{"id":857,"date":"2008-02-23T14:31:10","date_gmt":"2008-02-23T13:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/archives\/2008\/02\/a-visit-to-poitiers-86-vienne.html"},"modified":"2021-12-31T17:47:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T16:47:59","slug":"a-visit-to-poitiers-86-vienne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/a-visit-to-poitiers-86-vienne\/","title":{"rendered":"Poitiers (86 Vienne)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/futuroscope.jpg\" alt=\"futuroscope.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/>Poitiers (86 Vienne, <em>Nouvelle Aquitaine<\/em>) is a bit of a contradiction &#8211; laden with history (such as the Battle of Poitiers in the 100 years war) and yet host (on its outskirts) to the futuristic Futuroscope &#8211; a sort of theme park but with a real intention of looking into the future.<br \/>\nI have to confess it is usually one of those places which I pass by on the journey south towards Bordeaux and the Dordogne. Now it could be a city break weekend destination with Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) flying in from Stansted and Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travel.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/life_and_style\/travel\/destinations\/france\/article3768505.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony Peregrine in the Times<\/a> visited the place:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The place had its moments in the Middle Ages, as base to Eleanor of Aquitaine\u2019s court, with a full complement of artists, aristocrats and bad-tempered bishops. The period equipped it with a framework of outstanding buildings, noble (if narrow) streets and a lasting sense of self-worth. Then, about eight centuries later, the city had a rush of blood to the head and built the Futuroscope theme park.<\/p>\n<p>In between, not much happened. Poitiers relaxed into being a small provincial capital, which, in France, is quite enough. 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