Points of interest on La Velidéale in Limousin

Overlooking the Graine and Vayres valleys, the Château de Rochechouart has been home to the Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute-Vienne since 1985. Landscape, history and the imaginary are the three main themes behind the creation of this institution by the Conseil départemental de la Haute-Vienne....

 Rochechouart

Get your fill of thrills with the activities on offer at the Saint-Victurnien leisure park! Take a supervised course in rock climbing, archery or orienteering, or enjoy fishing, mountain biking, hiking, slacklining or orienteering thanks to the QRcode. You can also canoe and kayak down the Vienne wi...

 Saint-Victurnien

This 12th-13th century church was consecrated to "Audentius" in 1230. Today, it houses his relics under the choir of the crypt. Its granite-columned canopy, shingled bell tower and crypt, which opens out at the foot of the choir steps (housing the body of Audentius), was the burial place of Anne de...

 Saint-Auvent

The church owes its name to the two stone lions guarding its south porch. Its Limousin-style bell tower, vast interior space and relics of the main saints of the diocese make it a remarkable sanctuary. The current building was constructed over more than a century. Only the vaulted volumes date back...

 Limoges

The cobbled, humpbacked Saint-Martial bridge resembles the Saint-Etienne bridge. However, its origins go back much further: its piers rest on Roman granite bases. It replaced a ford further downstream (la Rôche-au-Gô), and extended the city's decumanus maximus. Today, it leads to an ancient island o...

 Limoges

Original creations in leather, accessories, jewelry and leather goods, often incorporating fine stones or Limoges porcelain. The leather used in our creations comes mainly from Tannerie Bastin in Saint-Léonard de Noblat. Entirely handmade, saddle-stitched, riveted, dyed and finished with in-house be...

 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat

Jean-Marie de Saint Nicolas organizes tours of the "Pierres Initiatiques de Saint-Nicolas", a monumental park of sculptures, engravings, imaginary constructions and a village of atypical granite architecture. Crafted since 1981 by Jean-Marie himself, the park has been overlooked since 2022 by the "J...

 La Geneytouse

Manufacture of leather objects inspired by Celtic, historical or fantasy themes. Urzhal is a craftsman who combines traditional methods with modernity and history. Yannick Douniau is a hard worker who doesn't hesitate to seek his inspiration in multiple creative universes. Eager to satisfy his custo...

 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat

The Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix sanctuary is located 200m from the town of St-Auvent, at the most picturesque point of the Gorre river, whose bed is cluttered with rocks, resulting in the formation of numerous rapids and several wooded islands. Commonly referred to as "the little Lourdes of the Limousin",...

 Saint-Auvent

In Saint-Léonard de Noblat, Manufacture J.L. Coquet has been creating and manufacturing the purest, most original and innovative porcelain since 1824, with the greatest respect for traditional skills. The workshop carries out the entire manufacturing process on site: paste, molds, chromos, decoratio...

 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat

Three gardens, awarded the "Remarkable Garden" label, surround the Château de Losmonerie: - a formal flower garden surrounding the historic buildings - a gourmet walk with rare fruit trees and a collection of raspberry bushes - a wild garden, an exceptional site on the banks of the Vienne, with its...

 Aixe-sur-Vienne

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 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat