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Porte Saint Jean à La Souterraine
Description
This pointed-arched gateway is the city's best-known landmark and its symbol. The original building, with its rectangular base, was extensively altered and raised in the 15th century. At a height of 20 m, it is flanked by two round, corbelled turrets and crowned with machicolated battlements for effective defense. All that remains of the curtain walls that once supported the gate is the beginning, without its battlements and machicolations (height 13 m.)
Above the gateway, you can see the former passageway for the wooden beams that supported the drawbridge chains and enabled it to be raised.
Contact the Bar du Marché for keys to the building.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Date and time
- From 01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
Additional information
Contact
Fixed telephone : 05 55 89 23 07
Service Tourisme du Pays Sostranien
e-mail : tourisme-la-souterraine@cco23.fr
Service Tourisme du Pays Sostranien
Typologie de site
Fortified assembly and ramparts
Classement
Registered monuments and sites
Village étape
Floral towns and villages
Ouverture
Date de début : 01/01/2025 00:00:00
Date de fin : 31/12/2025 00:00:00
Jours fermés : Monday
mardi : De 08:00:00 à 18:00:00
mercredi : De 08:00:00 à 18:00:00
jeudi : De 08:00:00 à 18:00:00
vendredi : De 08:00:00 à 18:00:00
samedi : De 08:00:00 à 18:00:00
dimanche : De 08:00:00 à 18:00:00
Tarifs
Free of charge
Group price : 4€
Infos sur la visite
Typologie de la visite guidée : via a game
Typologie de la visite guidée : with an audio guide
Typologie de la visite guidée : with a guide
Conditions de visite : Unaccompanied tours
Conditions de visite : Guided tour by appointment only
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