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Visit Bellac: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The small market town of Bellac has some medieval houses of interest, and a picturesque bridge across the river

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

Tourist classifications for Bellac include "village d'etape".

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Mortemart at 11 km and Montrol-Senard at 12 km.

Bellac, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le-Dorat

at 11 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Le-Dorat guide

Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction south-west)

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

See Mortemart guide

Montrol-Senard

at 12 km (direction south-west)

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

See Montrol-Senard guide

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 19 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 21 km (direction south)

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

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Brigueuil

at 24 km (direction south-west), in the Charente department

Here in Brigueuil it is the roman style church that is the most interesting...

See Brigueuil guide

Saint-Junien

at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Saint-Junien guide

Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

at 29 km (direction west), in the Charente department

In the village of Saint-Germain-de-Confolens you can see the substantial ruins of an ancient...

See Saint-Germain-de-Confolens guide

Confolens

at 31 km (direction west-south-west), in the Charente department

Confolens has several sites of interest including an ancient bridge and fountain and some...

See Confolens guide

Limoges

at 36 km (direction south-east)

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

See Limoges guide

La Souterraine

at 36 km (direction east-north-east), in the Creuse department

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

See La Souterraine guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 37 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Montmorillon

at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Vienne department

Although it is quite a small town, there is a lot to discover in...

See Montmorillon guide

Rochechouart

at 38 km (direction south-west)

On the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a castle and...

See Rochechouart guide

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Markets in and near Bellac

• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (19km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (28km)
• Limoges: market every day (34km)
• Montmorillon: market Wednesday (37km)

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Tourist attractions near Bellac, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (36km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (39km)
• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (46km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (24km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (28km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (37km)
• Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (39km)
• Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (44km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (40km)
• Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (53km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (21km)
• Site Corot (27km)

Towns of Art and history

• Confolens (31km)
• Limoges (36km)
• Montmorillon (37km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (25km)
• La Souterraine (36km)
• Eguzon-Chantome (54km)

Geography and distances

Bellac is in the southern-centre of France at 34 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Bellac is 319 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Berneuil, Blanzac, La Croix-sur-Gartempe, Peyrat-de-Bellac, Saint-Junien-les-Combes and Saint-Ouen-sur-Gartempe.

This page in French: Visiter Bellac