The Roman vestiges such as the amphitheater, the arch of Germanicus on the Charente shores, treasures of Romanesque art like the Abbaye aux Dames (ladies’ abbey), the crypt of Saint-Eutrope church.

A town of art and history, Gallo-Roman and Romanesque, Saintes was erected over the 1st century on the shores of the Charente.

Nestled in the southern part of the Poitou-Charentes region, on the outskirts of Aquitaine, rich with over two thousand years of history, Saintes arises from the past and dazzles visitors with its surprising beauty.