Château · Saintes · Charente-Maritime

Relais des Rois

Saintes counts Relais des Rois, a château, among its places to visit. Our list has 19 more places within 5 km. The pick nearby is Arc de Germanicus, 2.3 km off.

Where

In Saintes

inside the commune

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–27°C

In brief

Château in Saintes

In Saintes

Relais des Rois is in the commune of Saintes, with 19 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Seasons and weather

Highs of 17–27°C mark April to October in Saintes.

Jan10° / 4°92 mm

Feb11° / 3°68 mm

Mar14° / 5°65 mm

Apr17° / 7°74 mm

May21° / 10°66 mm

Jun24° / 13°61 mm

Jul26° / 15°42 mm

Aug27° / 15°53 mm

Sep24° / 12°73 mm

Oct19° / 10°95 mm

Nov13° / 6°108 mm

Dec10° / 4°110 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Saintes, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Saintes station, 2.3 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Saintes’ full climate →

About

Relais des Rois

Château.

Relais des Rois is in Saintes, Charente-Maritime.

Type: Château
Commune: Saintes, Charente-Maritime

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Getting to Relais des Rois

Orange shows Relais des Rois; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Relais des Rois

The 8 towns are led in size by Saintes, with 25,363 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Saintes

25,363 people

2 · 6 km east of it

Chaniers

3,651 people

3 · 7.5 km northwest of it

Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux

2,843 people

4 · 18 km southeast of it

Pons

4,343 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Relais des Rois is	People
Saintes	It’s in this commune	25,363
Chaniers	6 km east of it	3,651
Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux	7.5 km northwest of it	2,843
Pons	18 km southeast of it	4,343
Gémozac	18 km south of it	3,052
Val-de-Cognac	21 km east of it	3,471
Saujon	23 km west of it	7,440
Cognac	24 km east of it	18,532

Make a day of it

More near Relais des Rois

Of the 59 within 15 km, look for 2 monasteries, an attraction and a cathedral.

1AttractionAttractionArc de Germanicus2.3 km north, in Saintes 2CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes2.1 km north, in Saintes 3

Archaeological siteAmphithéâtre de Saintes2.3 km north, in Saintes 4

Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes2.3 km northeast, in Saintes 5Art galleryArt galleryMusée archéologique de Saintes2.2 km north, in Saintes 6

MuseumMusée de l'Échevinage de Saintes2.3 km north, in Saintes 7Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Jacobins de Saintes2.3 km north, in Saintes 8GardenGardenJardin public Fernand-Chapsal2.1 km north, in Saintes

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Relais des Rois: what to know

Where is Relais des Rois?

Relais des Rois is in Saintes, in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Relais des Rois?

Château.

When is the best time to visit Relais des Rois?

April to October are the warmest months in Saintes, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Relais des Rois?

Within 15 km: Arc de Germanicus (2.3 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (2.1 km), Amphithéâtre de Saintes (2.3 km) and Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (2.3 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Amphithéâtre de Saintes: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de l'Échevinage de Saintes: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.