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| Saintes | ||
| region | Charente-Maritime | |
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| Residents | 25.148 (2018) | |
| height | 2 | |
other value for height on Wikidata: 9 m   | ||
| Tourist info web | http://www.ot-saintes.fr/ | |
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Saintes is a french City in the department Charente-Maritime in the region New Aquitaine.
background
It is the capital of the Arrondissement of Saintes and the administrative seat of three cantons.
The city was called around 20 BC Mediolanum Santonum founded by the Romans. The city was built on the banks of the Charente River and was on the Roman road Via Agrippina.
So the name doesn't work saint (Saint) but goes back to the Celtic santons that populated the area before the Romans.
One possible route of the Camino de Santiago is via Saintes.
The city may take the title ville d'art et d'histoire wear.
getting there
By plane
By train
By bus
In the street
By boat
mobility
Map of Saintes
Tourist Attractions
The old town with its narrow and winding streets is worth seeing as a whole.
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples
- Abbaye aux Dames
- Saint-Pierre Cathedral
- Saint-Eutrope basilica
- Saint Vivien Church
Castles, chateaus and palaces
- Palais de justice
Buildings
- Arc de Germanicus. Arch of Germanicus. The Roman triumphal arch was built from local limestone around 18/19 AD and is one of the most beautiful preserved structures of the Roman period in France.
amphitheater
- Arénes. Amphitheater.
Museums
- Center d'Interprétation de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, Place de l’Echevinage. Tel.: 33 (0)5 46 92 06 27.
- Museée Archeologique, Esplanade André Malraux. Tel.: 33 (0)5 46 74 20 97.
- Musée de l'Echevinage, 29ter, rue Alsace-Lorraine. Tel.: 33 (0)5 46 93 52 39.
- Dupuy Mestreau Museum, 4, rue Monconseil. Tel.: 33 (0)5 46 93 36 71.
various
Outside:
Haras National de Saintes. The Saintes National Stud.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
security
health
Practical advice
- Office de Tourisme de Saintes et de la Saintonge, Villa Musso, 62, cours National, 17103 Saintes cedex. Tel.: 33 (0)5 46 74 23 82, Fax: 33 (0)5 46 92 17 01.
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.ville-saintes.fr - Saintes official website
