Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Limousin

Bridge
23340 Gentioux-Pigerolles

The Senoueix Bridge, known as the Roman Bridge, is a 17th-century bridge located in Gentioux-Pigrolles en Creuse, which has been a historic monument since 1990. It spans the Thaurion in a preserved natural setting.

City gate
23300 La Souterraine

The Saint John Gate is a 15th-century medieval tower in La Souterraine (Creuse), a vestige of the city's fortifications. Built of granite, it peaked at 25 meters with slots and mâchicoulis, and served as a prison until 1860.

Tower
23400 Bourganeuf

The Zizim Tower, built between 1484 and 1486 in Bourganeuf (New Aquitaine), is a medieval round tower classified as a historical monument, famous for having housed the Ottoman prince Djem in forced exile.

Tower
23260 Crocq

The remains of Crocq Castle, built in the 12th century, dominate the village of Crocq in Creuse. This castle, which is now partially restored, bears witness to the feudal history of the Dauphiné d'Auvergne.

Castle
23300 La Souterraine

The castle of Bridiers, medieval ruin of the 14th–15th centuries in La Souterraine (Creuse), is an ancient vicomtal castle dominated by a restored circular dungeon, surrounded by a medieval garden and open to the public.

Templar Commandery
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.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
23300 La Souterraine

The Notre-Dame de La Souterraine church, built between the 11th and 13th centuries, is a Roman-Gothic jewel located in New Aquitaine, famous for its medieval crypt and its 60-metre bell tower, classified as a historical monument since 1840.

Clocher-wall
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.