Direct train destinations from Poitiers

Paris

Follow the Seine for a while, then take a breather among the paths and chairs of the Jardin des Tuileries.

Strasbourg

Walk beside the canals in Petite France, among its half-timbered houses.

Bordeaux

At Place de la Bourse, façades shimmer in the shallow water of the Miroir d’eau.

Brussels

Pause at the Town Hall on Grand Place and admire the ornate guildhalls around the square.

Toulouse

At the Romanesque Basilica of Saint-Sernin, look up to its tower and the carved capitals inside.

Lille

Wander past Flemish gables in Vieux-Lille to the Vieille Bourse on the Grand’Place.

Freiburg

Frankfurt

Take a quiet stroll among exotic plants and flowers in Palmengarten, a leafy break from the city streets.