Poitiers, France

The Baptistère Saint-Jean in Poitiers dates from around 360, making it the oldest church in France and one of the oldest in the world. Enlarged in the 6th century and decorated with frescoes in the 12th century, it is now a museum.

The twin-towered Cathérale St-Pierre was founded in 1162 and completed two centuries later. It has a fine Gothic west front and some early stained glass.

Notre-Dame-la-Grande is a Romanesque-Byzantine church in Poitiers built in the 11th and 12th centuries. It has one of the finest Romanesque façades in France, featuring intricate carvings of saints and biblical scenes.

Completed in 1049, the Romanesque pilgrimage church of Saint-Hilaire in Poitiers features the shrine of Saint Hilary, an apse surrounded by chapels, 11th-century frescoes and carved capitals.

This Romanesque and Gothic church dates mostly from the 11th century, but is built over an ancient church. It contains the tomb of the city's patroness, Queen Radegunda, and some painted capitals.

Dedicated to a 6th-century abbot from Poitiers, the Church of St. Porchaire is a Carolingian foundation with a Romanesque tower and Late Gothic interior.