Marsac tourism and travel guide

Photo is of La Souterraine at 18 km from Marsac

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Visit Marsac: highlights and tourist information

Marsac is situated in the Creuse 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 Marsac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Souterraine at 18 km and Lac de Saint-Pardoux at 24 km.

Marsac, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Souterraine

at 18 km (direction north-west)

La Souterraine is one of those 'hard to find' traditional French towns that are...

See La Souterraine guide

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

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

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

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Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

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

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

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Lake Vassiviere

Scenery at 37 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

The largest lake in Limousin, Lake Vassiviere is a popular leisure lake with numerous...

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Limoges

at 38 km (direction south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Le-Dorat

at 41 km (direction west-north-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Saint-Benoit-du-Sault

Most Beautiful Village at 41 km (direction north-north-west), in the Indre department

The unspoiled medieval streets in the 'most beautiful village' of Saint-Benoit-de-Sault quickly take you...

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Bellac

at 41 km (direction west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Oradour-sur-Glane

at 47 km (direction west-south-west), 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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Gargilesse-Dampierre

Most Beautiful Village at 47 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre department

Gargilesse-Dampierre is a very small village, but also very pretty and in a lovely...

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Aubusson

at 47 km (direction east-south-east)

Aubusson is world famous for the rugs that have been produced here during several...

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Pierre-Buffiere

at 48 km (direction south-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 48 km (direction west-south-west), 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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Montrol-Senard

at 49 km (direction west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Map of places to visit near Marsac

Markets in and near Marsac

• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (21km)
• Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (23km)
• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (24km)
• Ahun: market Wednesday (36km)
• Lavaveix-les-Mines: market Thursday (39km)
• Limoges: market every day (39km)
• Aubusson: market Saturday (47km)

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Tourist attractions near Marsac, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (39km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
• Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (47km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (41km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (30km)
• Aubusson (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (33km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (24km)
• Lac de Vassivière (37km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (38km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (17km)
• La Souterraine (17km)
• Eguzon-Chantome (39km)
• Bellac (41km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (48km)

Geography and distances

Marsac is in the southern-centre of France at 23 kilometres from Gueret, the department capital (general information: Marsac is 312 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arrenes, Benevent-l'Abbaye, Mourioux-Vieilleville, Saint-Etienne-de-Fursac and Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac.

This page in French: Visiter Marsac