Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Limoges, France

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 81 m
Descend 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 Limoges

Sight 1: Limoges-Bénédictins

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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.

Wikipedia: Limoges-Bénédictins station (EN), Website

427 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Champ de Juillet

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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.

Wikipedia: Champ de Juillet (FR)

653 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: 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 Haute-Vienne department.

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

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Fontaine des Barres

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

Wikipedia: Fontaine des Barres (FR)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: DRAC Limousin

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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.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Maledent de Savignac de Feytiat (FR)

134 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: 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 town in the French department of Haute-Vienne in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

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

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Halles centrales

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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.

Wikipedia: Halles centrales de Limoges (FR)

273 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: 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)

528 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Vestiges de l'amphithéâtre gallo-romain

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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.

Wikipedia: Amphithéâtre de Limoges (FR)

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Restes des arènes gallo-romaines

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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.

Wikipedia: Arènes de Limoges (FR)

393 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Musée national Adrien Dubouché

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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

413 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Ancien atelier de sculpture-marbrerie Boirlaud

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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.

Wikipedia: Atelier de sculpture-marbrerie Boirlaud (FR)

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