Bellac tourism and travel guide

Visit Bellac: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance 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.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Bellac. For detailed visitor information see the Bellac travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Bellac include "village d'etape".
Popular places to visit nearby include Mortemart at 11 km and Montrol-Senard at 12 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Bellac, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bellac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
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...
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...
See Mortemart guide

Montrol-Senard
at 12 km (direction south-west)Montrol-Senard is a traditional Limousin village which has been turned into an...
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...
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...
See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Brigueuil
at 24 km (direction south-west), in the Charente departmentHere in Brigueuil it is the roman style church that is the...
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...
See Saint-Junien guide

Saint-Germain-de-Confolens
at 29 km (direction west), in the Charente departmentIn the village of Saint-Germain-de-Confolens you can see the substantial ruins of...
See Saint-Germain-de-Confolens guide

Confolens
at 31 km (direction west-south-west), in the Charente departmentConfolens has several sites of interest including an ancient bridge and fountain...
See Confolens guide

Limoges
at 36 km (direction south-east)Limoges is not usually featured on a list of 'must be visited...
See Limoges guide

La Souterraine
at 36 km (direction east-north-east), in the Creuse departmentLa Souterraine is one of those 'hard to find' traditional French towns...
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...
See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Montmorillon
at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Vienne departmentAlthough it is quite a small town, there is a lot to...
See Montmorillon guide

Rochechouart
at 38 km (direction south-west)On the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a...
See Rochechouart guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Haute-Vienne
Map of places to visit near Bellac
Markets in and near Bellac
- Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (19km)
- Saint-Junien: market Saturday (28km)
- Limoges: market every day (34km)
- Montmorillon: market Wednesday (37km)
Hotels near Bellac
More information about Bellac, Limousin
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).
Geographical Information
Commune: Bellac
Canton: Bellac
Arrondissement: Bellac
Department: Haute-Vienne
Region: Limousin
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 87300
Distance to Bellac
from Limoges (prefecture): 34 km
from Paris: 319 km
from Calais: 540 km
from Nice: 558 km
from Bordeaux: 191 km
from Strasbourg: 574 km
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