Car Hire Poitiers Airport

Discover with the car hire of Poitiers

Poitiers is a town in the departments of Vienne in the West of France with almost 83,500 inhabitants on an area of more than 42 square kilometres. Picturesquely situated on the Clain, has Poitiers of just over 78 standing listed cultural monuments which make the city a unique historical and cultural experience. She even recently received as a city of art and history.

The area around Poitiers was settled already in antiquity, which still bear witness to the dolmen on the Roman road to Bourges and some remains of the once huge Roman arena from the first century. The Church of St. Jean, which partly comes from the fourth century is extremely impressive. It is one of the oldest churches in France. A very interesting example of Gothic architecture is found in Poitiers in the Cathedral of St. Pierre, which was built between 1200 and 1300 as a Hall church. A perfect example of late Romanesque architecture is the Church of Notre-Dame la Grande from the same time. But there are still many more excellent buildings from the early and late Middle Ages.

Another attraction of Poitiers is alone the historic centre of the town. Very picturesque here beautiful timber-frame houses like beads on a string lined up. Especially you around Notre-Dame, rue de la Chaîne place marché and extremely picturesque buildings are the rue de la Regratterie, to see.

A car should be to not take it, to make a trip in about seven kilometres away Futuroscope. If here the members wiggle, a storm is palpable, then seen cinema times in a very special way.