The ancient Mediolanum Santonum, which rivalled Lugdunum (Lyon) in size and influence in the 1st century, is still an obligatory stop on the western route of pilgrims to Compostela.
Saintes does not compare itself to anything else, does not confront itself, not need, that is all, everything is there: Water, sun, charm and gentleness, a deep culture and facilities that match the heritage that structures the city.
Add to that a dozen of oysters fines de claires and a little pineau des Charentes on the terrace...
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The Church of Saint Eutrope
The Arch of Germanicus
Intense sport
Right bank
Abbaye aux Dames
Historic center
Alsace-Lorraine Street
Dupuy-Mestreau Museum
Saint Peter's Cathedral
Triumphal arch
The roofs of Saintes
Governor's Lodge, former Saint Louis hospital
Gallia Theatre
Charente view upstream
Courthouse (Set for Justine Triet's film "Anatomy of a Fall" Palme d'Or 2023 at Cannes)
Town Hall Gardens
Public garden
Portal of the Church of Saint Mary / Abbaye aux Dames