Visite guidée du cœur historique de Saint Léonard de Noblat et de sa collégiale avec le Pays d'art et d'histoire de Monts et Barrages en LimousinAs you wander through the squares, streets and passageways, you will see the preserved facades of medieval and Gothic buildings. You’ll pass between the round and square towers, visit the Romanesque collegiate church, slip through secret passageways and spot the remains of the gates and surrounding walls that once encircled the town.
Saint Leonard De Noblat Place Republique Tour Ronde Clocher C Ot NoblatNobiliacum first appeared a few centuries before the year 1000. Originally a simple little village overlooking the Vienne valley, the town developed over the centuries. The two main driving forces behind its growth were its dynamic commercial and craft activities and the development of the cult around the tomb of Saint Léonard, patron saint of prisoners and pregnant women, still venerated today.
Every 7 years, during the popular Ostensions festival Limousines, the saint’s relics are exhibited in the town as part of a grand historical procession.
Saint Léonard de Noblat is one of the best-known towns in the Haute-Vienne! The historic town attracts many accolades: Plus Beaux Détours de France, Sites et Cités Remarquables, the only Remarkable Heritage Site in France ( Limousin), Ville et Métiers d’art… not forgetting its Romanesque collegiate church, listed by UNESCO as one of France’s Pilgrim Routes to Santiago de Compostela!
Fancy cycling in the footsteps of the great champion cyclist Raymond Poulidor? Set off on one of “Poupou’s” training circuits in the valleys of Limousin with a 42km road loop!
A short 4 km loop starting from the town centre to discover the old bridge district, the banks of the Vienne, the viaduct and the surrounding countryside.
Get on your mountain bike and explore the mills, villages, ponds and streams around Saint Léonard de Noblat. You’ll be following part of the famous Santiago de Compostela trail.
