Église Notre-Dame-la-Grande

Jewel of the city of Poitiers, Notre-Dame-la-Grande is a collegiate church of the 11th century. Inside, you will discover the paintings with Romanesque-Byzantine motifs of the nave, the frescoes of the choir and the crypt (12th century), the side chapels of the 15th and 16th centuries, including that of Yvon du Fou, grand seneschal of Poitou, and the statue of Notre-Dame-des-Clés, a reference of the legend of the miracle of the keys.
The reputation of Notre-Dame-la-Grande comes from its remarkable facade of the 12th century, meticulously sculpted, the most perfect form of Romanesque architecture in Poitou. It reads like a picture book and shares great episodes from the Bible and the Gospels, such as the Temptation of Adam and Eve or the Nativity. Every evening at 10:30 pm in summer and during the Christmas vacations at 6 pm, the Polychromies come to highlight the pages of this story.