Guidebook for Dompierre-les-Églises
Essentials
Magnac Laval is a treasure trove of architecture with a character filled old quarter, winding streets and a delightful riverside lined with attractive old buildings. The town has all the charm of rural France whilst providing all the facilities you could ever need including shops, supermarket, bars, restaurants and a weekly traditional market.
Magnac-Laval
Magnac Laval is a treasure trove of architecture with a character filled old quarter, winding streets and a delightful riverside lined with attractive old buildings. The town has all the charm of rural France whilst providing all the facilities you could ever need including shops, supermarket, bars, restaurants and a weekly traditional market.
Sightseeing
Creuse – Is just over an hour drive and boasts beautiful, wild and unspoiled nature. Peaceful landscapes of bucolic hills, lakes and beautiful forests crossed by hiking trails, as well as a rich architectural and artistic heritage and the famous Aubusson tapestry.
Creuse
Creuse – Is just over an hour drive and boasts beautiful, wild and unspoiled nature. Peaceful landscapes of bucolic hills, lakes and beautiful forests crossed by hiking trails, as well as a rich architectural and artistic heritage and the famous Aubusson tapestry.
Indre – a 50-minute drive and is situated in the heart of the historical Berry province. There are many places of interest for nature and architecture lovers, including celebrated châteaux such as Valençay and Bouges, La Brenne Regional Nature Park, whose wild scenery is dotted with thousands of ponds and lakes, beautiful villages like Gargilesse-Dampierre and Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, Romanesque churches and places steeped in the memory of the writer George Sand!
Indre
Indre – a 50-minute drive and is situated in the heart of the historical Berry province. There are many places of interest for nature and architecture lovers, including celebrated châteaux such as Valençay and Bouges, La Brenne Regional Nature Park, whose wild scenery is dotted with thousands of ponds and lakes, beautiful villages like Gargilesse-Dampierre and Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, Romanesque churches and places steeped in the memory of the writer George Sand!
Charente – Also just over an hour drive with towns such as Angoulême, the French capital of the comic strip, and Cognac, famous for its brandy and its Detective film festival, as well as charming villages, castles and Romanesque churches, the Gallo-Roman site of Chassenon.
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Charente
Charente – Also just over an hour drive with towns such as Angoulême, the French capital of the comic strip, and Cognac, famous for its brandy and its Detective film festival, as well as charming villages, castles and Romanesque churches, the Gallo-Roman site of Chassenon.
Limoges is the capital city of the Limousin, with its museums, porcelain shops and factories, aquarium, botanical garden, the famous historical town ‘rue de la boucherie, with the picturesque Butchery quarters! Where one of the 52 butchery houses built in the early 13th century still stands today. Although, nowadays it is an eco-museum about the daily lives of Limoges's butchers' families.
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Limoges
Limoges is the capital city of the Limousin, with its museums, porcelain shops and factories, aquarium, botanical garden, the famous historical town ‘rue de la boucherie, with the picturesque Butchery quarters! Where one of the 52 butchery houses built in the early 13th century still stands today. Although, nowadays it is an eco-museum about the daily lives of Limoges's butchers' families.
Montmorillon - 40 minutes and known as the "City of Writing and Book Professions", is a charming town pleasantly located on both sides of the River Gartempe.
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Montmorillon
Montmorillon - 40 minutes and known as the "City of Writing and Book Professions", is a charming town pleasantly located on both sides of the River Gartempe.
Oradour sur Glane was a quiet dynamic village with a number of commerce’s until the horror of the 10th June 1944, the centre has been constructed in memory of what happened.
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Oradour-sur-Glane
Oradour sur Glane was a quiet dynamic village with a number of commerce’s until the horror of the 10th June 1944, the centre has been constructed in memory of what happened.
Parks & Nature
Vienne – Is just over an hour drive, with the city of Poitiers and its prestigious monuments, Futuroscope amusement park and futuristic atmosphere, the magnificent village of Angles-sur-l'Anglin, the medieval town of Chauvigny, remarkable Romanesque churches and fabulous murals.
Vienne
Vienne – Is just over an hour drive, with the city of Poitiers and its prestigious monuments, Futuroscope amusement park and futuristic atmosphere, the magnificent village of Angles-sur-l'Anglin, the medieval town of Chauvigny, remarkable Romanesque churches and fabulous murals.
Shopping
Le Dorat – is a 15-minute drive. The small town of Le-Dorat is still partly surrounded by a section of its original 15th century defensive walls. You can also see attractive gardens in terraces. You can enter the town through the Porte Bergere, a substantial gateway through the walls that is between two towers to the west of the town. However, it is the Collegiale Church of Saint-Pierre that most people visit Le Dorat for. Pierre has a fortified gate unique to the Limousin region. It has a factory outlet for Limoges porcelain where bargains and exquisite pieces can be found. There is also a wide range of shops, bars, restaurants superstores and a weekly market.
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Le Dorat
Le Dorat – is a 15-minute drive. The small town of Le-Dorat is still partly surrounded by a section of its original 15th century defensive walls. You can also see attractive gardens in terraces. You can enter the town through the Porte Bergere, a substantial gateway through the walls that is between two towers to the west of the town. However, it is the Collegiale Church of Saint-Pierre that most people visit Le Dorat for. Pierre has a fortified gate unique to the Limousin region. It has a factory outlet for Limoges porcelain where bargains and exquisite pieces can be found. There is also a wide range of shops, bars, restaurants superstores and a weekly market.
Entertainment & Activities
Lake Saint-Pardoux – is a 30-minute drive and a major tourist site in the Haute-Vienne. At the heart of an unspoiled, natural site, this 330-hectare artificial lake is an ideal place for countryside activities. 92 hectares are reserved for relaxing and activities (sailing, pedalos, canoeing…), 88 hectares for motor watersports and 50 hectares for fishing - enough to satisfy all desires and all pleasures for children and adults alike! There is also an Acrobatic Park in the forest and for thrill seekers and lovers of strong sensations from 3 years of age there are 6 trails with the highlights being: a forest snowboard, an aerial bike and a giant zipline.
Lake Saint Pardoux
Lake Saint-Pardoux – is a 30-minute drive and a major tourist site in the Haute-Vienne. At the heart of an unspoiled, natural site, this 330-hectare artificial lake is an ideal place for countryside activities. 92 hectares are reserved for relaxing and activities (sailing, pedalos, canoeing…), 88 hectares for motor watersports and 50 hectares for fishing - enough to satisfy all desires and all pleasures for children and adults alike! There is also an Acrobatic Park in the forest and for thrill seekers and lovers of strong sensations from 3 years of age there are 6 trails with the highlights being: a forest snowboard, an aerial bike and a giant zipline.
Parc ZOO Du Reynou - 45 minutes Located in Le Vigen, south of Limoges, Reynou is set around a 19th century castle, you can meet more than 600 animals of 130 species from the five continents and discover more than 120 plant species, while admiring the ancient trees in your walk.
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Parc Zoologique de Reynou
Domaine du ReynouParc ZOO Du Reynou - 45 minutes Located in Le Vigen, south of Limoges, Reynou is set around a 19th century castle, you can meet more than 600 animals of 130 species from the five continents and discover more than 120 plant species, while admiring the ancient trees in your walk.