Our Suggested Places to Visit

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Puy de Paulliac 

Short walk away with great views over the surrounding area. 

Look out for the Dolmen , the  Ermitage, the Cromlech and the Calvaire.

Aubazine

Canal de Moines- lovely walk along the canal

Aubazines Abbey – Tour of abbey, where Coco Chanel lived as a child 

Lac du Coiroux – Nice lake with decent walks and playing fields 

Mayaventure – paintball, aerial assault course and carnival. 

Brive

Brive market - very rich in local, fresh  products 

Musee Labenche - history of art museum

St Anthony Grottos – Fransiscan monastery built into the rock

St Martin de Brieve – Church · Water tower – good views for 1 euro entry

Musee Edmond-Michelet – Museum about resistance activity in WW2 

Roche de Vic 

Viewing point with small chapel 

Chateau de Comborn

Castle overlooking Vezere Gorge 

Curemonte

Three castles and three churches, old ramparts and an old corn exchange

Turrenne

Historic village including Tour de Cesar, castle ruins, hotel de cosnac (an old hunting lodge) and chapel de capucins 

Collonges la Rouge

Beautiful village with red sandstone buildings, chateau, eglise st-pierre and famous moutardier 

Tulle

Centre Aquarecreatif- Water park· Cathedral & Mussee de Cloitres Mussee des Armes 

Gimel 

Les Cascades - One of the most beautiful natural sites in the département. These waterfalls consist of three successive cascades falling  a total height of 143 metres.

Les Pans de Travassac 

Spectacular and vertiginous with its steep walls over 100 metres tall, the Pans de Travassac site is a place where you can learn all about the slate-quarry worker's trade on an amazing walk. 

Medieval Farm- Puy d’Arrel 

Reconstruction of a medieval farm with typical plants and animals as well as farm houses 

Castle Ventadour

Ancient Castle, hub of poetry in middle ages. Now a ruin but with ramparts, a chapel and tower

National Stud Farm-Pompadour 

Big stud farm in surrounds of a chateau 

Merle Towers

Three ruined towers to explore in a forest setting 

Padriac Caves

Huge expanse of caves and an underground boat ride 

Parc Zoo du Reynou

Zoo near Limoges 

Rocamadour

Vertical village, medieval town up a steep mountain 

La Foret des Singes

Wild monkey forest 

Chalucet Fortress

Ruined forest fortress with a GPS puzzle trail to find it  

 Argentat

A historic riverside town on the upper reaches of the Dordogne River. It is without doubt the section of the town along the riverfront that is most worth visiting.

Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne 

A traditional small town in an attractive setting in a wooded valley on the banks of the Dordogne river. As well as having its own charm it is well placed to explore the upper Dordogne Valley 

Dordogne Villages of the Dams

 From the dam of Bort-les-Orgues, the most impressive, to that of the Sablier, the youngest, passing through Marèges, the oldest, the Aigle and the Chastang, the most original, discover these works of art nowadays major sites of French hydroelectric production. 

Terrasson-Lavilledieu 

Ancient town situated at the eastern edge of the Dordogne, bordering the Correze, Limousin. 

Saint-Céré

The medieval town has successfully preserved its architectural heritage, with its old houses, its mansions and its beautiful Mercadial square.  

  Limoges

Train station featured in Chanel adverts

Cathedral St-Etienne

Quartier de la Boucherie – historic part of the city

Jardins de l’Eveche – walled garden with nice walk and roman artefacts

Musee national Adrien Debouche – Porcelain museum

Musee Beaux Arts – Fine arts museum

Chapelle St Aurelian – hidden chapel with fantastic interior decoration

Musee de la resistance - WW2 museum

L’aquapolis – Water Park

Hotel De Ville – Town Hall 

Segur-le-Chateau 

This picturesque small historic city is classified as one of the 'most beautiful villages of France' and on the "Route of Richard the Lionheart".

Peche Merle Cave

Prehistoric cave paintings 

Cahors

Valentre Bridge – three towered bridge

Market – huge open air market

Cathedral de St-Etienne

Historic town centre 

Perigueux 

Large Cathedral dating from the 4th century

Gallo-Roman Museum

Grotte de Tortouriac – caves under the town with impressive stalactites

Clermont-Ferrand

Puy de Dome – Volcano with roman settlement

L’aventure Michellin – Museum about michellin company

Cathedrale Notre-Dame

ASM Experience – Rugby museum

Vulcania – Volcano themed amusement park 

Oradour-sur-Glane

Living memorial to WW2 nazi massacre  

 Sarlat 

The most famous town in the Perigord  region and one of the most renowned and visited in France. It is also one of the most attractive.  

 Salers 

Famous for the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée cheeses Cantal and Salers and the breed of cattle that originates from Salers.