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Site gallo-romain de Sanxay
Come and discover the Gallo-Roman site at Sanxay, located in the lush valley of the river Vonne between Poitiers and Niort, an important place for pilgrimages and taking the waters from the 1st to 4th centuries AD. It was excavated in 1881 by Father de La Croix.
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Times may vary
Open
15 May to 15 September : every day 9:30 am to 12:30 and 2 to 6:30 pm
16 September to 14 May : every day except Saturday 10 am to 12:30 pm and 2 to 5:30 pm
Closed
1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November, 25 December
Prices
Adult rate : 5,50 €
Reduced rate : 4 €
Adult group rate : 4,50 € (minimum 20 persons)
School group rate : 20 € (maximum 35 students, 2 accompananying adults included, adult group rate for additional accompananying adult)
Free admission :
Minors under 18 (family visit)
18-25
years old (for people under 26
years old who are citizens of one the 27 countries of EU or are non-European
permanent residents of France)
Disabled visitors and their
escorts
Unemployed persons
Going there
From Poitiers or Niort: motorway A 10, exit n° 31, main road N 11 towards Lusignan, then secondary road D 5 towards Sanxay
Localisation
Route de Ménigoutte
86600 Sanxay
F 33 / (0)5 49 53 61 48
GPS details
Longitude : -0.007
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Read moreUnderstanding the Gallo-Roman site at Sanxay
• A place of culture.
The site was a centre for thermal cures placed under the patronage of
two divinities, perhaps Apollo and Mercury, gods of war and water
divinities. It attracted a large number of patients and the faithful
from the surrounding countryside.
• A place for entertainment. The
inhabitants of the region gathered here to celebrate festivals relating
to divinity worship, and to attend liturgies and spectacles in the
theatre.
Visits
Unaccompagnied visit
Duration : 45 min to 1h15
For groups, reservation 1 day before
Guided visit
At 10:30am and 15:30pm
Duration : 1h30
For groups, reservation 3 days before
Recreational visit
Visite proposée aux groupes scolaires et handicapés
Guide Dog allowed
Dogs on a leash permitted
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Accessibilité
Cécile Thuillier
tél (33) (0)5 46 41 11 99 / fax. (33) (0)5 46 41 92 61
cecile.thuillier@monuments-nationaux.fr
Visiteurs à mobilité réduite
- pentes très importantes (plus de 20%)
-sols meubles (graviers, cailloux, herbe...)
- pas d'accès adapté.
Visiteurs déficients intellectuels
Visiteurs sourds et malentendants
Contact : Jean-Paul Perbost, conférencier en LSF - Centre des monuments nationaux - Hôtel de Sully -
62 rue Saint-Antoine - 75186 Paris cedex 4 -
jean-paul.perbost@monum.fr -
fax. 01 44 61 21 41
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Seating available during the visit Gift shop Toilets
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