Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Poitou-Charente

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17100 Saintes

The Basilica of Saint Eutrope de Saintes, a 12th century Romanesque jewel in New Aquitaine, is an ancient Jacquarian shrine classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in Saintes (Charente-Maritime), it combines Romanesque architecture with Gothic elements, housing a crypt and remarkable carved capitals.

Gothic Church
17100 Saintes

Saint-Pierre de Saintes Cathedral, an emblematic religious building of the 12th and 18th centuries, is a Gothic and Romanesque cocathedral located in Saintes, New Aquitaine, classified as a historical monument since 1862.

Classic style castle
17220 La Jarne

Buzay Castle, built between 1771 and 1776 in La Jarne in Charente-Maritime, is a jewel of Louis XVI architecture, surrounded by a park and gardens classified as Historic Monument since 2004.

Renaissance style castle
17470 Dampierre-sur-Boutonne

The castle of Dampierre-sur-Boutonne, built between the 15th and 17th centuries, is a Renaissance jewel located in Charente-Maritime, famous for its alchemical gallery and its mythological gardens.

Renaissance style castle
17250 Saint-Porchaire

The Château de La Roche Courbon, built in the 15th and 17th centuries in Saint-Porchaire, New Aquitaine, combines medieval fortress with French gardens, classified as a Historical Monument since 1946.

Castle
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.

Castle
17620 Saint-Jean-d'Angle

The Château de Saint-Jean-d'Angle, built between the late 12th and 13th centuries, is a shell-like castle located in Charente-Maritime, New Aquitaine, classified as a historical monument for its medieval defensive architecture.

Castle
17330 Villeneuve-la-Comtesse

The Château de Villeneuve-la-Comtesse, built in the 14th century, is a castle surrounded by ditches located in Villeneuve-la-Comtesse, Charente-Maritime (New Aquitaine). It bears witness to a medieval history marked by the Hundred Years' War and subsequent architectural transformations.