Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Vienna

Château de style Renaissance
86200 La Roche-Rigault

The Château de la Chapelle Bellouin, built in the 16th century at La Roche-Rigault (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), is a historic monument inscribed in 1932, combining Renaissance architecture and medieval remains in the process of restoration.

Château fort
86440 Migné-Auxances

The castle of Auxances, built between the 12th and 15th centuries in Migné-Auxances in New Aquitaine, is a historical monument marked by its medieval dungeon and its role in the wars of Religion. Partially ranked since 1927 and 1994, it dominates the Auxance Valley.

Donjons
86300 Chauvigny

The dungeon of Gouzon, the vestige of a medieval castle of the 11th and 12th centuries, dominates the town of Chauvigny in New Aquitaine. This 20-metre-high empty quadrilateral testifies to the defensive architecture of the time.

Donjons
86270 La Roche-Posay

The Donjon de La Roche-Posay, a 12th century medieval defensive building, is a castle vestige located in Vienna, New Aquitaine. This tuffeau stone monument peaks at 23 meters.

Abbaye
86340 Nouaillé-Maupertuis

The Abbey of Nouaillé-Maupertuis, a former Benedictine abbey of the 9th century, stands in the Miosson valley near Poitiers, in New Aquitaine. Its Romanesque church and Carolingian crypts make it a preserved historical gem.

Amphithéâtre gallo-romain
86600 Sanxay

The Gallo-Roman ruins of Herbord in Sanxay, located in Vienna (New Aquitaine), form a vast rural sanctuary of the 1st-IInd century dedicated to the worship of the waters, including an octagonal temple, an amphitheater and healing baths on 20 hectares.

Théâtre gallo-romain
86530 Naintré

The Gallo-Roman Theatre of Naintré, built in the Upper Empire, is a major ancient monument of the Vicus of Briva, located in Vienna (New Aquitaine). Its 116 m diameter cellar could accommodate 10,000 spectators, reflecting the strategic and cultural importance of this pictonne secondary agglomeration.

Sites archéologique
86260 Angles-sur-l'Anglin

Roc-aux-Sorciers, a rock shelter decorated with 14 000-year-old Magdalenian sculptures, is located in Angles-sur-l'Anglin, New Aquitaine. This exceptional prehistoric site combines habitat and monumental parietal art.