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Cravans Destination Guide

Delve into Cravans in France

Cravans in the region of Poitou-Charentes with its 626 residents is a city in France - some 267 mi or ( 429 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital .

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Current time in Cravans is now 03:42 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Villars-en-Pons, Tanzac, Saint-Romain-de-Benet, Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge, and Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde. While being here, make sure to check out Villars-en-Pons . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Cravans ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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The Stray Cats of France.

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Danse avec les Robots au Futuroscope Thibaut et François

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Interesting facts about this location

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 18 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 18 km away
Tags: Populated places established in the 1st century BC, Roman towns and cities in France, Santones

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 18 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

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 18 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

Saintonge

Saintonge is a small region and historical province on the Atlantic coast of France within the département Charente-Maritime, west and south of Charente in the administrative region of Poitou-Charentes. It derives its name from the ancient Gallic tribe of the Santones who lived in this area, around the current city of Saintes. The Saintonge was the center of the French Huguenots.

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Located at 45.75 -0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Former provinces of France, French pottery, Geography of Charente, Geography of Charente-Maritime, History of Poitou-Charentes, Santones