🇫🇷 Poitiers | The Medieval Jewel of Western France

🏰 One of Europe's best-preserved medieval cities! ✨ Historical Highlights: ▸ Former capital of Aquitaine Duchy 🏰⚔️ ▸ Key border city between medieval France & Aquitaine ▸ Home to France's National Medieval Research Center 📜 ⚔️ Battle-Tested Legacy: • 735 AD: Franks halted Arab advance into Europe ⚔️🛡️ • 1356: English captured French King John II 👑💥 • WWII: Heavy damage → many buildings rebuilt 🏗️💔 🕊️ Joan of Arc Connection: Countless memorials mark where she was interrogated (1429) – 500th anniversary celebrated in 1929! ⚔️🙏 (600th anniversary coming soon!) ⛪ Pilgrim's Stop: Important waypoint on the Santiago de Compostela route 🚶‍♂️🌍 #MedievalFrance #PoitiersHistory #FrenchHeritage #JoanOfArc #TravelThroughTime #Aquitaine #HiddenHistory