Cognac-la-Foret tourism and travel guide

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Photo is of Le Jardin de Liliane at 8 km from Cognac-la-Foret

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Visit Cognac-la-Foret: highlights and tourist information

Cognac-la-Foret 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 Cognac-la-Foret in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Jardin de Liliane at 8 km and Saint-Junien at 10 km.

Cognac-la-Foret, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 8 km (direction south-west)

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

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Saint-Junien

at 10 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 11 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Oradour-sur-Glane

at 11 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Rochechouart

at 15 km (direction west)

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

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Brigueuil

at 18 km (direction north-west), in the Charente department

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

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Limoges

at 20 km (direction east)

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

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Chalus

at 20 km (direction south)

Châlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the Monts du...

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Montrol-Senard

at 22 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Pierre-Buffiere

at 31 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Bellac

at 32 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 33 km (direction north-east)

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

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Confolens

at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente department

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

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Markets in and near Cognac-la-Foret

Saint-Junien: market Saturday (10km)
Limoges: market every day (17km)
Chalus: market Friday (20km)
Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (32km)
Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (34km)
Mareuil: market Tuesday (61km)

More information about Cognac-la-Foret, Limousin

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Tourist attractions near Cognac-la-Foret, France

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

Aquarium

Aquarium du Limousin (19km)

Heritage sites

Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Segur-le-Chateau (51km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (37km)
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (39km)
Nontron (43km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Perigord-Limousin (30km)

Churches and religious monuments

Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (10km)
Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (22km)
Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (26km)
Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (52km)
Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

Jardin de Liliane (8km)

Sites of natural beauty

Site Corot (12km)
Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (18km)
Lac de Saint-Pardoux (31km)
Grotte de Montgaudier (46km)

Towns of Art and history

Limoges (20km)
Confolens (33km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Pierre-Buffiere (32km)
Bellac (32km)
Magnac-Bourg (41km)
Bessines-sur-Gartempe (41km)
La Souterraine (58km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (24km)

Geography and distances

Cognac-la-Foret is in the southern-centre of France at 19 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Cognac-la-Foret is 351 kilometres from Paris).