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French region, on the left side, somewhat below the center of France, west of the  Massif Central.

The northern part of the Limousin forms the historic landscape 'La Marche'.

Departments in Limousin : Corrèze [ 19 ], Creuse [ 23 ] and Haute-Vienne [ 87 ]

Capital City Limousin : Limoges 


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Camping & Caravanning

 
Relax on the finest campsites. You can stay in a huge, fully equipped tent with 4 bedrooms or a luxury mobile home with shower and toilet.
Tents have sprung beds with thick mattresses and there is electric lighting and a full-size domestic refrigerator. Mobile homes have fitted kitchens, bath/showers and models range from a Classic Midi (sleeping up to 6) to our top-of-the-range Villa Grand Deluxe with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms/toilets.

  Eurocampings   -   ACSI International Camping Guide  -  Limousin

Car Rental Limousin

  Holiday Autos   -    
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  Sixt   -   

Holiday Homes / Cottages / Apartments


Cottages4you is the leading UK provider of self-catered holidays throughout France.



  Soleara   -   Cottages in France   

Hotels in Limousin

  Hotels in Limousin   -   Hotel Guide Limousin
Hotels in Feytiat, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Limoges, Saint-Pardoux, Pierre-Buffière, Altillac, Uzerche, Guéret, Tulle, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Saint-Junien, Chamboulive, and more.



  Hotels in Correze
Hotels in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Altillac, Uzerche, Tulle, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Chamboulive, Allassac, Argentat.

  Hotels in Creuse   -   Hotels in Guéret, Pontarion, Bonnat

  Hotels in Haute Vienne 
Hotels in Feytiat, Limoges, Saint-Pardoux, Pierre-Buffière, Saint-Junien

  Hotels in Limoges

 
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Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 
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Travel Guides Limousin / Related books

Travel Guides Limousin  [ amazon.co.uk ]

  Road Map Auvergne-Limousin (Aa Touring Map France 09) - 0749568739
Fully updated, this map combines clear design and an easy-to-read scale with more road detail to ensure that you never lose your way. It includes information on toll points, service areas, road numbers, motorways, dual carriageways and wide and narrow local roads. National Parks, ski resorts, visitor attractions and towns and places of interest are also highlighted. The map is presented in a practical slimline format, with a durable weatherproof cover for protection from the elements.
Map: 2 pages; Publisher: AA Publishing; 4th edition edition (31 Mar 2011); ISBN-10: 0749568739; ISBN-13: 978-0749568733.

Transport / How do I travel to Limousin

  Limoges Airport   -   Aéroport de Limoges   -   Bellegarde [ LIG ]
  Brie Champniers Airport  [ ANG ]
  Deols Airport [ CHR ]
  Poitiers-Biard Airport [ PIS ]   

 
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  Airline Ticket /  Discount Flights 
Flight tickets Limousin.

  SNCF   -   French Railways   -   train travel planner

   -   fantastic fares from all of the UK's major ports

    -   Dover - Calais / Portsmouth to Cherbourg / Portsmouth to Le Havre
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.


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  Tourism Limousin

  Regional Government Limousin

  Limoges   -   Capital City Limousin   -   Ville de Limoges

  Corrèze [ 19 ]   -   Conseil Général de Corerze
  Creuse [ 23 ]   -   Conseil Général de Creuse
  Haute-Vienne [ 87 ]   -   Conseil Général de Haute-Vienne
  Haute-Vienne   -   Préfecture de la Haute-Vienne et de la Région Limousin

  Collonges la Rouge 
  Collonges-la-Rouge   -   Tourist Board Land of Collonges-la-Rouge 
Communities : Branceilles, Chauffour sur Vell, Collonges la Rouge, Curemonte, Lagleygeolle, Ligneyrac, Lostanges, Marcillac la croze, Meyssac, Noailhac, Saillac, St Bazile de Meyssac, St Julien Maumont
  Curemonte   -   see Curemonte.org or l'Association des Maires Correze 
Curemonte is a medieveal village and among the most beutifull French Villages. It is mentioned in the 'Historic monument additional list. Curemonte is located in the Brive area in the southern part of the Limousin region and the Correze department, next to the Lot department. It belongs to the Dordogne area.
  Mortemart [ Haute-Vienne, 87 ]  -  see Haut Limousin
  Saint Robert
  Ségur le Château   -   Tourist Board Segur le Chateau
  Treignac   -   see Treignac 
  Village de Turenne

Other villages that ask for a detour :

In Corrèze : Argentat, Aubazine, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Bort-les-Orgues, Corrèze, Ussel, Uzerche, Vigeois.
In Creuse : Aubussan, Bénévent-l'Abbaye, Crocq, Crozant, La Souterraine, Le Masgot, Moutier-d'Ahun.
In Haute-Vienne : Châlus, Eymoutiers, Le Chalard, Le Dorat, Rochechouart, Saint-Léonard, Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Solignac...

Cuisine  -  Limousin Food

The pâté aux pommes de terre is one of the specialities of the Limousin.

  Traditional music Limousin 
Hurdy-gurdy, musette du centre [ bagpipe native to Central France with two drones, one an octave below, and the other two octaves below, the tonic of the chanter ], violin, accordion and the Chabret limousine (limo bagpipe).

History of the Limousin

  Histoire Limousin [ French language ]
According to Julius Caesar in the Gallic War, the current region was inhabited by the tribe Lemovices who played a large role in the Gallic resistance. The capital of this tribe was the oppidum Villejoubert, located in the commune of Saint-Denis-des-Murs in Haute-Vienne.

  Limoges was the most famous European center of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae. See History Limoges.

Music, Arts & Culture in the Limousin, Events

  Culture of Limousin [ French language ]

Limoges is most famous for its fine porcelain, but the art-related history of Limoges began with champleve enamel work in the 12th century, during which time boxes and other decorative items were exquisitely crafted in intricate designs in enamel. This art form in Limoges developed into painted enamel and later into painted porcelain. See for more Wikipedia

  Limoges porcelain
Designates hard-paste porcelain produced by factories near the city of Limoges.

Although the Limousin is not known as one of the most religious of France, the tradition of pilgrimage and worship of saints is still very present in the traditional state.

  Ostensions
The Ostensions are a popular and religious tradition, deeply rooted in the history of the Limousin, they take place in Limoges and in 18 communes in the Haute-Vienne, Creuse, Charente and Vienne. See Youtube [ torchlight procession of the shrines of saints protectors of the city of St-Michel-des-Lions at the Cathedral of St. Etienne de Limoges ] and Diocèse de Limoges.

  Collectors Encyclopedia of Limoges Porcelain - 1574321714
Mary Frank Gaston 
Hardcover: 456 pages; Publisher: Collector Books,U.S.; 3rd Revised edition edition (26 July 2000); ISBN-10: 1574321714; ISBN-13: 978-1574321715.


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