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16th May 2008
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Welcome to Limousin Tourism & LeisureWelcome to Leisure and Tourism in the Limousin. Whether you're lucky enough to live in the Limousin or you're simply holidaying in the region, you'll never be short of something to do. Tourist sites to visit, walks in the countryside, drives, sport, painting and lots more, covering Leisure & Tourism in the Haute Vienne, Creuse and the Correze |
Limousin Holidays & Leisure
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Check out Videos of the regionCanoeing on the River DordogneClick here to see full size clip Strawberry Fair 2006, Beaulieu sur Dordogne Click here to see full size clip Oradour sur Glane - Village of Martyrs Click here to see full size clip |
Made up of three departments, the Haute-Vienne, Creuse and the Correze and to the west of the Massif Centrale the Limousin takes its name from a Celtic tribe called the Lemouices, which occupied the area at the time of the Gauls.Archeological sites indicate the man first settled in the region from 150,000BC at Chalucet in the Haute Vienne and at Crozant in the Creuse. Remains from later fortifications
As well as the wonderful landscapes, the Limousin is also home to a great many attractions. Whether you are in to museums or motorbikes, there are loads of great places to visit for all the family.
Catherine and Jim Jamieson moved to Chardent last July and since then have been busily renovating their farmhouse near Rancon. Before relocating to Haute Vienne Catherine spent many years ...
3400 kilometres of trout rivers and streams and thousands of lakes; Horse riding along leafy country lanes, across open fields or through majestic forests, roads where you're more likely to meet a cow than a car; hundreds of kilometres of marked trails through forests and open countryside, mountain biking,Churches, châteaux, ruins, standing stones; the Creuse quite simply has it all.
The Corrèze is perhaps the least well-known department of the Limousin, however I have a feeling this may be about to change. The Corrèze is geared up to give you one of the most action packed holidays of a lifetime. From Mountain Biking to canoeing, Horse riding to Hang-gliding and from fishing to ...
In the Limousin in 1995 the first two stopover villages appeared in France: Bessines-sur-Gartempe and Magnac-Bourg. Nowadays, nineteen communities in thirteen departments and eight regions are Villages-Etapes, focusing on attracting ...
In recent years due to an increase in the number of tourists visiting Argentat, the town has made enormous efforts to achieve a ‘tourist friendly’ environment and has and has had to invest in improving the quality ...
We had visitors over last week from England and so we treated the week as a holiday oursleves. Well, "pourquoi pas?" as they say in France. It’s always hard to get anything done when people are staying with you so it’s easier to go with the flow and commit to enjoying yourself...
Situated in the Haute Vienne, between St-Junien and Bellac, Oradour is a village like no other. It is kept as a memorial to the horrific massacre that was visited on it and its inhabitants by a retreating German SS Panzer division. In all 642 ...
Following on from last month’s weekend in an MGB sports car, courtesy of Joffreny Classic Car Tours, FE Limousin was invited by Susan Burgessvirr of Nearly Heaven flying school to take to the skies of the Limousin in a Robin DR 400 aeroplane.I met Susan at Limoges airport...
Evaux les bains is situated just in the Creuse on the Limousin / Auvergne border in the “Pays de Combraille” an area of cattle breeders and farmers.
Welcome to the green countryside of Limousin, where calm open spaces still exist. Situated on the grounds of a 200 acre estate, Saint Junien Golf Club offers all the modern comforts with a 3 star Hotel, 18 Hole Golf Course & Superb restaurant.Come and take advantage of...............
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"Even if it is less well-known, the artist's colony of the Creuse Valley underwent a parallel evolution with the one of Barbizon. One can find in the artists the same motivation, the same attraction to the country subject and also the same subsistence problems that all hard-up artist's encounter. From 1830, the first painters frequented the ...
It was interesting to read Edward Priestley’s article about fishing in the Limousine. It is always good to get another perspective and information on different waters. He is certainly right in saying that there are so many un-fished waters in the region. So much so, that it would be possible to fish a different one every day ...
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When Richard the Lion Heart, son of Elanor of Aquitaine, inherited the Duchy in 1169 he set off on a crusade with the French King Philippe-Auguste. In his absence the regional overlords took the opportunity to strengthen their defences against his return. The line of fortified towns and castles which
The Creuse, which is part of the Limousin Region of central France isn't terribly well- known, even to the French as a tourist location. If you ask them, the majority would even have a hard time locating it on a map. Its position, with its south-east border known as the first step of the ...
The diversity of the Pays de Trois Lacs is surprising. It has a plenty to offer – water, culture, heritage, legend and landscapes that will leave you breathless.
Aubusson Tapestry has been famous throughout the world since the 14th Century. It's origins were born with the arrival of weavers from Flanders, who took refuge in Aubusson around 1580.
La Riviera Limousine is often an expression used when referring to this small town in the south of the Corrèze. From the mild climate, to the Mediterranean accents and the palm trees, it is sometimes compared with the Côte d’Azur. It also shares the same name as a high-class resort ...
Open roads, great scenery, hardly any traffic on the roads and yet stuck behind the wheel of some non-descript saloon car or similar! That was me and indeed still is me, yet for a weekend a few weeks ago, courtesy of 
During the mating season amongst stags, the males let out loud, deep, roaring sounds within the depths of the woods.In the Limousin forests from the middle of September to the middle of October every year at exactly the same time, impressive roars can be heard for miles...
For many tourists to this region, visiting gardens is a very popular past-time. Over the past few years various individuals and associations have been either creating or restoring gardens with the aim of opening them to the public. Today, a dozen sites are accessible to the public...
Now that summer has finally arrived here is a guide to the more unknown places to visit in this beautiful region...Including Albussac, Meymac, Monceaux-sur-Dordogne, Saillac, Saint-Greniez-ô-Merle and many more ......
What do the Kulu Valley in India, Kent in England, Erigdir in Turkey and West Corrèze in France all have in common? It is apples, apples and more apples! The south of Limousin and in particular Corrèze, is a huge apple growing area with now more than 500 apple growers and some 4000 Ha under cultivation. 
There’s a little corner of France that for centuries has managed to keep its treasures secret from almost everyone. I’m not talking about diamonds or gold or precious stones but ...
