Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Limoges, France
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3.5 km
42 m
Explore Limoges in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in LimogesSight 1: Limoges-Bénédictins
Limoges-Bénédictins is the main railway station of Limoges. It is situated on the Orléans–Montauban railway. It was named Bénédictins due to the presence of a Benedictine monastery closed during the French Revolution.
Sight 2: Champ de Juillet
The Champ de Juillet is a park in the city of Limoges, located near the Gare des Bénédictins, in the axis joining the latter to the Place Royale Denis-Dussoubs. It covers 2.7 hectares for the park alone, more than five hectares if we take into account the parking lots.
Sight 3: Préfecture de la Haute-Vienne
The Hôtel de préfecture de la Haute-Vienne is a building located in Limoges, France. It serves as the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne department.
Wikipedia: Hôtel de préfecture de la Haute-Vienne (FR), Website
Sight 4: Fontaine des Barres
The Fontaine des Barres is an ancient fountain in Limoges, located in the historic district of the Château, in the city centre.
Sight 5: DRAC Limousin
The Hôtel de Maledent de Savignac de Feytiat is a private mansion located in Limoges, France. It is home to one of the three sites of the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Sight 6: Basilique Saint-Michel-des-Lions
The Basilica of Saint-Michel-des-Lions is one of the main churches in Limoges, a town in the French department of Haute-Vienne in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Sight 7: Halles centrales
The Halles Centrale 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.
Sight 8: Chapelle Saint-Aurélien
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.
Sight 9: Vestiges de l'amphithéâtre gallo-romain
The Limoges Amphitheatre, sometimes called the Limoges Arena, is a Roman amphitheatre built in the 2nd century in the city of Augustoritum, now Limoges.
Sight 10: Restes des arènes gallo-romaines
The Limoges Amphitheatre, sometimes called the Limoges Arena, is a Roman amphitheatre built in the 2nd century in the city of Augustoritum, now Limoges.
Sight 11: Musée national Adrien Dubouché
The Musée National Adrien-Dubouché is a French national museum dedicated to Limoges porcelain and the history of ceramics. Founded in 1845 and located in Limoges (Haute-Vienne), it is part of the public institution Cité de la céramique - Sèvres et Limoges.
Wikipedia: Musée national de la porcelaine Adrien-Dubouché (FR), Website
Sight 12: Ancien atelier de sculpture-marbrerie Boirlaud
The former Boirlaud sculpture and marble workshop is a former marble building, located in Limoges, in the Haute-Vienne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is located at 11, rue de la Fonderie, in the Carnot-Marceau district, near the Limoges-Montjovis train station and the Théâtre de l'Union.
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