Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Limoges, France

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 4.3 km
Ascend 50 m
Descend 120 m

Experience Limoges in France in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Limoges

Sight 1: Musée national Adrien Dubouché

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The Adrien-Dubouché National Museum is a French national museum dealing with Limoges porcelain and the history of ceramics. Founded in 1845 and located in Limoges (Haute-Vienne), it is part of the public establishment Cité de la céramique - Sèvres et Limoges.

Wikipedia: Musée national de la porcelaine Adrien-Dubouché (FR), Website

548 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Préfecture de la Haute-Vienne

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The Hôtel de Préfecture de la Haute-Vienne is a building located in Limoges, France. It serves as the prefecture of the department of Haute-Vienne.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de préfecture de la Haute-Vienne (FR)

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Fontaine des Barres

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The Fontaine des Barres is an old fountain in Limoges, located in the historic district of the Château, in the city center.

Wikipedia: Fontaine des Barres (FR)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: DRAC Limousin

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The Hôtel de Maledent de Savignac de Feytiat is a private mansion located in Limoges, France. It houses one of the three sites of the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Maledent de Savignac de Feytiat (FR)

134 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Basilique Saint-Michel-des-Lions

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The Basilica of Saint-Michel-des-Lions is one of the main churches in Limoges, a city in the French department of Haute-Vienne in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Michel-des-Lions (FR)

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Halles centrales

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The Halles Centrales de Limoges is a public building, the main of the two covered markets in the municipality of Limoges, in the French department of Haute-Vienne.

Wikipedia: Halles centrales de Limoges (FR)

273 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Chapelle Saint-Aurélien

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Chapelle Saint-Aurélien This Photo was taken by croucrou / Sylvain Crouzillat Cette Photo a été prise par croucrou / Sylvain Crouzillat More pictures in my personal gallery Plus de photos dans ma galerie personnelle Plus d'info sur moi sur mon site web | www.sylvain-crouzillat.com / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Chapel of St. Aurelianus is a 15th and 17th-century chapel that hosts the relics of Saint Aurelianus in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France. It is an official Historic Monument.

Wikipedia: Chapel of St. Aurelianus, Limoges (EN)

314 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Maison du peuple

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The Maison du Peuple de Limoges is a building built in 1936 in Limoges (France), intended to accommodate trade union activities.

Wikipedia: Maison du Peuple (Limoges) (FR)

223 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Pavillon du Verdurier

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The Pavillon du Verdurier is a monument in the city centre of Limoges, located very close to the Lycée Gay-Lussac. A former refrigerated pavilion built after the First World War, it was then successively a covered market, a bus station and, nowadays, an exhibition hall.

Wikipedia: Pavillon du Verdurier (FR)

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Église Saint-Pierre-du-Queyroix

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Église Saint-Pierre-du-Queyroix The original uploader was Geolim at French Wikipedia. / CC BY 1.0

The Church of St. Pierre du Queyroix is one of the main churches of Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France. It is located in the neighborhood Le Château in the greater city centre of Limoges.

Wikipedia: Church of St. Pierre du Queyroix (EN)

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Ancienne abbaye Saint-Martial

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Ancienne abbaye Saint-Martial

The Abbey of Saint Martial was a monastery in Limoges, France, founded in 848 and dissolved in 1791.

Wikipedia: Abbey of Saint Martial, Limoges (EN)

378 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Lycée Gay-Lussac

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The Lycée Gay-Lussac, commonly known as Gay-Lu, is a general and technological high school, located in the city center of Limoges (Haute-Vienne), between Boulevard Georges-Périn, Place Wilson, Rue du Collège and Place Saint-Pierre.

Wikipedia: Lycée Gay-Lussac (Limoges) (FR)

411 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 13: Monument à la mémoire des Enfants de la Haute-Vienne morts pour la défense de la patrie en 1870-1871

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The Monument to the Memory of the Children of Haute-Vienne who died in defence of the Fatherland in 1870-1871 is a memorial in memory of the French soldiers of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, located in Limoges, in the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is one of the few examples of monuments of this magnitude dedicated to this conflict. The monument is set back slightly from the Place Jourdan.

Wikipedia: Monument à la mémoire des Enfants de la Haute-Vienne morts pour la défense de la Patrie en 1870-1871 (FR)

511 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne

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Limoges Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Limoges, France. it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in 2016. It is a national monument and the seat of the Bishop of Limoges.

Wikipedia: Limoges Cathedral (EN)

698 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 15: Ancien four à porcelaine G.D.A.

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The Casseaux kiln is a porcelain kiln located in the commune of Limoges, in the Haute-Vienne. Its volume of 80 cubic meters made it possible to fire 15,000 pieces of porcelain simultaneously. It is the only one, among the five remains of round kilns still present in Limoges, to be classified as a historical monument, under the name of the former G.D.A. porcelain kiln, and accessible to the public.

Wikipedia: Four des Casseaux (FR)

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