Travelling to Poitiers

Poitiers

Travel to Poitiers

To the south of the Loire Valley, not far from the beaches of the Atlantic coast, Poitiers reigns from on high, atop its rocky outcrop. It was here, in 732 that Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne, vanquished the armies of the Muslim govenor of Cordoba, Abd-ar Rahman. The last descendant of the counts of Poitou and dukes of Aquitaine, Eleanor of Aquitaine was born here four centuries later. And from the past to the Futuroscope: Poitiers is at the forefront of technology with this informative and fun centre.

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Palace of Justice in Poitiers
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Symbol of power and authority in Poitou-Charente.

The current Palais de Justice (Palace of Justice) was, in the Middle Ages, the residence of the cou...

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