUVILLE : wines of the Haut Poitou, cooperage wine society.
• MARIGNY-BRIZAY : brotherhood of the «Tire-donzils ».