Selection of the most beautiful monuments in New Aquitaine

Eglise romane
16000 Angoulême

Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême Cathedral, a 12th century Romanesque building rebuilt in the 19th century, dominates the town of Angoulême in Charente. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it is famous for its carved facade and its history linked to the Counts of Angoulême.

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 troglodyte
16390 Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

The monolithic church Saint-Jean d'Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, dug in a cliff from the 7th century, is a troglodytic jewel enlarged in the 12th century by Benedictine monks. Located in Charente, it is one of the largest rock churches in Europe.

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.

Eglise gothique
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.

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.

Eglise romane
86350 Saint-Martin-l'Ars

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Réau, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Martin-l'Ars (Vienna), is an Augustinian monastery marked by medieval influence and changes in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Chemins de Compostelle - Au bord des voies
64130 L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise

The Saint-Blaise church of L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise, a Romanesque building dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries, is a jewel of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, classified as a historical monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the roads of Compostela.