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MONUMENTS CASTLES TYPICAL TOWNS AND VILLAGES MUSEUMS ECO-MUSEUMS (K6) ORGNAC-SUR-VEZERE (F2-F3) The typical architecture of the includes picturesque villages of old BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE (H3-I3) (G5) (G1) Château d’Estresses Château de Comborn half-timbered or stone houses, with slate or lauze stone roofs (as can be Musée Labenche - Art and History Museum Musée Départemental Espace des Vieux Métiers, A castel dating from the 14C, 15C and 16C, Square tower (Tour Carrée) Remains of a 15 th century castle and its chapel. Visits of the keep, seen in Xaintrie), as well as numerous fountains, bridges, mills, wells and Miscellaneous collections: geology, palaeontology, archaeology, famous de la Résistance et de la de la Locomotion et des Traditions Populaires ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE and King Eudes’Room (Salle du Roi Eudes). Terraced gardens overlooking th underground rooms and 10 century crypt. Open all year by prior sculpted crosses. men and history, art and decorative arts, folk traditions and natural history. (Museum dedicated to traditional trades, locomotion and folk traditions). the . Open from 1 July t o 31 August and by prior arrangement. arrangement. Tel: +33 5 55 73 77 23 Different periods of history have left a wealth of remarkable architectural Open all year. Tel: +33 5 55 18 17 70 - www.musee-labenche.fr Déportation Resource centre. Open all year. Free This museum displays 300 000 tools and various machines from some thirty Romanesque architecture spread widely in the Bas- region Tel: +33 5 55 91 10 28 - [email protected] vestiges in villages and towns such as , Aubazine, Centre d’études Edmond Michelet POMPADOUR (E2) different trades. Smithy and boiler-making demonstrations. th th Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze, , of charge. Tel: +33 5 55 26 24 36 from the 11 to the 13 centuries. The granite soil provided a strong, BORT-LES-ORGUES / LANOBRE (E11) e The museum is dedicated to the Resistance and Deportation. Château du XV siècle Gimel-les-Cascades, , , Pompadour, La Roche-Canillac, [email protected] Open from 15 March to 30 November. natural material for the construction of attractive Romanesque Château de Val Visit of the terraces, Castle, the Marquise stables and the Orangerie, Open from 2 January to 24 December. Free of charge. Tel: +33 5 55 25 23 65 or Tel./Fax: +33 5 55 25 01 64 Tulle, , Ussel and . (See description in the Corrèze Practical Tel: +33 5 55 74 06 08 - www.centremichelet.org buildings of a high quality. The most beautiful buildings are found in A feudal fortress overlooking the Lac de Val, built from 1440 onwards Musée du Cloître National Stud Farm, La Rivière Mare Farm, racecourse. Guide). (E6) Aubazine (Cistercian abbey), Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Meymac, Tulle, by the d'Estaing family. Spring and summer exhibitions, as well as Variable opening times. Tel: +33 5 55 98 51 10 or +33 6 78 62 97 00 EGLETONS (E8) A museum devoted to the heritage of the musi cal entertainment at 9pm in July-August. Open from 1 April to Jean Ségurel exhibition Uzerche and . www.les3tours-pompadour.com Centre de Découverte du Moyen-Age Tulle region, including an accordion 15 October, during the February and November school holidays, as well ’S MOST (Middle Ages Discovery Centre) An exhibition retracing the life and work of this famous accordionist, 2 collectio n which is unique in France. keen cyclist and creator of the Les Monédières Gold Cup There are a number of other remarkable churches throughout as during the Chistmas period. SAINT-GENIEZ-Ô-MERLE (I8) de Merle BEAUTIFUL VIL - 350m of exhibition space on the history, art and techniques of the Middle the department, including -Pompadour, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Tel: +33 5 55 96 02 49 or +33 4 71 40 30 20 - www.chateau-de-val.com Ruins of a feudal fortress (12 th - 14 th century). Visit to a 10-hectarepark Ages. Open from 16 February to 15 November . Tel: +33 5 55 93 29 66 Open all year. Tel: +33 5 55 26 91 05 (Bol d’Or des Monédières). Open from 15 March to 30 November. LAGES www.ville-tulle.fr Tel: +33 5 55 21 21 0 0 or +33 5 55 21 34 68 Collonges-la-Rouge, , Saillac, Saint-Angel, Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière (G6-G7) including remains of the village, a reconstructed farm, a medieval LA CHAPELLE-AUX-SAINTS (J5) Collonges-la-Rouge (I4) : Brive-la-Gaillarde, Maison Treilhard and Saint-Robert… Château de Sédières garden, fortress and Maison Madège also possible.Open from April Musée de l’Homme de Neandertal “Jean Bouyssonie” COLLONGES-LA-ROUGE (I4) th th to early-November. Tel: +33 5 55 28 22 31 or +33 5 55 28 27 67 A village built from red sandstone, Exhibits include a presentation of the Neanderthal period and the (15 and 16 centuries) hence the name, and the former Musée des Armes High-quality goldwork Guided tours, plus a festival featu - www.st-geniez-o-merle.com reconstruction of a grave in which a replica of a skeleton found in 1908 Maison de la Sirène, des seigneury of the Viscountcy of is displayed. Open from Easter to November school holidays and by prior A collection of knives and firearms from the Arts et Traditions can be seen in the ring exhibitions, concerts, contem - SAINT-FREJOUX (C10) Turenne. Sights of interest i nclude Tulles Weapons Factory and from around the porary music, opera, equestrian arrangement. Tel/Fax: +33 5 55 91 18 00 - www.neandertal-musee.org Populaires churches of Aubazine, Château du Bazaneix its castles, houses with turrets and world spanning a period from the 17C to the This museum is dedicated to folk Auriac, ballet, as well as activities and A feudal castle surrounded by a moat, with two corner towers and bartizans, old market hall, and MEYMAC (C8/9-D8/9) present day. Open all year. entertainment for children and Musée de la Fondation Marius-Vazeilles art and popular traditions. Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, one staircase tower, all added in the 14 th century. Currently undergoing slate and lauze stone roofs. Free of charge. Tel: + 33 5 55 26 22 15 Open from 1 July to 15 September, families. Open from 15 June to 20 The museum contains collections relating to prehistory, the Gallo-Roman www.ville-tulle.fr Brive, , September and during the spring restoration. Visits of the kitchen, oratory and guardroom. weekends and public holidays (J5) : A medieval period, the late Middle Ages and regional ethnology. Open from May to , Donzenac, and autumn exhibitions. Open in July and August. early November. Tel: + 33 5 55 95 19 15 or + 33 6 15 07 78 21 USSEL (C9-C10) outside of this period. village with three châteaux and Tel: +33 5 55 84 08 03 Egletons, Gimel, , Tel: +33 5 55 27 76 40 - Tel: +33 6 83 17 64 98 - www.bazaneix.fr.st [email protected] Musée du Pays d’Ussel , Mercoeur, three churches. Fine old houses and Tel/Fax: +33 5 55 25 42 48 Château de Sédières www.sedieres.fr TURENNE (J3-J4) Château de Turenne Collections of art, religious ethnography, Cloître de Tulle Noailles, Saint-Fréjoux, ramparts line the narrow streets. NEUVIC (E9-F9) www.amisdecollonges.fr Castle ruins, Tour du Trésor (an 11C keep with guardroom) and Note the attractive corn exchange. crafts, and illustrations of traditional trades are all displayed Saint-Viance, (J8) Musée de la Résistance Henri-Queuille TREIGNAC (C5-D5) Tour César (12-13C) with its panoramic views. in this local museum. Open from 16 May to 27 September . Free of charge. Sainte-Fortunade, Carbonnières towers This museum is dedicated to the life of Henri Queuille and to the Resistance Musée des arts et traditions populaires de la Haute et Open from April to October and on Sunday afternoon out of season. Saint Robert (G1) : Situated Tel: +33 5 55 72 54 69 or +33 5 55 72 40 73 during opening hours. and Tulle. Ruins of an 11C and 14C feudal fortress, comprising two square towers movement in the Haute-Corrèze, and displays interesting ethnographical Moyenne Vézère - Maison Marc Sangnier . Tel/Fax: +33 5 55 85 90 66 - www.chateau-turenne.com . on a hill in the Yssandonnais, collections. Open from 15 July to 31 October or by prior arrangement. www.ussel19.fr/presentation_16 html (the south tower was defensive in nature, the north tower residential), Saint-Robert retains much of its Ethnographical collections. Open in July and August. and village. No charge. Curemonte Tel: +33 5 55 95 96 87 - www.musee-henriqueuille.com Tel: +33 5 55 98 15 04 or +33 5 55 98 35 26 - www.tourisme-treignac.fr medieval character with its narrow UZERCHE (E3-E4) Tel: +33 5 55 28 70 84 (town hall) - www.goulles.correze.net th (E6) There are also a number streets, medieval shop-fronts and 12 century Romanesque church. Centre Régional de of Baroque altarpieces Musée du Président ART C ENTRE MOUSTIER-VENTADOUR (E8) Documentation sur to be seen. Ségur-le-Château (E1) : Local capital during the Middle Ages. Modern history museum exhibiting a selection of MEYMAC (C8/9-D8/9) Ruins of the Château de Ventadour l’archéologie du paysage Ruins of a 12C fortified castle, half-timbered houses and remains which 150 gifts received by Jacques Chirac during his Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Imposing ruins of an 11C fortress overlooking the Gorges de la Luzège time as President of the Republic from 1995 to This documentation centre contains Abbaye Saint-André from a height of 200m. Currently undergoing restoration. bear witness to the presence of a court of appeal. 15 th century entombment 2007, in addition to a reserve collection of information on the landscape of the This modern art centre displays thematic exhibitions on Guided tours during the summer - advanced booking required throughout Limousin from Antiquity to the present day. in Reygades (Sound and Turenne (J3-J4) : The former capital of the Viscountcy. Interest is 1,300 objects (visits possible). the main artistic movements from 1970 to the present day. the year. Tel: +33 5 55 93 04 34 - [email protected] Open all year. Tel: +33 5 55 73 26 07 Uzèrche Light Show all year). centred on its old houses, the remains of the feudal castle with its Tour Closed in January (except the first week of the month). Open all year round except Monday, during exhibitions. www.archeologie-paysage.org LUBERSAC (E2) César and delightful views, and the Chapelle des Capucins. Tel: +33 5 55 21 77 77 - www.museepresidentjchirac.fr Te l: +33 5 55 95 23 30 “Les Trésors de la Maison des Archiprêtres” Château de Pompadour http://asso.info-limousin.com/cacmeymac/ TRADITIONAL CRAFTS AND TRADES Permanent sacred art centre. Presentation of a selection of gold and Centre d’Art Contemporain de Meymac silversmith work, paintings, sculptures and liturgical vestments from BORT-LES-ORGUES (E11) LAPLEAU/ (G8-G9) the churches in Lubersac-Auvézère. Variable opening dates and times. Cascades de Gimel Musée de la Tannerie et du Cuir Viaduc des Rochers Noirs Tel: +33 5 55 73 97 31 - www.ville-lubersac.fr LA TOURBIÈRE WATER-SPORTS AND • Vézère-Monédières outdoor sports and activities centre in Treignac GASTRONOMY (Tanning and leather museum). This 92 m-high viaduct spans the Gorges de la Luzège. Opened in 1913, DU LONGEYROUX (D8-D9) FRESH-WATER FISHING (on the Vézère and on the banks of a recreation lake). Rafting available. Exhibition of around twenty machines used NEUVIC (E9-F9) it was used by the old “Transcorrézien” steam-train until 1959. No access to the superstructure. Guided tours on request for groups A biological area of national • The Base de la Minoterie in Uzerche (on the Vézère). The Corrèze is well-known for processing skins. Video presentation and Maison de l’Eau et de la Pêche (M.E.P.) More than 40 man-made lakes, 6 of which have a surface area and individual visitors. Tel: +33 5 55 27 52 61 or +33 5 55 27 67 30 interest situated on the Rafting also available. for its excellent cuisine. old photos. Open all year. This centre provides information on local waterways and fishing, river of more than 100 hectares, and 6 water-sports centres in • Oxygène centre in Saillant de (on the Vézère). maintenance and experiments. Aquarium and exhibitions. Open all year plateau. The peat bog covers a vast Argentat, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Bort-Lanobre, Bort-les-Orgues/ The region's gastronomic Tel/Fax: +33 5 55 96 85 59 Rafting also available. reputation is upheld by by prior arrangement, as well as during the summer season. ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES depression of 250 hectares which Sarroux , and Tulle. In the Corrèze, holidaymakers are perso.orange.fr/museecuir/ Various rental outlets in Argentat, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, its famous poultry Tel: +33 5 55 95 06 76 - www.mep19.fr NAVES (F5) gave rise to the Vézère river. spoilt for choice with a wide range of activities available, such as swimming, sailing, windsurfing, speedboating, water-skiing, Bort-les-Orgues/Sarroux, , , , Monceaux sur-Dordogne, (geese, ducks), delicious DONZENAC (G3-H3) Les Arènes de Tintignac (Tintignac Amphitheatre) SAINT-JULIEN-AUX-BOIS (I8) THE DORDOGNE VALLEY jet skiing and rowing. Roche-Le-Peyroux, Treignac, Tulle, Uzerche, , Voutezac. meat (Limousin beef, Les pans de Travassac A superb archeological site of Celtic origin (3C BC) sous la mère milk veal), The medieval farms of the Xaintrie Between Argentat and Beaulieu, Lakes with a surface area greater than or equal to 6 hectares (ha) : (Travassac slate quarry). An introduction An educational and vivid re-creation of the life of peasants in the Guided tours during the summer. GABARE AND BATEAU-MOUCHE BOAT TRIPS ON THE DORDOGNE and its foie gras and Lac de Val in Bort-les-Orgues (CDE11) 1 075 ha to the slate worker's trade and traditional Xaintrie in the year 15C. Open from Easter to 30 September. Tel: +33 6 09 25 15 18 - www.tintignac.asso.free.fr the Dordogne valley boasts unique confit products. Potato techniques in an area which has been mined for more than three centuries. architecture and a superb natural Lac de la in Neuvic/Liginiac (EF9/10) 410 ha Tel: +33 5 55 28 31 30 or +33 6 87 49 34 53 Handiplage label millassous, stuffed cep Open from March to November (reservation required) for groups and SAINT-MERD-LES-OUSSINES (B7-B8) Gallo-Roman remains of Les Cars, dating from 2C-3C. Free a dmission. landscape. Lac de Marcillac-la-Croisille (G7) 230 ha Clafoutis mushrooms, stuffings, from May to October for individual visitors . SAINT-MERD-DE-LAPLEAU (G8) Lac de Viam (C6) 189 ha chestnut sausages, Guided tours in July-August and on request for groups and individual MILLEVACHES - MONÉDIÈRES freshwate r fish (trout, pike and pikeperch) are followed by Tel: +33 5 55 85 66 33 - www.lespansdetravassac.com Maison du Patrimoine Lac du Causse Corrézien in /Lissac (I2) 100 ha visitors . Tel: +33 5 55 95 18 68 or + 33 5 55 95 18 43 Parc Naturel Régional flavoured desserts, such as “flaugnarde” and “clafoutis”, and Reconstruction of a school classroom from the 1930s. Lac des Bariousses in Treignac (C6) 99 ha Open in July-August or by prior arrangement (48hr in advance). www.otsi-bugeatsornac.free.fr - www.ot-meymac.visite.org Millevaches in the Limousin liqueurs made from walnuts, bilberries and raspberries. TULLE (G5) Lac de in Servières-le-Château (I7-H7) 45 ha Accordéons de France Maugein Tel: +33 6 72 68 77 82 or +33 5 55 27 83 70 A granite plateau which extends for miles and includes vast stretchs Lac de Sèchemailles in Meymac (D8) 40 ha GASTRONOMIC EVENTS Visits to the accordion-making factory by prior arrangement throughout Étang du Prévot in Clergoux (G7) 33 ha the year (except from 1 to 23 August). Tel: +33 5 55 20 08 89 off forests and moorland. Further south, the harmoniously rounded BEAULIEU-SUR-DORDOGNE (JK5/6) Strawberry festival in May. LOCAL HERITAGE CENTRES NATURAL HERITAGE Lac de Bournazel in (F5) 32 ha FISHING www.accordeons-maugein.com contours of the Massif des Monédières can be found. (I5) Award-winning departmental horse-chestnut CHAUMEIL (E6) Le Coiroux in Aubazine (H4-H5) 24 ha SUPERB NATURAL SITES The Corrèze is home to 5 000 km of streams and rivers and more than and sweet-chestnut fair in October. Maison des Monédières GORGES DE LA DORDOGNE Lac de Ruffaud à St-Priest-de-Gimel/Gimel (F6-G6) 24 ha 4 000 hectares of reservoirs and man-made water recreation areas, BRIVE LA-GAILLARDE (H3-I3) Fatted duck and goose market EXHIBITION SITES A centre providing information on the local area. (I6) Les cascades de Murel Of major ecological interest, these gorges provide visitors with Lac de Ponty in Ussel (D10) 18 ha making it one of the largest hydrographic networks in France. Exhibitions by local artisans ans artists. Open from June to September. Étang de Meyrignac-l’Église (E6) 17 ha (foires grasses) from December to March. Breeding and milk calf 3 successive waterfalls, formed by the Franche Valeine river, a huge area in which to pursue their leisure activities. The area has Fish species: ARGENTAT (I6) Tel/Fax: +33 5 55 21 21 24 - [email protected] Lac de Poncharal in Vigeois (F3) 15 ha festival last weekend in August. Maison du patrimoine (Local Heritage Centre). This museum is cascade over a maze of rocks. a number of vantage points and sites of interest, such as Orgues de Bort, • High densities of cyprinids, such as carp, bream, barbel, bleak, Saint-Nazaire, etc. Plan d’eau de Miel in Beynat (I5) 12 ha CHAMBERET (C5) Cherry festival in June dedicated to local history and archaeology from protohistory to CHASTEAUX - LISSAC (I3) Le Causse Corrézien Pavillon Bleu and Handiplage labels roach, gudgeon, minnow, tench, dace and chub. The highly prevalent th FEATS OF ENGINEERING Lac du Deiro in Egletons (E7/8) 11 ha carp can reach a significant size; 13 special “night carp” fishing CHARTRIER-FERRIERE (I3) Award-winning truffle market in January the 20 century. Open from early June to late-September. (Corrèze limestone plateau) One of the most original areas of the NOAILLES (I3) Gouffre de la Fage Tel: +33 5 55 28 06 16 or +33 5 55 28 10 91 - www.argentat.fr BORT-LES-ORGUES (E11) Pont-Aubert in Soursac (G9) 8 ha stretches are hugely popular with fishing enthusiasts. CHAUMEIL (E6) Bilberry festival in July Hydro-electric dam department, providing a habitat for Mediterranean-type flora and A chasm with beautiful draperies in a variety of colours, richly (C6) Étang de la Borde in Gumont/La Roche-Canillac (H7) 6 ha • Carnivorous fish stocks consist of pike, perch and pikeperch. Their CONCEZE (F1) Raspberry festival in July This impressive fauna. decorated calcite bridges, and a multitude of stalactites, columns and Maison du Granite area is huge and every year record catches are recorded in the larger CORREZE (F6) Mushroom festival in October construction, 120 m fantastic shapes and palaeontological deposit . Themed routes, sound and CANOEING-KAYAKING reservoirs. Discover the history of this superb natural resource so typical of the Plateau CHAUMEIL (E6) Le cirque de Freysselines SAILLAC (3 km from Collonges-la-Rouge - I4-J4) high and 390 m long, light show, film on the life of bats, and games for children. Open from Canoeing and kayaking are other pleasant ways of exploring the de Millevaches. Open all year. Tel: +33 5 55 95 18 68 The botanical heart of the Monédières (moorland, ciliate and calluna • Salmonid species, brown trout and the common grayling Fresh walnuts and walnut products festival in October (a biennial event) encloses a 1,075 ha 1 April to 30 September and during the November school holidays. Corrèze and can be enjoyed on 5 rivers offering different levels cohabit the main 2 nd category rivers: the Dordogne, Vézère and Corrèze. lamaisondugranite.free.fr heather, eagle bracken, dwarf gorse, bilberry, service trees, conifers, etc). USSEL (C9-C10) reservoir. With 4 other Tel: +33 5 55 85 80 35 - www.gouffre-de-la-fage.com of difficulty: the Corrèze, Diège, Dordogne, and Vézère. The department’s extensive 1st category network contains substantial THE VEZERE VALLEY National calf’s head (tête de veau) day in August LISSAC-SUR-COUZE (I3) dams (Marèges, l'Aigle, 1 white-water section on the Dordogne at stocks of brown trout. The gorges and a lush green valley with water-mills and Roman bridges Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne. (JK5/6) VIGEOIS (F3) Moulin de Lissac (an annexe of the centres in Neuvic - see and 13 Specific “graciation” fishing stretches have been created in which bear witness to the age-old connection between water and stone . 5 canoeing/kayaking centres offer introductory Fête de la Pomme et du Boudin (Apple and Boudin Sausage Festival) opposite). The displays at this mill include presentations on the Causse le Sablier) , this is one of young fish must be released alive; this initiative should enable good the largest hydro-electric Bort les Orgues courses and organise trips: fishing. (1 november) Corrèzien landscape, as well as the different aquatic ecosystems, plant and GIMEL-LES-CASCADES (G6) Les cascades de Gimel • The Base de l’Auzelou in Tulle (on the Corrèze). constructions in France. Strictly controlled visits. Advance booking A succession of three waterfalls, 143 metres high, in the Gorges de la Nationally rated lakes out of a total of 67 public and private lakes VOUTEZAC (F2) animal life in the area. Permanent exhibition. Information point for fishing required via the Pays de Bort-Artense tourist office . Open from 1 April to • The A.D.N. centres in Argentat, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Brivezac Peach festival in July enthusiasts and hikers. Fishing courses and theme-based (flora and fauna) Montane: the Grand Saut, the Redole and the Queue de Cheval. and Monceaux-sur-Dordogne (all on the Dordogne). “Aquarando” (including some specialist fishing lakes) are available to the general November school holidays. Free admission. public, enabling families and beginners alike to enjoy a day’s fishing. Different location every year hiking trips also available. Open all year by prior arrangement. Open from 1 st March to 1 st November. (a type of canyoning), canoe-rafting, hydro-speeding and Tel: +33 5 55 96 02 49 - www.bort-artense.com gabare boat trips available. Regional apple festival in October Tel/Fax: +33 5 55 85 87 50 - www.mep19.fr Tel: +33 5 55 21 26 49 or +33 5 55 21 29 87 Tourbière du Longeyroux One brochure, “Fishing in the Corrèze” is available on request.

DOCUMENTATION PARKS AND GARDENS HIKES AND TREKS 9 BEGINNERS’ ROUTES OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES REQUEST In Chamberet, Clergoux, Liginiac, , Marcillac-la-Croisille, Meymac, 4 GOLF COURSES AURIAC (GH8) SHORT WALKS Monceaux-sur-Dordogne, La Roche-Canillac, Ussel and Voutezac. A DVENTURE PARKS Les Jardins Sothys. 3.7 hectares gardens established upon the initiative of SOTHYS and based • Mayaventure in Aubazine around the theme of cosmetics. A 26-hectare wooded park surrounds the ga rdens. Open More than 400 short walks GOLF DU COIROUX PARC DU COIROUX in AUBAZINE (H4-H5) 25 April to 11 October, except Monday. Tel.: +33 5 55 91 96 89 - www.lesjardinssothys.com CYCLE TOURING 7 routes enabling visitors of all ages to 3 permanent trails for cycle tourists in the CORREZE (description 18 holes + 9-hole pitch and putt. Open all year. I would like to receive: CHAMBERET (C5) The department’s communes, tourist offices and local associations Tel: +33 5 55 27 25 66 safety negotiate their way through the trees. offer a range of trails designed to help you explore the local available on request from the Comité Départemental de la Fédération Parc de l’Angle arboretum, Jardin des Saveurs et des Senteurs (scented garden) with free admission. GOLF DE BRIVE “PLANCHETORTE” in BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE (H3-I3) Tel: +33 5 55 27 21 10 Maison de l’arbre et de la Nature (Tree and Nature Museum). Presentation of different countryside, its heritage and its traditions. These routes can be found Française de Cyclotourisme. Tel: +33 6 77 23 69 58). *Accomodation : ecolo gical, biological and economic features of life in the forest. Open April to October. 18 holes. Open all year. Tel: +33 5 55 87 57 57 Tel/Fax: +33 5 55 97 92 14 in local topo-guides and are available in the department's Informati on: Tel: +33 5 55 29 98 78 various Tourist Offices (list available on request). GOLF DE NEUVIC D’USSEL in NEUVIC (E9-F9) • Val Aventure in Lanobre (Château de Val). 7 routes enabling COLLONGES-LA-ROUGE (14) HIKING - LONG-DISTANCE FOOTPATH- 9 holes + 9 holes. Open all year. visitors of all ages to safety negotiate their way through the trees, plus ❏ Camping-caravanning and chalet-mobile home Terrasses de Peyrelimouze. Italian garden overlooking the Pays 2 inter-département topoguides highlight local sights of interest, de Collonges-la-Rouge. Open from 1 st May to 30 September by including monuments, local landscapes and impressive natural features: GRANDE RANDONNÉE (GR® - GRP®) Tel: +33 5 55 95 98 89 “the 1 km zipwire” challenge above the lake. Tel: +33 4 71 40 34 14 gu ide prior arrangement only. Free admission • GR 46 : Vassivière – , crossing the Corrèze from north to GOLF DU CHAMMET in (A7) Tel: +33 5 55 84 07 17 or +33 6 73 57 08 99 • Parc naturel régional de Millevaches (Chamina - Edition AIRBORNE ACTIVITIES ❏ Hotel guide collection) 45 routes, 24 of which are in the Corrèze south through the Vézère valley (145 km in the Corrèze) . 9-hole course open daily except in winter. (15) Tel: +33 5 55 94 77 54 At an altitude of 500m, this Nature and Discovery trail is home • Le Limousin à pied (FFRandonnée pédestre ® collection) • GR 440 : “Millevaches - Monédières”, a walk through the Limousin ESPACE DE LOISIRS AÉRIENS to 500 original species from around the world. 800m-long 3 take-off sites in Monceaux-sur-Dordogne (I6): hang-gliding school, ❏ Regional “chambres d’hôtes” guide arrow-marked circuit, plus a slide show. 33 routes, 10 of which are in the Corrèze. mountains (170 km). (bed and breakfast) July and August: open weekends and public holidays; open in flight simulators, two seater hang-gliding flights. April, May, June and September by prior arrangement. MOUNTAIN-BIKING CIRCUITS • GR 480 : Cère and Dordogne (76 km in the Corrèze). Tel/Fax: +33 5 55 25 47 78 - www.jardins-de-lostanges.com ADN Vol Libre. Tel: +33 5 55 28 86 45 or +33 6 86 96 60 12 ❏ List of holiday villages and gîtes The trails described in the PR topo-guides listed above also include • GRP (local footpath) : Le Causse Corrézien (48 km), les Gabariers MEYMAC (C8/9-D8/9) Neuvic (70 km), Gorges de la Vézère (50 km), les Monédières (45 km), between ESPACE DU VENT DES MONEDIERES A 2,5-hectare landscaped garden ornamented with wood and specific information for mountain-biking throughout the department. 2 take-off sites in Chaumeil (E6) : hang-gliding, paragliding school, ❏ Regional “Clévacances” rental property guide granite sculptures. Open all year round by prior arrangement. Free admission 3 F.F.C. (French Cycling Federation) bases in Chamberet, Liginiac the Dordogne and Ventadour (100 km), Millevaches (51 km), Xaintrie Tel: +33 5 55 95 29 23 - www.domainedulac.net and St. Augustin. Blanche (58 km), Xaintrie Noire Sud (56 km). twin-seater maiden flights, kites, model aircraft. NEUVIC (E9-F9) 3 F.F.C.T. (French Cycle Touring Federation) bases in Argentat, • Transcorrézien and -Orléans-Corrèze linear Monédières 1 take-off site in (D6) : paragliding school, twin-seater maiden flights . *Leisure and cultural activities (in French only): Neuvic agricultural park and arboretum (awarded the “Jardin Remarquable” label). Monédières Millevaches Vol Libre. Tel: +33 5 55 98 00 93 or +33 6 21 38 63 69 An exceptional collection of remarkable trees. Open in July and August, and weekends Clergoux “Château de Sédières”, Tulle and 4 centres in routes (114 km between Laguenne and Ussel and 110km between ESPACE 1000 SOURCES in June, September. Advance bookings required for groups from 1 june to 31 October. Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Lissac-sur-Couze, Uzerche and Voutezac. Argentat and Uzerche). HOT-AIR BALLOONING Tel: +33 6 73 96 48 45 or +33 5 55 95 81 31 - www.parcsjardins.fr CORRÈZE IN BUGEAT (C6) ❏ Practical guide in English 1 mountain biking descent trail in Veix • Hiking circuit around Brive-la-Gaillarde and its • Association Montgolfières en Riviera Limousine SAINT-SETIERS (A8) suburbs (120 km). Created upon the initiative of , it is situated an altitude of 800m in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne (J5-J6) . Arboretum and sylvatum at an altitude of almost 1,000m. Open May to September or by at the heart ot the Parc Naturel Régional de Millevaches. The quality of its Tel: +33 6 83 43 36 01 or +33 5 55 91 02 65 ❏ Activities for children prior arrangement. Tel. +33 5 55 95 61 75 - www.parc-arboretum.com Lac du Causse Corrézien • Le Doustre and Plateau des Etangs routes (70 km loop) facilities enables it to offer sports training courses, seminars, nature/sport and discovery classes and relaxing residential stays throughout the year. • S.A.R.L. Corrèze Montgolfière - 6 hot air balloon take-off sites St YRIEIX-LE-DEJALAT (E7) Tel: +33 6 83 43 36 01 ❏ Walking and hiking 2 Tel: +33 5 55 95 58 58 - www.espace1000sources.fr Jardin du Centaure with 400m of medicinal and aromatic plants, as well as plants used for HORSE-RIDING / TREKKING • Cyrille GIRODOLLE in Pompadour and all other sites. dyeing. Guided tour on the use and mythology of plants. Open in July and August. 39 riding centres, all belonging to the Comité Départemental de OUTDOOR SPORTS RESORTS Tel./Fax: +33 5 55 98 71 97 or +33 6 87 51 60 57 ❏ Horse-riding Tel./Fax: +33 5 55 93 93 79 Tourisme Équestre, offer walks, treks, carriage rides, ponies, trips for (MULTI-ACTIVITIES)F USSEL (C9-C10) children and adults, and courses in preparation for horse-riding exams. MICROLIGHTFLYING in Brive-Laroche, Egletons, Monceaux-sur-Dordogne, Jardin de la Ganille (rue du Puy La Ganille) with its 800 varieties of perennials. Open by 7 in ARGENTAT/BEAULIEU-SUR-DORDOGNE (I6-JK5/6), ❏ Fishing prior arrangement 15 May to 15 September. Tel: +33 5 55 72 37 87 or + 33 6 71 20 06 12 350 km of riding trails across the Corrèze, linking the main riding LISSAC-SUR-COUZE (I2), MARCILLAC-LA-CROISILLE (G7), TREIGNAC (C6) , Peyrelevade centres in the department, are maintained and waymarked (in orange). (H2/3) TULLE (G5), UZERCHE (E3-E4), and VOUTEZAC (F2/3-G2/3) 5 FLYING CLUBS in Brive-la-Gaillarde (H3-I3) , Egletons (E8) , ❏ Summer events (Publication in June) Les jardins de Colette. A floral garden created on the theme of the writer Colette and her La Route des Haras : the three stud-farms of the Peyrelevade (A7) and Ussel- (C9-C10) . love of nature. Maze. Open from 4 April to 8 November (Pompadour, and ) can be linked in 10 stages (5 of which are in CLIMBING Tel: +33 5 55 86 75 35 - www.lesjardinsdecolette.com the Corrèze). 9 fully-equiped sites in -LE-BAS, BORT-LES-ORGUES (Orgues), , OTHER ACTIVITIES ❏ Visits to companies in the Limousin VOUTEZAC (F2/3-G2/3) 38 GÎTES and overnight huts (relais d’étapes) provide GROS-CHASTANG (Le Pont de Sagne), MOUSTIER-VENTADOUR (roches de Ventadour) , ASTRONOMY : in Monceaux-sur-Dordogne (site desChansèves) (I6) Parc du château du Saillant (awarded the “Jardin remarquable” label), SAINT CERNIN-DE-LARCHE (cirque de Ladou), SERVIERES-LE-CHATEAU (falaise A listed site on the banks of Vézère. Topiary garden and wooded islands. accommodation for trekkers . 4x4: in Aubazine (H4-H5) ❏ Group tours Open only by prior arrangement by calling: +33 5 55 84 94 91 de la Chapelle Notre-Dame du Roc), UZERCHE (rocher du Moulin dans les gorges KARTING : 2 circuits in Egletons (E8) and Lubersac (E2) NORDIC ACTIVITIES/HUSKY TREKS de la Vézère), VOUTEZAC (Saut du Saumont). ESCALAD’ARBRES in CHAMBERET, Sites open to the public : Potager Noël Boudy (vegetable garden) in The “Randonnées en Corrèze” and OFF-ROAD MOTORBIKING - QUAD-BIKING - S.S.V. in Confolent-Port-Dieu Brive-la-Gaillarde (H3-I3), the park of the Château de Pebeyre in St Pardoux-la-Croisille CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING : in (C7) and Saint Setiers (A8) MARCILLAC-LA-CROISILLE (base nautique) and in SAILLANT DE VOUTEZAC (GH7), Massif des Agriers Arboretum in Lamazière-Haute (A10), Jardin du Bardot in “Tourisme équestre en Corrèze” brochures (C11), Darnets (E8), (I4), Toy-Viam (B7) and Voutezac (F2/3-G2/3) Marcillac-la-Croisille (GH7), Arboretum in Ségur-le-Château (E1), Arboretum in Sérilhac are available on requ est (in French only). HUSKY TREKS : in Bugeat (C6) (Oxygène centre). VIA FERRATA in /VOUTEZAC (Vézère site) (I5), Château de la Diège in Ussel Arboretum (C9-C10) Oxygène Centre. 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