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Spend your Christmas holidays in the Haute-Vienne and enjoy a magical experience! 🌟

We’ve selected 5 Christmas activities that are sure to please all your family over the festive season! Attend a magical Christmas concert, tell yourself Christmas stories in a secret and mysterious place in Limoges, let yourself be carried away by the magic of the Christmas markets, teleport yourself to Africa or take a train ride with Father Christmas… 🎅

A nifty programme for your Christmas holidays in 2025, wouldn’t you say? So, which Christmas activity will you choose for your stay in Limousin? 🎄

Quick overview

1. Christmas concert by candlelight

with the 1001 Notes Festival

Delight your eyes and ears over the Christmas holidays! The 1001 Notes association is offering a candlelit Christmas concert in the Basilica of Saint-Michel des Lions. ⛪

The 1001 Notes Quartet and the Bayonne Pays Basque Choir will perform polyphony, traditional tunes and carols in this enchanting Limoges venue. 🎶

Let yourself be transported by the magic of Basque and Occitan choirs in the soft glow of candlelight. Just the thing to warm hearts this Christmas! 🕯️

2. Experience the enchantment of Christmas markets

An outing full of sweetness, delicacies and little surprises

Let yourself be carried away by the enchanting atmosphere of the Christmas markets: twinkling lights, decorated alleyways, passionate craftsmen… Every stop is a little interlude of happiness. 🎁

As a family, take advantage of the free entertainment, admire the illuminated facades, let the children smile on a merry-go-round ride and enjoy a mulled wine or steaming chocolate. 🎠

And, of course, treat the little ones to a magical moment with Father Christmas 🧑‍🎄. A real concentration of Christmas spirit! ☃️

3. Christmas tales in a fairytale setting

Secret and magical Limoges

During the Christmas holidays, the Underground of La Règle can be visited by candlelight and to the rhythm of Christmas tales! 🎄

Take advantage of your Christmas holidays in 2025 to plunge into a secret and magicalLimoges, lit only by candlelight. Open your ears wide and listen to the tour guide recount the history of this place and its most beautiful Christmas stories… A magical experience not to be missed! 🎇

4. A journey to Africa at the heart of the Limousin

Immerse yourself in the animals at Reynou Zoo

What could be a more unusual Christmas activity than to escape to Africa from the heart of the Limousin? Spend a moment of relaxation and a change of scenery by spending your Christmas holiday 2025 in the lodges at Zoo du Reynou. 🦁

Immersed in the African plain of Parc Zoo du Reynou, you’ll stay with a breathtaking view of giraffes, ostriches and white rhinos. For one or more nights, it’s like being transported to the African savannah… just 15 minutes from Limoges! Just what you need for a wonderful Christmas! 🦒

5. Tchou tchou, on the train with Father Christmas!

From Limoges to Eymoutiers

Christmas is just around the corner and your little ones can’t wait to meet the little man in the pointy hat? 🎅 Join Santa on a train ride from France’s most beautiful station to the Petite Cité de Caractère® ofEymoutiers! 🚂

During the journey, your little ones will enjoy entertainment and then a snack on arrival, and little Father Christmas will already be giving them their first present… Surely, your children will have Christmas stories to tell their little friends when they get back to school! In short, Christmas holidays in the Haute-Vienne are an experience to be savoured 😉