(taken from Trip Advisor although I would agree with everything in the following description) Thouars is one of those pretty French towns that few people have ever heard of... It …
Without the characteristic wings - which used to capture the power of the wind to set the heavy millstones in motion - the once proud windmill, which was certainly impressive …
The church of Saint-Généroux (in Deux-Sèvres) is a remarkable witness to the beginnings of Romanesque art in Poitou-Charentes. It is part, by the stone games of the walls akin to marquetry, in a decorative tradition from Antiquity.
The Romanesque and Gothic church of Saint-Médard de Thouars is characterized by its three naves: a central one and two side vaults of the same height. Its main portal is remarkable and overlooks a small quiet square.
Small town of character in the heart of the Thouet valley. Do not miss the old medieval castle as well as the church (remains of the Romanesque abbey) and its …