On Day 15 we turn north stopping first in the small town of Pons. Here the 33 meter tall medieval Keep is the impressive survivor of a once much larger fortress. By midday we arrive in Saintes, another city with evidence of an illustrious past. We begin by visiting the Basilica of St. Eutrope , a magnificent building with a wonderful Romanesque crypt.
We headed north of the city centre to the remains of a huge amphitheatre which is just one of the cities monuments that bear witness to the importance of the place in Roman times. After we visit the Cathedral we cross the river to where the Arch of Germanicus stands proud. Finally we head to the coast and cross the bridge onto the Ile de Re where we spend the next two nights a few steps from the Atlantic Ocean.
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Негізгі бет Visiting Saintes - Once the Roman capital of Aquitaine - proceeding to the Île de Ré - France 🇫🇷
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