Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Naintré

Heading south. In October 732 Charles Martel led an armee south here. The Frankish armee was supported by Lombard, Saxon and Frisian troops. Even Charles Martel´s old opponent Odo the Great, Duke of Aquitaine and his troops had joined the armee.

The ruins of the semicircular theatre of "Vetus Pictavis" (aka "Vieux Poitiers"), a Gallo-Roman city, partly excavated by archaeologists. It was founded near the confluence of the rivers Clain and Vienne within the 1. century. The theater had a seating capacity of 10.000. The chemin ("Via Turonensis") is clearly marked - and turns left here.

The tower, seen in the background, belongs to "Vetus Pictavis" (aka "Vieux Poitiers"), a Gallo-Roman city, partly excavated by archaeologists. It was founded near the confluence of the rivers Clain and Vienne within the 1. century.