Hôtel de l’Europe

Poitiers


Be sure to ask for a room in the original main building of this three-star hotel with a history harking back to 1710. Refined communal areas include stylish lounge with fireplace and sweeping staircase. Its 87 contemporary-styled rooms – some in a modern annexe – come in S, M, L or XL sizes, with price tags to match.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Poitiers attractions

1. Église St-Hilaire le Grand

0.27 MILES

Consecrated in 1049, used as a warehouse during the Revolution and partly rebuilt in the 19th century, this grandiose Romanesque church appears on Unesco…

2. Palais de Justice

0.37 MILES

Today it houses the law courts, but nearly a thousand years ago this stunning building was the seat of the Counts of Poitou and Dukes of Aquitaine. Its…

3. Église Notre Dame la Grande

0.43 MILES

The celebrated western façade of this Romanesque church was exquisitely sculpted in soft gold stone between 1115 and 1130. Spot the temptation of Adam and…

4. Musée Ste-Croix

0.5 MILES

The 1970s Brutalist architecture of this art museum, built from reinforced concrete, is a shock after the elegance of its ancient episcopal neighbours…

5. Baptistère St-Jean

0.52 MILES

Constructed in the 4th and 5th centuries on Roman foundations, this ginger-stone baptistery formed part of the episcopal ensemble with the cathedral, 100m…

6. Cathédrale St-Pierre

0.55 MILES

The town's grand Gothic cathedral safeguards beautiful 13th-century oak-carved choir stalls, an 18th-century organ with more than 3000 pipes and…

7. Futuroscope

5.99 MILES

This futuristic theme park takes you whizzing through space, diving into the deep-blue ocean depths, and racing around city streets and on a close…

8. Abbaye de St-Savin sur Gartempe

25.16 MILES

Nicknamed the 'Romanesque Sistine Chapel', this Romanesque abbey-church – a Unesco World Heritage Site – showcases extraordinarily fine frescoes from the…