Archaeological tourism in Poitou-Charentes

Archaeological tourism in Poitou-Charentes - Friday at last, and we completed this comprehensive tour of the French region of Poitou-Charentes emphasis on one type of tourism that most interest me: the archaeological tourism. We will make a tour of its three most important sites for you to know the past of this place, beyond the story told by the books.

The first of these, a beautiful and complete in where you look, is the archaeological site of Sanxay, which is shown in the photograph of head of post. This pagan sanctuary century AD, and was built in honor of the gods Mercury and Apollo. In the remainder of this wonderful site include the Temple, the Baths and the Theatre. Read Mini cruises, cruise at less cost

The Temple is the axis of the daily life of the inhabitants of this site, and although only retain their bases is not difficult to imagine the giant structure. We also have the Baths and the Theatre, where rooms will appreciate Frigidarium, Caldarium Trepidarium and in the early and you can walk through the steps of the second, with a capacity no less than 10,000 people. For information call +33 (0) 549 410 753.

We found this place a lot of Gallo-Roman remains which have much of the history of this region. The Roman arch of Germanicus, the Gallo-Roman amphitheater with capacity for 17,000 people and the Roman baths of Saint-Saloine. Sites FA Chassenon and Charente are also recommended.

Finally, provided that the save the best for last, we recommend Paleosite, the first Center of Interpretation of Prehistory in Europe. Designed from the famous discovery at Saint-Césaire Neanderthal. L The interesting thing is that site not only refers to archeology, addressing issues such as the Big Bang or local paleontology. For information call 0810130134.