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    1. Saint-Vivien Church of Pons – Cité de la Voute de l'Hopital loop from Pons

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    October 10, 2019

    The Donjon de Pons is a 30-meter-high medieval defense tower and - next to the Donjon of Niort - one of the finest examples of a Romanesque donjon in western France.

    The donjon was founded in 1187 by Geoffroy III. built by Pons, a vassal of Richard the Lionheart. He replaced an 11th-century defense tower, which had been destroyed by Richard the Lionheart during the defeat of a noble rebellion in the Saintonge in 1179.

    More at Wikipedia under Pons

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      October 21, 2019

      You can commit the tower for free if you spend the night in the pilgrim's hostel. The accommodation costs € 8.69 and is well maintained.

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        October 19, 2022

        For people with a head for heights, it is worth climbing the 30-metre-high tower. There is also a museum in the building. It is one of the 'Monument historique' in France.

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          Location: Pons, Saintes, New Aquitaine, France

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