Vienne is a département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of western France. The most famous tourist sites include the Futuroscope theme park, Poitiers (city of Art and History), the Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, a UNESCO world heritage site, the animal parks of Monkey's Valley in Romagne and the Crocodile Planet in Civaux.
Cities
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Map of Vienne (region)
- 1 Poitiers —mediaeval city centre that has preserved many traces of its past
- 2 Châtellerault
— has managed to preserve magnificent elements of its architecture - 3 Loudun — the place of origin of many Acadians early settlers of Atlantic Canada, and has many old streets, buildings and monuments
- 4 Montmorillon — dubbed the "City of Writing", it has several writing-inspired museums and bookshops covering several genres
- 5 Chauvigny — features two interesting Romanesque churches, and the ruins of a château of the bishops of Poitiers
- 6 Migné-Auxances — Auxances Castle is a listed historic monument
- 7 Lusignan —
Other destinations
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Understand
[edit]Get in
[edit]Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS IATA)
Get around
[edit]See
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- The Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Do
[edit]Eat
[edit]The production of goat cheese is an important industry in Vienne.
Drink
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