Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Haute-Vienne

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.

Village
87520 Oradour-sur-Glane

The village-martyr of Oradour-sur-Glane, in New Aquitaine, is a historical site preserved in memory of the massacre of 643 civilians by the SS on June 10, 1944. Its ruins, classified as historical monument, symbolize Nazi barbarism and French resistance.

Menhirs
87520 Cieux

The Menhir de Ceinturat, located in Cieux en Haute-Vienne, is the largest megalith in this department, erected in Neolithic and listed as a historical monument since 1889.

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.

Halle
87330 Mortemart

The Hall of Mortemart, built in the early eighteenth century, is a typical wooden construction located in the heart of the medieval village of Mortemart, New Aquitaine. This iconic monument, classified, bears witness to limousine rural architecture.

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.

Pont romain
87290 Châteauponsac

The Roman bridge of Châteauponsac, built in the 14th century, is a Gothic work crossing the Gartempe in Châteauponsac, Haute-Vienne, classified as a historical monument in 1990.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie de Vézelay
87400 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat

The Collège Saint-Léonard, a Romanesque building dating back to the 11th and 11th centuries in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), is listed as a historical monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the roads of Compostela.