Known as the ‘Romanesque Sistine Chapel’, the Abbey-Church of Saint-Savin contains many beautiful 11th- and 12th-century murals which are still in a remarkable state of preservation.
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Sites
| Name | Since | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musee du Compagnonnage | 2020 | 93.4km | site_ao | ||
| TOURS en fr | 94.1km | site_izi | |||
| RenEU – On the trail of Francis I en fr | 2015 | 94.3km | site_izi | ||
| Motte de la Jacquille | 2019 | 90.7km | site_ao | ||
| The Donkey Farm With Its Own Ancient Dolmen | 2019 | 159.7km | site_ao | ||
| The Troglodyte Trail of Souzay-Champigny | 2019 | 99.7km | site_ao | ||
| La Maison d’Adam (Adam’s House) | 2018 | 147.4km | site_ao | ||
| Galarie D’Art Park | 2017 | 115.4km | site_ao | ||
| Murals of Angoulême | 2018 | 116.2km | site_ao | ||
| France’s Fantastical Future-Themed Amusement Park | 2017 | 39.7km | site_ao | ||
| The Tomb of King Richard the Lionheart Is In… France | 2017 | 92.3km | site_ao | ||
| The Huge U-Boat Pens Where Nazi Submarines Launched in Secret | 2017 | 165.6km | site_ao | ||
| Le Clitoris | 2017 | 39.8km | site_ao | ||
| Bourges Cathedral | 1992 | 130km | site_whs | ||
| The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes | 2000 | 93.6km | site_whs | ||
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | 1998 | 153.9km | site_whs |
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