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Saintes
Saintes is on the western coast of France, in the Charente-Maritime department, between La Rochelle and Bordeaux.
Saintes is a busy town dating from Roman times, certainly, and probably was a celtic town before that.
Roman ruins can still be seen in the town, the highlight being the Arena, an early amphitheatre to the west of the town in an attractive wooded spot. The Arch of Germanicus to the east of the Charente River, which passes through the town, is next to the Archaeological museum where you can see more of the towns Roman history.
Saintes also has an attractive 'old town'centre with some nice medieval houses in typical narrow streets, and there are also a couple of churches that are worth the effort - the Abbaye aux dames and the church of St Eutrope particularly.
Saintes: tourist information, map, travel plans and gites
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Places to visit - Saintes
Explore places within about 70 kilometres on a map at Visit Saintes.
Some of the closer places are listed below (distances from Saintes are approximate and direct - as the crow flies. Only places listed on the france this way site are shown!)
Tourist Classifications for Saintes
- Listed as "Ville d'Art et Histoire" (ie focus on preserving the town heritage)
- Town is "Ville Fleurie category 4" (ie good attention to gardens and flowers)
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