Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Limousin

Eglise romane et gothique
19500 Collonges-la-Rouge

The church of Saint-Pierre de Collonges-la-Rouge, a religious building of the 11th, 12th and 15th centuries, is a Romanesque and Gothic jewel in red sandstone, classified as a Historic Monument in 1905 in this emblematic Correzian village.

Clocher-mur
87110 Solignac

Saint-Pierre de Solignac Abbey, founded in the 7th century near Limoges, is an emblematic Benedictine abbey of New Aquitaine, famous for its Romanesque architecture and its uninterrupted monastic history since 2021.

Commanderie templière
23600 Lavaufranche

The Commanderie de Lavaufranche, founded around 1180 by the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem, is a fortified medieval complex located in the Creuse, New Aquitaine, mixing donjon, painted chapel and 15th century house.

Eglise gothique
87000 Limoges

Saint-Étienne de Limoges Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece of the 13th, 16th and 19th centuries, dominates the city of Limoges in New Aquitaine. Its homogeneous architecture, despite its eight-century construction, makes it an emblematic monument to the Limousin.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
87500 Coussac-Bonneval

Bonneval Castle, built in the 14th century in Coussac-Bonneval, New Aquitaine, is a rare example of a medieval fortress that has remained in the same family for 30 generations, with changes in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Château fort
87230 Chalus

Châlus-Chabrol Castle, a former 11th and 17th century castle, dominates the town of Châlus in Haute-Vienne. Known for the siege of 1199 where Richard Lion's Heart was mortally wounded, it combines medieval history with restored architecture.

Château fort
87230 Chalus

Châlus-Maulmont Castle, built in the 13th century in Chalus, New Aquitaine, is a medieval fortress marked by its defensive role and imposing architecture, now partially in ruins.

Château fort
87150 Cussac

The Château de Cromières, built between the 13th and 17th centuries in Cussac in Haute-Vienne, is a historical monument combining medieval architecture and Renaissance, marked by its towers and its frieze of merlons.