Parthenay

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Parthenay is west of Poitiers, in the Deux-Sèvres department of Poitou-Charentes.

Parthenay is perhaps not the most exciting town in France, but it has an attractive medieval centre that you will enjoy exploring for an hour or two. Unfortunately, although it mas a major city in the 13th century, there is little that remains from that time and the inevitable castle has all but disappeared from sight.

Apart from some attractive colombage houses, there are a few other interesting things to discover as you travel around the town, including:

- the fortified gateway 'Porte de l'Horloge';

- the church of Sainte-Croix;

- the door for the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Couldre (nothing else remains of the chapel!)

- the Pont St-Jacques, a 13th century bridge.

700 years ago Parthenay was a major stopping point for pilgrims en-route for Compostella - hence you will come across road names such as 'Pont St-Jacques', 'vaux St-Jacques' and 'St-Jacques gully' when you visit the town.

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