Bessines-sur-Gartempe tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lac de Saint-Pardoux at 9 km from Bessines-sur-Gartempe

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Visit Bessines-sur-Gartempe: highlights and tourist information

Bessines-sur-Gartempe is situated in the Haute-Vienne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Tourist classifications for Bessines-sur-Gartempe 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 Bessines-sur-Gartempe in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lac de Saint-Pardoux at 9 km and La Souterraine at 17 km.

Bessines-sur-Gartempe, 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 9 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

La Souterraine

at 17 km (direction 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 25 km (direction west)

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

See Bellac guide

Le-Dorat

at 25 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Le-Dorat guide

Limoges

at 32 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Limoges guide

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 32 km (direction south-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

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction west)

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

See Mortemart guide

Montrol-Senard

at 33 km (direction west)

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

See Montrol-Senard guide

Saint-Benoit-du-Sault

Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction west), in the Indre department

The unspoiled medieval streets in the 'most beautiful village' of Saint-Benoit-de-Sault quickly take you...

See Saint-Benoit-du-Sault guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 39 km (direction south-west)

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

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Brigueuil

at 43 km (direction west-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 44 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Saint-Junien guide

Pierre-Buffiere

at 46 km (direction south)

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

See Pierre-Buffiere guide

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Reserve excursions near Bessines-sur-Gartempe

Map of places to visit near Bessines-sur-Gartempe

Markets in and near Bessines-sur-Gartempe

• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (9km)
• Limoges: market every day (31km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (35km)
• Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (39km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (43km)
• Montmorillon: market Wednesday (52km)

More information about Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Limousin

Tourist attractions near Bessines-sur-Gartempe, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (32km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
• Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (39km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (37km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (40km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (44km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (37km)
• Jardin de Liliane (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (10km)
• Site Corot (44km)
• Lac de Vassivière (50km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (59km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (32km)
• Montmorillon (52km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Souterraine (17km)
• Bellac (25km)
• Eguzon-Chantome (41km)

Geography and distances

Bessines-sur-Gartempe is in the southern-centre of France at 30 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Bessines-sur-Gartempe is 314 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Bessines-sur-Gartempe from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bersac-sur-Rivalier and Fromental.

This page in French: Visiter Bessines-sur-Gartempe