Limousin

A natural and historic heritage

The Haute-Vienne and the region of the Limousin have an exceptionally rich heritage, which has natural, historic ( military and religious ), cultural and human dimensions. While staying at the Moulin de La Gorce, take the time to discover these treasures ; visit villages and medieval châteaux and find out about French history.

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Other places to visit

Pompadour, the famous « Cité du cheval » (25 km)
Aquarium of the Limousin (26 km )
Remarkable garden, « le Jardin de Liliane »(29 km )
Remarkable gardens at the château of Hautefort (38 km )
Château of Puyghilem (43 km )
Château of La Borie : exhibition of contemporary art (30 min )
Cathedral of Périgueux

Markets

Chalus : Fridays
Limoges : every day
Thiviers : Saturdays and Tuesdays ( during the tourist season )
Excideuil : Thursdays
Objat : Sundays
Allassac : Wednesdays and Fridays
Saint-Junien : Saturdays
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche : the first and third Saturday mornings of the month, in the rue du marché. Special night markets : Thursday evenings in July and August at place du Moulinassou.

Outdoor activities

Périgord-Limousin regional nature park : 33 km. Protected natural treasures of fauna and flora

Activities :

Rambling
Horse-riding
Horse-riding
Boating
Golf
Visits to farms ( come and see the local black-bottomed pig)

We are happy to help you organise your activities and make suggestions of picturesque or unusual places to see ...

Historic sites

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche : 11 km. The town is listed among the « Most beautiful corners of France ». Collegiate church.
Coussac-Bonneval : 12 km. The château can be visited.
Pierre Buffière : 14 km. Superb 11^th century church, with a number of modifications over the years.
Ségur-le-Château : 19 km. Listed among the most beautiful villages of France.
Chalus : 21 km. Richard the Lionheart was mortally wounded here in 1199
Limoges : 33 km. Not-to-be-missed national Porcelain museum. Museum of the Resistance (to be followed up with a visit to the martyr village of Oradour-sur-Glane ).
Uzerche : 32 km. Wander though the streets of this medieval village. Notice the little houses with carved doors, the 12^th century church, the 14^th century Tower of the Black Prince, the hospice and the chapel.
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat : 33 km. Visit the 11^th century abbey church and the Moulin du Got, a museum devoted to the history of paper-manufacturing.
Oradour-sur-Glane : 41 km. Martyr village from World War II. A place for quiet thought and remembrance.
Rochechouart : 41 km. Fortified town and 13^th century château.

The Richard the Lionheart Route : 200 km and 19 sites to discover châteaux, medieval churches, fortresses and abbey churches, in the South-West of the département of Haute-Vienne, from Charente to the edges of Dordogne and Corrèze.

Cathedral in Périgeux

Golf