Vienne France: tourism attractions and highlights
Departement Vienne: Sights and tourist information.
Some famous sites in this department are the Futuroscope theme park - Poitiers, the Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (UNESCO),
Crocodile Planet in Civaux, animal parks of Monkey's Valley in Romagne
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Vienne is a department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the nice river Vienne.
Arrondissements in Vienne:
Châtellerault
Montmorillon
Poitiers
Kantons:
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
Châtellerault-1
Châtellerault-2
Châtellerault-3
Chauvigny
Civray
Jaunay-Clan
Loudun
Lusignan
Lussac-les-Châteaux
Migné-Auxances
Montmorillon
Poitiers-1
Poitiers-2
Poitiers-3
Poitiers-4
Poitiers-5
Vivonne
Vouneuil-sous-Biard
Places to see in ( Poitiers - France )
Places to see in ( Poitiers - France )
Poitiers is a city in western France. Its Romanesque church of Église Notre-Dame la Grande is known for its intricately carved facade, which illustrates episodes from the Bible. At Christmas and on summer evenings, the church features a colorful light show. The Palace of Poitiers, now home to the city's courthouse, features the Salle des Pas Perdus, a cavernous assembly hall with massive fireplaces.
Poitiers is a classic French provincial city. Capital of the Poitou area of western France, and county-town of the Vienne department, it is a historic city that has conserved much of its old world charm. A traditional stopping spot on the route from Paris to Bordeaux, southwest France and Spain, it is a city that has catered for passing travellers since Roman times.
Defensively located on a hilltop beside a main route, Roman Poitiers, known as Limonum, was one of the major cities in western Gaul, and possibly the capital of the area; however little remains of classical Roman Poitiers. On the other hand, Poitiers is home to one of the oldest churches in Europe, the fourth century Baptistry, built during the Gallo-Roman period. Today a small archaeological museum, the Baptistry is decorated inside with some of the earliest mural paintings in France.
It was in the Middle Ages that Poitiers really came into its own again; and there are several impressive buildings dating from this time. Most important is the church of Notre Dame la Grande, which was consecrated in the year 1086. With its ornately decorated facade, Notre Dame la Grande is one of the finest examples of western French Romanesque architecture.
Poitiers also has a fine early gothic cathedral, built in the 12th century on the instigation of King Henry II of England and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine. The cathedral has some beautiful mediaeval stained glass windows. There are two other interesting mediaeval churches in Poitiers, the church of Saint Hilaire, a classic but unusual 11th century Romanesque church, and the church of Sainte Radegonde, which has an interesting crypt
Poitiers' main museum is the Musée Sainte Croix, close to the town centre. Housed in a modern building from the 1970s, the museum has a collection of historic and archaeological artefacts, as well as an art gallery with a collection of mostly French paintings and sculpture from the 19th and 20th centuries, including works by Rodin, Bonnard and Sisley.
While the sights and monuments of old Poitiers illustrate the city's historic past, the same cannot be said for the most popular tourist attraction just ourside Poitiers. This is the Futuroscope, a future-themed hi-tech theme park located at Jaunay Clan, one of the northern suburbs of Poitiers. Opened in 1984, the Futuroscope has grown from a few futuristic pavillions round an Imax cinema, to become the world's most sophisticated cinema theme park. It has giant screens, IMAX and 3-D and 4-D shows, some of them using technology that is unique in the world, all in all over twenty future-themed attractions. Among the latest attractions is a high-tech aquatic evening show by Cirque du Soleil, that started in Feb 2016.
( Poitiers - France ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Poitiers . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Poitiers - France
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Tour of the ANCIENT Roman City of VIENNE in France
Vienne is a commune in southeastern France, located 35 kilometres south of Lyon, at the confluence of the Gère and the Rhône. It is the fourth largest town in the Isère department, of which it is a subprefecture alongside La Tour-du-Pin. Vienne was a major centre of the Roman Empire under the Latin name Vienna.
France. Le Muret, Saugnacq-et-Muret to Aire de L'Océan - Ouest. 09.2019
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De Saint-Benoit à Saint-Benoit, le réseau d'exposition de FerroVienne Modélisme
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Engineers Visit the Ligne de Grande Vitesse at Poitiers 2014
Electrical and Civil Engineers spent a weekend at Poitiers learning about the Ligne de Grande Vitesse which is under construction between Tours and Bordeaux, then relaxing at the Futuroscope theme park.
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En Poitou-Charentes, les nuits sont aussi belles que les jours
Pour les 10 ans des Nuits Romanes, la Région Poitou-Charentes vous invite tout l'été à plus de 170 spectacles gratuits pour toute la famille autour de ses plus beaux monuments romans : des soirées féeriques, surprenantes, inoubliables... pour vivre pleinement vos vacances, de jour comme de nuit.
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Arrivé d'un Ter Poitou Charentes en gare de La Rochelle Ville
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Le Futuroscope (France-Poitiers)
Le Futuroscope ou Parc du Futuroscope est un parc de loisirs français à thème technologique, scientifique, d'anticipation et ludique, dont les attractions mélangent approches sensorielles et projections d'images.
Il est situé dans le département de la Vienne sur les communes de Chasseneuil-du-Poitou et Jaunay-Clan, à 10 kilomètres au nord de Poitiers. Le Parc est entouré d'une technopole implantée sur la commune de Chasseneuil-du-Poitou. Le complexe est accessible par l'autoroute A10 (sortie no 28), par la RD 910, et par le TGV par une gare dédiée.
En 2015, le Futuroscope est le 3e parc de loisirs français pour ce qui est de la fréquentation annuelle avec 1,830 million de visiteurs3, et le 2e en fréquentation totale avec près de 50 millions de visiteurs depuis son ouverture en 1987.
86 - Disneyland Paris (20-05-2013)