Ambazac tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lac de Saint-Pardoux at 15 km from Ambazac

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Visit Ambazac: highlights and tourist information

Ambazac is situated in the Haute-Vienne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ambazac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lac de Saint-Pardoux at 15 km and Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat at 15 km.

Ambazac, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 15 km (direction north-west)

The Lac de Saint-Pardoux s a large leisure lake in the Haute-Vienne department...

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 15 km (direction south-east)

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat, with its medieval houses and collegiale church, is a reminder that the town...

See Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat guide

Limoges

at 17 km (direction south-west)

Limoges is not usually featured on a list of 'must be visited places' but...

See Limoges guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 27 km (direction west-south-west)

The quiet town of Aixe-sur-Vienne has few important monuments, but is a pleasure to...

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 29 km (direction west)

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane is a memorial town, now maintained in the condition it...

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Pierre-Buffiere

at 29 km (direction south)

The small village of Pierre-Buffiere is listed as a village d'etape - a village...

See Pierre-Buffiere guide

La Souterraine

at 32 km (direction north-north-east), in the Creuse department

La Souterraine is one of those 'hard to find' traditional French towns that are...

See La Souterraine guide

Bellac

at 33 km (direction west-north-west)

The small market town of Bellac has some medieval houses of interest, and a...

See Bellac guide

Montrol-Senard

at 35 km (direction west)

Montrol-Senard is a traditional Limousin village which has been turned into an ecomuseum....

See Montrol-Senard guide

Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction west-north-west)

Now listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', Mortemart is a very pleasant...

See Mortemart guide

Le-Dorat

at 38 km (direction north-west)

In the small town of Le Dorat you will enjoy exploring the old town...

See Le-Dorat guide

Lake Vassiviere

Scenery at 38 km (direction east-south-east)

The largest lake in Limousin, Lake Vassiviere is a popular leisure lake with numerous...

See Lake Vassiviere guide

Saint-Junien

at 39 km (direction west)

After exploring Saint-Junien and the Collegiale Church of Saint-Junien be sure to also visit...

See Saint-Junien guide

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 40 km (direction west-south-west)

Le Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to the public...

See Le Jardin de Liliane guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Haute-Vienne

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Reserve excursions near Ambazac

Map of places to visit near Ambazac

Markets in and near Ambazac

• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (15km)
• Limoges: market every day (18km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (28km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (39km)
• Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (43km)
• Chalus: market Friday (47km)
• Bugeat: market Thursday - seasonal market only (57km)

More information about Ambazac, Limousin

Tourist attractions near Ambazac, France

What to do at Ambazac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ambazac.

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (18km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (15km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (24km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (39km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (12km)
• Lac de Vassivière (38km)
• Site Corot (40km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (17km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (17km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (30km)
• La Souterraine (32km)
• Bellac (33km)
• Magnac-Bourg (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (39km)

Geography and distances

Ambazac is in the southern-centre of France at 17 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Ambazac is 330 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Ambazac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Jonchere-Saint-Maurice, Saint-Martin-Terressus and Saint-Sylvestre.

This page in French: Visiter Ambazac