Lesterps tourism and travel guide

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Visit Lesterps: highlights and tourist information

Lesterps is situated in the Charente 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 Lesterps in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Confolens at 8 km and Saint-Germain-de-Confolens at 9 km.

Lesterps, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Confolens

at 8 km (direction west)

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

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Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

at 9 km (direction west-north-west)

In the village of Saint-Germain-de-Confolens you can see the substantial ruins of an ancient...

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Brigueuil

at 9 km (direction south-east)

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

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Montrol-Senard

at 14 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Saint-Junien

at 17 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Rochechouart

at 21 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Oradour-sur-Glane

at 21 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Bellac

at 24 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 30 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Le-Dorat

at 33 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Nanteuil-en-Vallee

at 35 km (direction west)

Here at Nanteuil-en-Vallee it is the Nanteuil Abbey and Treasury that is of most...

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Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 36 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 39 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Charente

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Reserve excursions near Lesterps

Map of places to visit near Lesterps

Markets in and near Lesterps

• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (16km)
• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (39km)
• Limoges: market every day (40km)
• Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (41km)
• Chalus: market Friday (42km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (43km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (43km)
• Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (45km)
• Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (57km)

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Tourist attractions near Lesterps, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (42km)

National Monuments

• Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (33km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (0km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (17km)
• Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (27km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (28km)
• Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (33km)
• Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (36km)
• Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (45km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (48km)
• Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (30km)
• Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Site Corot (15km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (34km)
• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (39km)
• Grotte de Montgaudier (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Confolens (8km)
• Limoges (42km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bellac (24km)
• La Rochefoucauld (43km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (50km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Vallée des singes (monkeys) (46km)

Geography and distances

Lesterps is in the west of France at 63 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Lesterps is 338 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors to the region come by car with arrive here by car with the ferry ports at Saint Malo taking about 5 hours driving time. For driving distances to Lesterps from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brillac, Bussiere-Boffy, Esse and Saint-Christophe.

This page in French: Visiter Lesterps