🏛️ Lieu
Patrimoine & Culture
La Pierre Levée
📍 Poitiers, Vienne
· 1 - 5 Rue du Dolmen, 86000 Poitiers
À propos
Located in a small square on Rue du Dolmen, this limestone monument is up to 6 m high and 3 m wide, and dates back to the Neolithic period.
Two mysterious legends surround this dolmen:
1. Pantagruel, son of Rabelais's hero Gargantua, is said to have ripped out the stone to make a table resting on four pillars.
2. Radegonde, abbess of Poitiers, is said to have carried the stone on her head and the pillars in her apron.
A fascinating site where history and folklore meet, perfect for arousing the curiosity of young and old alike.
Two mysterious legends surround this dolmen:
1. Pantagruel, son of Rabelais's hero Gargantua, is said to have ripped out the stone to make a table resting on four pillars.
2. Radegonde, abbess of Poitiers, is said to have carried the stone on her head and the pillars in her apron.
A fascinating site where history and folklore meet, perfect for arousing the curiosity of young and old alike.
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