Poitou-Charentes
The city of the 5 castles
The 5 castles rise Chauvigny are on on a rocky crag under the gaze of raptors flying over the ruins . It is a medieval village with a charm and houses whose walls reflect the passage of time. There ivy and moss everywhere. Between NAS recommended Chauvigny visits, is the deñ Baron Castle (constructed by the bishops of Poitiers in the 11th century), Harcourt Castle, the Church of St. Pierre, the Tower of Homage of Gouzon, the Museum of Traditions Popular and Archaeology, the church of Notre-Dame or Touffou Castle. The shadows of naked Chauvigny castles, huge in their structures and shapes dominate this city famous for its porcelain.
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