Basilique Saint-Eutrope de Saintes

Shambles of organisation. They have spent all of their efforts on UNESCO status and none on making this a place to visit

How not to maintain and look after a great place. Unesco signs in pride of place but hand written notes inside. No effort.

Shambles of organisation. They have spent all of their efforts on UNESCO status and none on making this a place to visit

How not to maintain and look after a great place. Unesco signs in pride of place but hand written notes inside. No effort.

Fantastic tower and crypt

Great contrast between the flamboyant tower and the much older crypt. Some sense of mystery in the latter missing from so many of the churches I visit these days. We parked for free outside them walk...

Fantastic tower and crypt

Great contrast between the flamboyant tower and the much older crypt. Some sense of mystery in the latter missing from so many of the churches I visit these days. We parked for free outside them walk...

A very impressive structure.

Along with the Cathedral, this huge slab of a chicken rich really dominates the skyline. Inside, it is a church of very simple lines, and some reviewers complain about its lack of fancy adornments. Pe...