Vienne
in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

A lovely stretch of rural France filled with medieval towns, Romanesque abbeys and storybook villages sitting among rolling countryside and river valleys. From the winding lanes of Poitiers to the hilltop fortresses of Chauvigny and the UNESCO-listed frescoes of Saint-Savin, this is a corner of Nouvelle-Aquitaine made for curious wanderers and detours down country roads.

how long to go for

a weekend

when to go

may, june, april, july, august, september, october

holidays

Bastille Day, Assumption Day, Armistice Day, All Saints' Day

how to get there

Fly into Poitiers-Biard Airport, which has connections to selected French and European cities, or arrive via Paris Charles de Gaulle, with direct TGV connections to Poitiers.

how to get around

on foot, by car

nice to know

At Saint-Savin Abbey, the ceilings are stealing the show. Its 11th- and 12th-century frescoes tell biblical tales in a riot of colour, earning this little corner of Vienne the nickname Romanesque Sistine Chapel.

local language

French

currency

euro

in an emergency

call 112

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Casa Julfa

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Housed in a 17th-century townhouse in the medieval book town of Montmorillon, this creative hideaway offers pottery, three ateliers, and a collection of charming apartments, with a former forge that hosts all sorts of creative pursuits. Its residency programme welcomes potters, writers, thinkers and artists for stays devoted to making, researching or simply finding a little room to breathe. Small-group retreats also explore everything from ancestral ceramics and wild clay to magical objects and wood firing, drawing on founder Corinne Aivazian’s Armenian heritage and the region’s long craft tradition.

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