Gallo-Roman Site of Sanxay

Opera at Sanxay

If you can get the chance visit the Sanxay site for opera in the middle of August. 2017 was a wonderful production of the Magic Flute in Magic setting. This year Toska - superb performance. It is a ve...

Good set of Roman ruins

This is our second visit have been some 7 years previously. The site comprises a theatre (rather than full amphitheatre) some well preserved baths, and the remains of a temple. All are in the open ap...

Unexpected large and interesting site

I wasn't expecting a site of such extent - apparently covering 15 hectares and largely unknown. It was really interesting to look around and try to envisage it in its prime. The site staff were very...

A complete surprise

Cutting cross country for Angouleme to Parthanay,we kept seeing signs for this site and our route took us unexpectedly to the site Gallo-Romaine. We couldn't resist stopping and spent nearly 2 hour...

Opera lovers night

Wonderful venue for open air staging of great operas. Great acoustics and views from every angle. Only be prepared to walk through uneven fields from the car parks a sloping distance away from the sta...