Europe > France > Limoges: Weather, Climate and Travel Guide

Located in the southwest of France, in Haute-Vienne, Limoges has just over 280 000 inhabitants, and it was long renowned for the quality of its porcelain, which is still very present today among the other arts fire, ie the work of stained glass, ceramics and enamel. Crossed by the Vienna, the city is accessible by the A20, which connects Paris to Toulouse by train from Bordeaux, Paris, Toulouse, Lyon and a Airport is 15 minutes from the city center, allowing trips to Lyon, Paris, Ajaccio, or Clermont-Ferrand and to England, and to some tourist destinations during peak season. In Limoges, you can take the trolley, but also walk on foot in the many pedestrian streets of the center. Divided into Upper Town, former castle district viscounts, and city, ancient city of the Bishop, Limoges has two historic hearts, reflecting 2,000 years of history through an architectural heritage and various items. You can visit the Saint-Etienne cathedral overlooking Vienna; the Saint-Michel-des-Lions church; Bénédictins Train Station with its imposing 20th century architecture; instead of Motte with its trompe l'oeil fresco; Rue de la Boucherie and beautiful half-timbered houses; Circular spot Denis Dussoubs, created by Turgot in 1760, with its characteristic red color; Verdurier the pavilion, covered with sandstone, former cold place today for exhibitions; the central market with their impressive steel structure; the Temple courtyard and mansion granite and timber adorned with a Renaissance staircase; City Hall from 1883, inspired by that of Paris, and its square featuring a pretty fountain decorated porcelain. Museum lovers will not be left out, they will discover the Pavilion of the Museum of Porcelain or Distilleries, or the Resistance Museum, not to mention, very close to the city, the center of the Oradour Memory sur-Glane, a must see.