Top Things to do in Vienne
Top Hotels in Vienne
- 1. Hotel de l'Europe
- 2. Hotel Alteora Futuroscope Site
- 3. Premiere Classe Poitiers Futuroscope
- 4. Ibis budget Site du Futuroscope
- 5. Ibis Styles Poitiers Centre
- 6. Ibis Budget Poitiers Nord Futuroscope
- 7. Mercure Poitiers Centre Hotel
- 8. ACE Hotel Poitiers
- 9. Best Western Le Bois De La Marche
- 10. Mercure Poitiers Site du Futuroscope
Things to do in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
Discover the best top things to do in Vienne, France including Eglise Notre-Dame et Saint-Junien, Maison-Dieu, Eglise St-Clement, Eglise Saint-Hilaire, Abbey of Saint-Savin, Palais de Justice, Collegiale St Pierre, Baptistere Saint-Jean, Ruines du Chateau Medieval, Necropole Merovingienne.
Restaurants in Vienne
1. Eglise Notre-Dame et Saint-Junien
2. Maison-Dieu
3. Eglise St-Clement
4. Eglise Saint-Hilaire
5. Abbey of Saint-Savin
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 223 reviews
The Abbey of Saint Savin sur Gartempe added to the UNESCO world heritage list for its exceptional 12th Century mural paintings which are the biggest in Europe. The Abbey of Saint Savin is a "must-see" for anyone wanting to discover Romanesque Poitou. Kids and adults will share together an unic trip through the history, using tablets (contents translated in 8 languages).
Reviewed By perhaps - Rockville, United States
St. Savin Abbey is a beautiful, well-restored abbey located in St. German. The 11 century Abbey has tablets for providing information when walking and browsing, and they have it in writing, but not talking! in English. For once I didn’t feel neglected in France! The tickets are 10 Euros. After spending about 2,1/2 hours visiting the cathedral, two stories of different exhibitions and watching 15 minutes of the movie on the third floor amphitheater, we headed back to LRP, stopping on the way (in the rain) to see the old 11 century fortress at the city of Angle sur anglis. The view is gorgeous.
6. Palais de Justice
7. Collegiale St Pierre
8. Baptistere Saint-Jean
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 142 reviews
Reviewed By df86 - Oxford, United Kingdom
I came here on a recommendation from a family member before I was due to get a flight out of Poitiers. It is quite a small building so not something you would visit for a long time, but it certainly is a fascinating glimpse into the past. You pay a small charge to enter and get an information booklet to go along with it. It is very peaceful and majestic inside, and seeing as there were only a few other visitors when I went it had a good atmosphere.
9. Ruines du Chateau Medieval
10. Necropole Merovingienne
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 31 reviews
The Merovingian necropolis in Civaux has been occupied from Antiquity up to the present day. Exceptional! It has been used for over 1700 years. According to XVIIIth century drawings, the necropolis was 3 or 4 times bigger than the one you see today. It covered between 3 and 4 hectares. The number of tombs here has been estimated at between 7 000 and 15 000, which has no relation to the population of Civaux at the time. The walls are made from sarcophagi lids arranged like standing stones. They were probably put up in the Middle Ages, towards the 12th or 15th centuries, when the cemetery was made smaller. The part not used as a cemetery became a stone quarry. The sarcophagi caskets and lids were then used as troughs, watering places, stair steps, floor slabs or simply building stones. Before entering the necropolis, study the sarcophagus lid to the left of the gate.It is decorated with three crossbars, a typical Poitou Merovingian design between 500 and 800 A.D.
