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.

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...

Large and impressive but where were the best bits

Hard to find good information in English, or (I think) any other language in this fairly magnificent church. Somewhere were very old and interesting architectural details in a crypt we could not reac...

Low church trumps high

In a country famous for high church paraphernalia it's whats known as the ' low church' that makes the trip worth it. The crypt beneath what looks like the main event is, in fact, the earliest churc...