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Site de la Bataille de Poitiers walks
The site of the Battle of Poitiers, starting from Old Poitiers
Visorando Member
6.88 mi
+236 ft
-230 ft
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Naintré (Vienne)
The Battle of Poitiers in the year 732 has been the subject of numerous myths, the foremost of which concerns the very location of the battle itself! This walk takes you to the site considered by contemporary historians to be the most likely location, situated considerably further north than the ancient capital of the Pictaves. The walk starts from the ruins of the Gallo-Roman amphitheatre in Old Poitiers.