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In the heart of Limoges, a timeless district nestles a stone's throw from the covered market. On the menu: picturesque heritage, good restaurants, artisan shops, bohemian cafes... No doubt, it smells like a gourmet walk that flatters our taste buds and our curiosity.
A bit of history: head to the Saint-Aurélien chapel
A medieval marvel sublimated by its baroque decorum. The masterpieces even begin before crossing the entrance. There, on the central square of the district, charming and on a human scale, the pretty building offers a steeple covered with chestnut shingles. A cross carved in soft stone and a Calvary recall the devotion of the historical people of the district, generations of butcher families. It is this body so necessary for the supply of an entire city that settled here centuries ago.
All the houses were inhabited by people in the trade. The interior of the chapel has many beauties in store: a altarpiece housing the relic of patron saint Aurelian, ex-votos plastered on the walls, remarkable sculptures including the famous group “The Child with the Kidney”.
To understand the life of yesteryear, a museum space, the butcher's house at 36 rue, is open in summer or by reservation at the Tourist Office the rest of the year. We enter rooms kept in the juice with utensils and personal objects. From the shop to the attic via the slaughterhouse, we are changing eras. Exciting.
Picturesque and modern: the lively Boucherie district.
Coming out of there, you have to stroll through the alleys, find the Place Barreyrette, shaded and discreet, admire the innumerable half-timbered houses, scrutinize the sculpted, standing stones.
For a drink or a bite rue de la Boucherie
Each storefront is more beautiful than the other, do not miss that of the bookseller which is one of the most photographed. In the line of sight on the way up, the fabulous Central Halls in Baltard style to 368 porcelain panels. It's the promise of taste. It is also, a belly of Limoges which takes shape: Butcher's restaurants are renowned, the bars are well-filled for lively discussions, and even a grocery store restaurant where we live “locally”.
- The Little Bellies Restaurant, for lovers of traditional French cuisine.
- Restaurant Le Versant, for cheese lovers, but not only!
- Restaurant CHAM FEL, for a taste journey around the Mediterranean.
- Café Cantine Grocery Store La Locale, for a meal, a drink or 100% gourmet shopping. local.
- Restaurant L'Amphitryon, to enjoy exceptional and inspired cuisine.
- Restaurant Café Catering Idylle, to enjoy delicious, hearty brunches.
- Bar Le Duc Etienne, for a friendly after work with friends and why until the end of the night.
For shopping with independent retailers
On the shopping side, great shopping is to be expected at creators, decorators, and the famous canal gallery which highlights a unique know-how of our destination: enamel.
- Ferdinand Shop, the nice shop where you can find gifts for all tastes.
- Boutique Madam Edit', stationery addict, this store is made for you!
- Concept Store Stronzo Shop, a real “Alibaba’s cave” to spruce up its interior.
- Boutique Bazar Marguerite, the girly decoration store that will make you fall in love.
- Concept Store La Manufacture Française, 100% ethical, 100% made in France to please you without feeling guilty.
- Boutique Les Petits Palmiers, fan of the bohemian chic look? Go to them!
- Somersaults and Roudelous, looking for the perfect gift for your little ones? It's this way.
- Fire and Flame Workshop, in the same register as the Galerie du Canal, discover unique creations around the arts of fire
An event to remember: The Frairie des Petits Ventres
Finally, a date to remember, the third Friday of October where The Frairie des petits-ventes, major event around taste, and specialties such as girot, chestnut pudding, veal head and strawberry, mutton tongue, mutton balls but also potato pâté, galétous, clafoutis and flognarde…!
Say you're in the middle of a city in a "village" atmosphere, it is to admit that time does not flow like elsewhere here.
Frairie of the little bellies
+ information on gourmet addresses in Quartier de la Boucherie…
