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Chaniers Destination Guide

Explore Chaniers in France

Chaniers in the region of Poitou-Charentes with its 3,488 inhabitants is a town in France - some 256 mi or ( 412 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Chaniers

Current time in Chaniers is now 12:19 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Thenac, Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge, Saint-Savinien, Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche, and Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Thenac . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Chaniers ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Street and Fish

2:14 min by MorganK17
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Parti de street fishing dans saintes à la recherche de l'alose ..

SCC Saintes City Crew #1

2:54 min by MaxRvid
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Montage avec les ainés. ..


Kimbee-kill (au folie's) [KBK live mix]

4:46 min by kimbeekill
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Artist : Kimbee-kill (KBK) Place : Discothèque le Folie's City : Saintes Date : Friday, 18th May ..

PRINTEMPS DES LIQUEURS 2012 - DISTILLERIE MERLET - SAINT-SAUVANT - FRANCE

3:19 min by Merletspirits
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www.merlet.fr A l'occasion du Printemps des Liqueurs 2012, La Distillerie Merlet accueille ses visiteurs au coeur du domaine familial pour une journée riche en saveur, rythmées par de nombreuses anima ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gare de Saintes

Gare de Saintes is a railway station serving the town Saintes, Charente-Maritime department, western France.

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Located at 45.75 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Poitou-Charentes, TER Poitou-Charentes

Sainte-Marie-des-Dames

The Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames (French: Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes) was the first Benedictine abbey for women in Saintes in Charente-Maritime in France. It was founded in 1047 by Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou. One of its abbesses was Agnès de Barbezieux (1134-1174), whose relative, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was a generous donor to the abbey. Madame de Montespan was educated here. It is located next to the town's Arch of Germanicus and was classified a monument historique in 1948.

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Located at 45.74 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Benedictine monasteries in France, Benedictine nunneries in France, Buildings and structures in Charente-Maritime, Churches in Charente-Maritime, Official historical monuments of France, Visitor attractions in Charente-Maritime

Arch of Germanicus

There was also an Arch of Drusus and Germanicus, made up of two arches built in 19 in honour of Nero Claudius Drusus and Germanicus either side of the Temple of Mars Ultor in the Forum of Augustus, in honour of their German campaigns. The Arch of Germanicus is an ancient Roman arch in Saintes, Charente-Maritime in France. It was built in 18 or 19 by a rich citizen of the town (then known as Mediolanum Santonum), C.

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Located at 45.75 -0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1st-century architecture, Ancient Roman triumphal arches, Buildings and structures in Charente-Maritime, Terminating vistas in France, Triumphal arches in France, Visitor attractions in Charente-Maritime

Saintes Cathedral

Saintes Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes) is a former Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, in Saintes. It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Saintes, abolished under the Concordat of 1801, when its territory was reallocated, mostly to the Diocese of La Rochelle. The previous cathedral was built here in the 12th century. Little remains of this building apart from a Romanesque arm and the crossing of the transept. The cloisters date from the 13th century.

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Located at 45.74 -0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Basilica churches in France, Churches in Charente-Maritime, Former cathedrals in France

Mediolanum Santonum

Mediolanum Santonum was a Roman town of southwestern Gaul, now Saintes. It was founded in about 20 BC in connection with an expansion of the network of Roman roads serving Burdigala. The name means "the central town of the Santones", the tribe that then inhabited the area; the town became an important center in the Roman province of Aquitania.

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Located at 45.75 -0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places established in the 1st century BC, Roman towns and cities in France, Santones