Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: The highlight here is of course the Abbey of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, certainly the best example of roman style architecture anywhere in Poitou-Charentes
Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe is situated in the Vienne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe. For detailed visitor information see the Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe include "heritage site".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Argenton-sur-Creuse at 26 km and Gargilesse-Dampierre at 28 km.
Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Saint-Benoit-du-Sault
Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction east), in the Indre departmentThe unspoiled medieval streets in the 'most beautiful village' of Saint-Benoit-de-Sault quickly...
See Saint-Benoit-du-Sault guide

Argenton-sur-Creuse
at 26 km (direction east-north-east), in the Indre departmentThere are several churches of interest here in Argenton-sur-Creuse, and a very...
See Argenton-sur-Creuse guide

Gargilesse-Dampierre
Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction east), in the Indre departmentGargilesse-Dampierre is a very small village, but also very pretty and in...
See Gargilesse-Dampierre guide

Le-Dorat
at 29 km (direction south-west), in the Haute-Vienne departmentIn the small town of Le Dorat you will enjoy exploring the...
See Le-Dorat guide

Montmorillon
at 29 km (direction west)Although it is quite a small town, there is a lot to...
See Montmorillon guide

La Souterraine
at 30 km (direction south-east), in the Creuse departmentLa Souterraine is one of those 'hard to find' traditional French towns...
See La Souterraine guide

Brenne Regional Natural Park
Natural Parc at 34 km (direction south-east), in the Indre departmentThis quiet region of small lakes and fields is a perfect place...
See Brenne Regional Natural Park guide

Angles-sur-l'Anglin
Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction north-west)The pretty village of Angles sur l'Anglin and the river setting make...
See Angles-sur-l'Anglin guide

Bellac
at 39 km (direction south-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne departmentThe small market town of Bellac has some medieval houses of interest,...
See Bellac guide

Lac de Saint-Pardoux
at 43 km (direction south), in the Haute-Vienne departmentThe Lac de Saint-Pardoux s a large leisure lake in the Haute-Vienne...
See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

Chauvigny
at 48 km (direction west-north-west)We especially enjoyed exploring the castles along the hilltop when visiting Chauvigny...
See Chauvigny guide

La Roche-Posay
at 50 km (direction north-west)The castle donjon and the medieval gateway are the main historical monuments...
See La Roche-Posay guide

Mortemart
Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction south-west), in the Haute-Vienne departmentNow listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', Mortemart is a...
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Montrol-Senard
at 51 km (direction south-west), in the Haute-Vienne departmentMontrol-Senard is a traditional Limousin village which has been turned into an...
See Montrol-Senard guide
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Markets in and near Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
- Saint-Gaultier: market Friday (25km)
- Le Blanc: market Saturday (25km)
- Argenton-sur-Creuse: market Saturday (26km)
- Montmorillon: market Wednesday (29km)
- Saint-Savin: market Friday (32km)
- Mezieres-en-Brenne: market Thursday (42km)
- Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (43km)
- Villedieu-sur-Indre: market Wednesday (50km)
- La Roche-Posay: market Tuesday & Friday (50km)
- Chateauroux: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday all day & Friday (53km)
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Tourist attractions near Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, France
What to do at Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe.
Heritage sites
- Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre collegiale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (11km)
- Angles-sur-l'Anglin (39km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Brenne (26km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (29km)
- Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) (32km)
- Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (29km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Etangs de la Brenne (26km)
Towns of Art and history
- Montmorillon (29km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Eguzon-Chantome (26km)
- La Souterraine (30km)
- Bessines-sur-Gartempe (39km)
- Bellac (39km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Chateauroux (53km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe is in the west of France at 71 kilometres from Poitiers, the department capital (general information: Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe is 280 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
Canton: Montmorillon
Arrondissement: Montmorillon
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: na
Distance to Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
from Poitiers (prefecture): 71 km
from Paris: 280 km
from Calais: 502 km
from Nice: 563 km
from Bordeaux: 228 km
from Strasbourg: 543 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive here by car - the ferry ports such as Caen, Saint Malo and Cherbourg are convenient at around 4-5 hours drive. For driving distances to Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chaillac, Dunet, Lignac and Tilly.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe