Limoges

commune in Haute-Vienne, France

Limoges is a city in the Limousin region of France.

For other places with the same name, see Limoges (disambiguation).

Get in

By plane

Limoges is mostly served by low-cost airlines such as Ryanair and Easyjet, with flights mainly from United Kingdom.

  • 🌍 Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (Aéroport de Limoges – Bellegarde), 81 Av. de l'Aéroport (7 km west of Limoges, bus #26 runs between city centre and the airport a couple of times a day, however, not at convenient times for most flights. A taxi will run you €28 to the centre of Limoges (€38 on Sunday). You can take buses #17 and #33 from Le Breuil which is about 2km walk away, down a busy road with no pavement to the main bus terminal (Place Winston Churchill), operating to similar sparse timetables to the airport bus.). (updated May 2023)

By train

There are direct connections with Paris, Toulouse, and several regional destinations.

Get around

There is an adequate local and regional bus system for longer trips, operated by STCL. Walking is the obvious choice within the city centre.

See

  • 🌍 Limoges Fine Arts Museum (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Limoges), 1 Pl. de l'Évêché, ☏ +33 5 55459810. (updated May 2023)
  • 🌍 National Museum Adrien-Dubouché (Musée national Adrien-Dubouché), 8Bis Pl. Winston Churchill. (updated May 2023)
  • 🌍 Museum of Resistance in Limoges (Musée de la Résistance de Limoges), 7 Rue Neuve Saint-Étienne. (updated May 2023)
  • 🌍 Limoges Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges). Roman Catholic church. It's built in a combination of Gothic, Renaissance and Romanesque architectural styles reflects the fact that construction started in 1273 and did not finish until 1888. It is a national monument and the seat of the Bishop of Limoges. (updated May 2023)
  • 🌍 Chapel of St. Aurelianus (Chapelle Saint-Aurélien). Houses the relics of relics of St. Martial and has stain glassed windows. It also has the most striking feature including the 65 m high tower with a spire surmounted by a big bronze ball. (updated May 2023)
  • 🌍 Church of St. Michel des Lions (Église Saint-Michel-des-Lions). (updated May 2023)
  • 🌍 Châlucet Castle (Château de Châlucet) (10 km south of Limoges,). Ruined castle built during the 13th century. (updated May 2023)
  • Bridges of Saint Martial and St-Etienne
  • Botanical gardens including Jardin botanique de l'Evêché and Jardin botanique alpin "Daniella"
  • Chateau de La Borie is home to the Centre Culturel de Recontre de la Borie et l'Ensemble Baroque de Limoges
  • Crypt of Saint Martial
  • The Castle with 12-metre-high walls.
  • The railway station, Gare de Limoges Bénédictins, inaugurated in 1929 and built in Byzantine style.

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Routes through Limoges
Paris ← Châteauroux ←  N L'Occitane S  → Brive-la-Gaillarde → Toulouse


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