Gimel-les-Cascades tourism and travel guide

Visit Gimel-les-Cascades: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Gimel-les-Cascades is a pretty village in Correze best known for its ancient toll bridge and castle and its scenic waterfalls

Gimel-les-Cascades is situated in the Correze 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 Gimel-les-Cascades in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Correze (village) at 8 km and Aubazine at 20 km.

Gimel-les-Cascades, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Tulle

at 8 km (direction west-south-west)

The area around the cathedral and the river frontage in Tulle both...

See Tulle guide

Correze (village)

at 8 km (direction north-north-east)

Correze is a very small village but the historic quarter certainly merits...

See Correze (village) guide

Aubazine

at 20 km (direction west-south-west)

Aubazine is a small village in Corrèze with an important 12th century...

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Arboretum Al Gaulhia

Garden at 23 km (direction west-north-west)

The Arboretum Al Gaulhia is a 10 hectare arboretum with gardens and...

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Argentat

at 24 km (direction south-south-east)

The highlight of a visit to Argentat is the lovely view across...

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Uzerche

at 26 km (direction west-north-west)

The Vézère Valley below and the numerous historic monuments up the hill...

See Uzerche guide

Donzenac

at 27 km (direction west-south-west)

Both the medieval centre of Donzenac and the steep wooded slopes that...

See Donzenac guide

Treignac

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction north-north-west)

The medieval quarter around the 11th century church is the highlight in...

See Treignac guide

Vigeois

at 27 km (direction west-north-west)

Vigeois is a village with a pretty medieval bridge on the Vézère...

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Meyssac

at 30 km (direction south-west)

Meyssac is a village in Correze with an interesting historic centre built...

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Collonges-la-Rouge

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction south-west)

The village of Collonges-le-Rouge is very distinctive, being built almost entirely from...

See Collonges-la-Rouge guide

Tours de Merle

Castle at 32 km (direction south-east)

The Tours de Merle is a group of medieval castles in ruins...

See Tours de Merle guide

Les Jardins de Colette

Garden at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

The Jardins de Colette is a garden which represents the life of...

See Les Jardins de Colette guide

Curemonte

Most Beautiful Village at 34 km (direction south-south-west)

In a lovely hilltop position, Curemonte is less touristic than many of...

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Map of places to visit near Gimel-les-Cascades

Markets in and near Gimel-les-Cascades

• Tulle: market Wednesday & Saturday (9km)
• Monceaux-sur-Dordogne: market Thursday - seasonal market only (25km)
• Brive-la-Gaillarde: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Saturday all day (29km)
• Allassac: market Wednesday & Friday (30km)
• Meyssac: market Tuesday & Friday (31km)
• Bugeat: market Thursday - seasonal market only (34km)
• Objat: market Sunday (35km)
• Meymac: market Friday - seasonal market only (35km)
• Mauriac: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (39km)
• Vayrac: market Thursday & Saturday (40km)

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Tourist attractions near Gimel-les-Cascades, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Treignac (27km)
• Collonges-la-Rouge (31km)
• Curemonte (34km)
• Turenne (34km)
• Carennac (43km)
• Segur-le-Chateau (45km)

National Monuments

• Castelnau-Bretenoux Chateau (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Meymac (36km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Millevaches en Limousin (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Carennac) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc-arboretum de Neuvic d'Ussel (34km)
• Jardin de la Ganille (45km)
• Jardins de l'Imaginaire (47km)
• Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (55km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cascades de Gimel (0km)
• Gouffre de la Fage (34km)

Towns of Art and history

• Salins (44km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Uzerche (26km)
• Donzenac (27km)
• Magnac-Bourg (48km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (58km)

Geography and distances

Gimel-les-Cascades is in the southern-centre of France at 8 kilometres from Tulle, the department capital (general information: Gimel-les-Cascades is 397 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Gimel-les-Cascades from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bar, Chanac-les-Mines, Les AngLes sur-Correze, Saint-Bonnet-Avalouze, Saint-Martial-de-Gimel and Saint-Priest-de-Gimel.

This page in French: Visiter Gimel-les-Cascades