Margerides tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Val at 8 km from Margerides

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Visit Margerides: highlights and tourist information

Margerides 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 Margerides in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Val at 8 km and Saint-Angel at 14 km.

Margerides, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Val

Castle at 8 km (direction east), in the Cantal department

The Chateau de Val is an impressive medieval castle on the edge of a...

See Chateau de Val guide

Saint-Angel

at 14 km (direction west-north-west)

Saint-Angel is a very small village but also a pleasant diversion when you are...

See Saint-Angel guide

Meymac

at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

Meymac should be beter known to tourists - the stone buildings in the town...

See Meymac guide

Mauriac

at 26 km (direction south-south-west), in the Cantal department

The religious monuments such as the basilica and the monastery are the highlights in...

See Mauriac guide

Riom-es-Montagnes

at 28 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cantal department

After exploring the town and church in Riom-es-Montagnes be sure to follow one or...

See Riom-es-Montagnes guide

La Bourboule

at 31 km (direction east-north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

La Bourboule is one of the most impressive of the belle-epoque spa towns in...

See La Bourboule guide

Parc des Volcans

Scenery at 34 km (direction east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The Natural Regional Park of the Volcanoes is a beautiful region of forested volcanic...

See Parc des Volcans guide

Mont-Dore

at 35 km (direction east-north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Mont-Dore is well placed to explore the scenic splendours of the area such as...

See Mont-Dore guide

Salers

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction south-south-east), in the Cantal department

Salers, listed as a 'most beautiful village in France' is very lovely - and...

See Salers guide

Fontanges

at 39 km (direction south-south-east), in the Cantal department

Fontanges is a small village in the Monts du Cantal region at the foot...

See Fontanges guide

Saint-Chamant

at 40 km (direction south), in the Cantal department

Saint-Chamant is a small Auvergne village with a castle in the Monts du Cantal...

See Saint-Chamant guide

Correze (village)

at 42 km (direction west)

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

See Correze (village) guide

Orcival

at 43 km (direction east-north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Orcival is home to one of the most important roman style churches in Auvergne...

See Orcival guide

Murol

Castle at 45 km (direction east-north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The highlight of a visit to Murol is the Chateau de Murol that stands...

See Murol guide

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

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Reserve excursions near Margerides

Map of places to visit near Margerides

Markets in and near Margerides

• Bort-les-Orgues: market Tuesday & Saturday (10km)
• Ussel: market Saturday (13km)
• Meymac: market Friday - seasonal market only (22km)
• Mauriac: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (26km)
• La Bourboule: market Saturday (31km)
• Mont-Dore: market Friday all day (35km)
• Marcenat: market Friday - seasonal market only (37km)
• Bugeat: market Thursday - seasonal market only (40km)
• Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise: market Monday (42km)
• Murol: market Wednesday (44km)

More information about Margerides, Limousin

Tourist attractions near Margerides, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Puy Mary (44km)
• Puy de Dome (57km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Salers (36km)
• Tournemire (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Meymac (20km)
• Riom-es-Montagnes (28km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Volcans d'Auvergne (34km)
• Millevaches en Limousin (38km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (45km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc-arboretum de Neuvic d'Ussel (13km)
• Jardin de la Ganille (13km)
• Verger de Déduit (28km)
• Jardins de Cordès (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Puy de Sancy (33km)
• Banne d'Ordanche (34km)
• Lac du Guery (38km)
• Lac Pavin (38km)
• Cascades de Gimel (46km)
• Cascade de Liadouze (47km)
• Puy Griou (48km)
• Plomb du Cantal (52km)
• Lac de Vassivière (59km)

Towns of Art and history

• Salins (29km)

Geography and distances

Margerides is in the southern-centre of France at 54 kilometres from Tulle, the department capital (general information: Margerides is 378 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Liginiac, Roche-le-Peyroux, Saint-Bonnet-Pres-Bort, Saint-Etienne-la-Geneste, Saint-Julien-Pres-Bort, Saint-Victour, Sainte-Marie-Lapanouze, Sarroux and Veyrieres.

This page in French: Visiter Margerides