Come and discover the riches that Saintes has
to offer. There are musical and literary events, festivals and exhibitions.
Visitors will be delighted by events and outings around the river Charente.
Artistic strolls through ancient buildings and
gardens (in partnership with the Heritage Workshop) Thursday evenings
from 30 July to 27 August
There are many entertainments and concerts until
20 September.
The Stud Farm 
7 August: children’s circus
19-20 September – Heritage days –
open day and night visits - the history of transport
25 September to 4 October – 50 local
Artists (working in Saintonge) exhibit their work
19 October to 8 November: in a marquee in the
grounds of the Haras (Stud Farm) Artists in Residence installations.
An artistic summer in Saintonge
4 June-4 October: Local artists each show one
work at the Villa Musso.
The
Amphitheatre
Games of Risk: in front of 15000 spectators
the gladiator stars strut their stuff - for life or death!
Discover one of the biggest amphitheatres in the land of the hairy
Gaul.
From 4 July to 18 September
Summer visits
from 4 July to 18 September around the historic
town centre buildings, the Cathedral or the Abbaye aux Dames
The River Charente, group and individual boat hire till 31 August
and cruises till 11 September
Fishing
outings till 27 August.
Roman Nights
www.nuitromanes.poitou-charentes.fr
For further information

Office
de tourisme de Saintes
tel :05 46 74 23 82
email
saintongetour@wanadoo.fr