Isle tourism and travel guide

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Visit Isle: highlights and tourist information

Isle 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 Isle in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Limoges at 4 km and Aixe-sur-Vienne at 7 km.

Isle, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Limoges

at 4 km (direction north-east)

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

See Limoges guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 7 km (direction west)

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

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Pierre-Buffiere

at 16 km (direction south-east)

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

See Pierre-Buffiere guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 21 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 21 km (direction east)

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat, with its medieval houses and collegiale church, is a reminder that the town...

See Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat guide

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 21 km (direction west)

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

See Le Jardin de Liliane guide

Chalus

at 25 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Chalus guide

Saint-Junien

at 27 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Saint-Junien guide

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 29 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

Rochechouart

at 31 km (direction west)

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

See Rochechouart guide

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche

at 32 km (direction south)

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche is a small town with a collegiale church and a small historic centre...

See Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche guide

Montrol-Senard

at 33 km (direction north-west)

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

See Montrol-Senard guide

Brigueuil

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

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

See Brigueuil guide

Mortemart

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

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

See Mortemart guide

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Map of places to visit near Isle

Markets in and near Isle

• Limoges: market every day (4km)
• Chalus: market Friday (25km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (27km)
• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (29km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (44km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (46km)
• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (48km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (48km)

More information about Isle, Limousin

Tourist attractions near Isle, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (4km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (21km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Segur-le-Chateau (42km)
• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (52km)
• Treignac (53km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (56km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (21km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (32km)
• Nontron (53km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (7km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (27km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (41km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (49km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (21km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (26km)
• Site Corot (28km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (30km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (4km)
• Confolens (49km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pierre-Buffiere (16km)
• Magnac-Bourg (26km)
• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (36km)
• Bellac (38km)
• Uzerche (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (18km)

Geography and distances

Isle is in the southern-centre of France at 5 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Isle is 350 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bosmie-l'Aiguille, Condat-sur-Vienne, Le Vigen, Limoges, Saint-Martin-le-Vieux and Solignac.

This page in French: Visiter Isle