Sanxay · Vienne
Gallo-Roman Site of Sanxay
French name: Site gallo-romain de Sanxay
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Free admission
- 1st Sunday, low seasonFree on the first Sunday of every month, from November to March
- Free under 26Free every day for under-26 EU residents
- Special days onlyFree during the European Heritage Days
Address
La Marzelle, 86600 Sanxay
A vast Gallo-Roman sanctuary devoted to the cult of healing waters, active from the 1st to the 2nd century, centred on a temple with an octagonal cella ringed by a cross-shaped portico, an 89-metre theatre seating close to 6,600 spectators, and a bath complex. Uncovered by Father Camille de La Croix between 1881 and 1883, the sanctuary covers some twenty hectares in the Vonne valley.