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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sanxay - Ancient Village or Settlement in France in Poitou:Vienne (86)

Submitted by Armand on Monday, 11 September 2017  Page Views: 1104

Multi-periodSite Name: Sanxay
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 17.433 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Poitou:Vienne (86) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Poitiers  Nearest Village: Sanxay
Latitude: 46.494156N  Longitude: 0.022885W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Ancient Village in Vienne, France

In the green Vonne Valley, the Sanxay Sanctuary is one of the largest and best conserved Gallo-Roman sites.

The site measures more than 20 hectares and is dedicated to the worship of water, the source of life and fertility. From the 1st to the 4th century, Sanxay was a well-known pilgrimage for those seeking the protection of Mercury and Apollo. On the right bank, you can still see the remains of the 6500 seat amphitheatre, and on the left bank, you can see the baths ( 110 m X 60m ) which were constructed during the 2nd century and modified throughout the 3rd and 4th centuries.

To the West of the baths, you will cross the ruins of an immense temple built in the 2nd century AD. The octagonal cella, measuring 9 metres in diameter, is bordered by an ambulatory in the shape of the Greek cross.
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