Between city and nature just a stone's throw away, the city of art and fire has many amazing landscapes to discover. We give you the essential spots and on Limoges and its surroundings to film and photograph.

The 10 must-see spots in Limoges

Upper town side

City of Limoges – Vincent Scrive

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Limoges-Bénédictins station

La Limoges-Bénédictins station voted the most beautiful station in France and its architecture from the beginning of the XNUMXth century. By the same architect and not far from the station, the Greenhouse pavilion, art deco building decorated with mosaic

Benedictine Station

Central Halls ©City of Limoges -Laurent Lagarde

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The Central Halls

The Central Halls for a Limousin snack on site at the counter or in one of its restaurants. Two steps away, place of the church of Saint-Michel des Lions and the secret Temple courtyard…

The central market

OTI Limoges A. Lacotte

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The butcher's quarter

Le Butcher's quarter, typical with its half-timbered houses

The butchery district

Adrien Dubouché Museum ©Anne-Sophie Dubreuil
Anne-Sophie Dubreuil

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The Adrien Dubouché National Museum

Le Adrien Dubouché National Museum, the Porcelain Museum with its collections and its exceptional architecture combining classic and modernity of the XNUMXst century.

Adrien Dubouché National Museum

Limoges Town Hall ©City of Limoges

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City Hall

The beautiful facade of City Hall and porcelain fountain

City Hall

Cité district side

Cathedral of Saint-Etienne ©City of Limoges Julien Dodinet

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The Cathedral of Saint-Etienne and the historic district of the city

La Cathedral of Saint-Etienne and Historic district of the City especially the Rajat Street, there is “Notre-Dame du Peiteu” on the facade of the Lavandières house

St. Stephen's Cathedral

Fine Arts Museum © City-of-Limoges
Fine Arts Museum © City-of-Limoges

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Beaux-arts museum

Le Limoges Fine Arts Museum, located in the former Episcopal Palace

Limoges Museum of Fine Arts

Bishop's Garden ©Laurent Lagarde

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Gardens of the Bishopric and its hidden Sainte-Marie-de-la-Regule Abbey

The gardens of the Bishopric extend over 5 hectares in the heart of the Cité district.

Park and gardens of the Bishop's Palace

Banks of Vienna ©Vincent Schrive

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The Edges of Vienna

In a green setting and its medieval bridges: Saint-Etienne and Saint-Martial bridges

Edges of Vienna

Anne-Sophie Dubreuil

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Casseaux Kiln Museum

Classified as a historical monument, on the history of porcelain workers, the museum is located on the banks of the Vienne

Casseaux Furnace Museum – Old porcelain oven – Historical monument

Benedictins station ©Loic Lagarde

THE BENEDICTIN STATION

It is undoubtedly the emblematic building of the city and the people of Limoges are proud of it: the most beautiful station in France!

6 unusual spots around Destination Limoges

The French garden, Château de la Borie, Solignac, 2020. ©Nicolas Gaillard

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A tour of our most beautiful castles

Le Losmonerie Castle and its raspberries, Borie Castle and its gardens & the Castle of Coussac-Bonneval

Contemporary Art Gallery – Château de la Borie

Anne-Sophie Dubreuil

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Reynou Zoo Park

Surrounded by nature on the historic estate of the Haviland porcelain family with 130 species from around the world

Reynou ZOO Park

©CRTNA

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The Great Lakes

Saint-Pardoux lake, Vassivière lakes, Saint-Hélène lake in Bujaleuf…

Vassivière lake

Corot site ©Anne-Sophie Dubreuil

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Corot site in Saint-Junien

Along the Glane, a preserved environment is listed in the inventory of natural monuments and sites, a natural area of ​​ecological, faunal and floristic interest.

Discovery trail of the Corot Site

Claude Andrieu

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Collegiate Church of Saint-Leonard de Noblat

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the Routes of Santiago de Compostela

Romanesque collegiate church of Saint-Léonard de Noblat listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Now, to your cameras! Do not hesitate to share them with us. #DestinationLimoges.

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