Local restaurants, including a gourmet restaurant, offer quality food and value for money.
Limoges and Brive offer excellent shopping opportunities.
In summer many towns and villages have regular markets or foires.
Visit one of the lakes in the area like Lac de Vassiviere where you can hire a canoe, dinghy, windsurfer or other craft.
Fishing, Mountain biking,golf, tennis, paragliding and even hot air ballooning are all just a short drive away.
An exciting day out for the children is a visit to the aerial walkways near Lac de Vassiviere or Parc Bellevue near Limoges. A bit further afield, Future Scope provides an entertaining day out for the family.
Or go back in time and take a sightseeing trip by steam train. Or follow some of the many walking routes in the region. Free pamphlets are available from Torist Offices.
In June 1944, the population of Oradour sur Glane was massacred by German troops. The village remains as it was left in 1944.
Art lovers will enjoy the Limousin's porcelain museum dedicated to all periods of Limoges china.
The town of Pompadour is the home of the French National Stud which opens its doors to the public with a variety of events throughout the year.
The Chateau, on the Route de Richard, Coeur du Lion has guided visits.
Artists and phographers will be inspired by the tranquility of the Limousin countryside. Here are some photographs taken locally.
If you enjoy seeing wildlife Les Loupes de Chabrières near Gueret and the Parc du Reynou , an Open Wildlife park, are worth a visit.
Limoges also has an Aquarium.
Three hours drive away but well worth a visit is the Puy du Fou theme park
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