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Limousin
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Neglected and driven past, Limousin has only recently become popular
with tourists looking for off-the-beaten track holidays where the
quintessential old fashioned image of rural France still exists.
Limousin cattle graze on the pasturelands, sheep roam over the
lower slopes of the Cévennes and the rivers and lakes teem
with fish. Increasingly they teem with practically every form of
outdoor water activity imaginable, from fishing to kayaking.
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Lac de Vassivière
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The countryside works hard for its living here. Pasturelands support
the famous Limousin cattle and the clear waters of the river Creuse support
the dye making for the centuries' old tradition of tapestry making.
It’s fairly remote, refreshingly underpopulated with clutches of
villages and towns that seemingly have changed little in hundreds of years.
Traditional crafts such as tapestry and weaving have seen a resurgence
due largely to some modern innovations and enamelled cloisonné
jewellery being back in demand.
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One of the Plus Beaux Villages de France at Collonges la Rouge
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Uzerche’s steep ramparts and winding river have changed
little since medieval times
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Horse lovers head for Arnac-Pompadour and the surrounding stud
farms
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The ruined hilltop castle dominates the stone town of Aubusson
on the river Creuse
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Tapestry museums proudly display the once noble industry
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Millevaches plateau is a forgotten rural idyll
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Limoges’ major museum is devoted to its past glories
in porcelain
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16th century frescoes near former fortress Château Rochechouart
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Stark monument to wartime atrocity in Oradour sur Glane
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