Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Poitou-Charente

Dolmens
16100 Saint-Brice

The Dolmen de Garde-Épée, built in the Neolithic at Saint-Brice (Charente), is a listed megalithic monument, composed of slabs in grey sandstone forming a rectangular burial chamber of 5 m long.

Château de style Renaissance
16110 La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois

The Château de La Rochefoucauld, a 16th century Renaissance jewel in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), combines 11th century medieval donjon and Italian galleries unique in France, witness to 10 centuries of uninterrupted family history.

Château fort
17270 Montguyon

The Château de Montguyon, a 11th century medieval fortress located in Montguyon in Charente-Maritime, overlooks a rocky spur. Ruined after a fire in 1793, he retained remains classified as his stables and restored ramparts.

Eglise fortifiée
17137 Esnandes

The Saint-Martin church of Esnandes, built in the 12th century in Esnandes (Charente-Maritime), combines Romanesque architecture with Gothic fortifications of the 15th century. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it dominates the Poitevin Marais with its round path and massive walls, witness to a religious and military past.

Eglise romane
17100 Saintes

L’abbaye aux Dames de Saintes, ancienne abbaye bénédictine du XIe siècle située à Saintes en Charente-Maritime, est un joyau du roman saintongeais, aujourd’hui centre culturel et lieu de culte emblématique de la Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Eglise gothique
86200 Loudun

The Saint-Pierre de Loudun church, built between the 12th and 16th centuries, is a Catholic monument located in Vienna, New Aquitaine, marked by varied architectural styles and a turbulent history.

Château de style Renaissance
17800 Pons

Usson Castle, built in the 16th century near Pons in New Aquitaine, is a Renaissance monument rebuilt in 1890 and transformed into a pirate theme park, combining historical heritage and family entertainment.

Eglise romane
86310 Saint-Savin

The Abbey of Saint-Savin-Saint-Cyprien, a 11th-century Romanesque jewel in Saint-Savin (New Aquitaine), is famous for its medieval murals classified at UNESCO. Architectural and artistic masterpiece of the Poitou.