Saint-Cyr tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Le Jardin de Liliane at 3 km from Saint-Cyr

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Visit Saint-Cyr: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Cyr 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 Saint-Cyr in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Jardin de Liliane at 3 km and Saint-Junien at 11 km.

Saint-Cyr, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 3 km (direction south)

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

See Le Jardin de Liliane guide

Saint-Junien

at 11 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Saint-Junien guide

Rochechouart

at 11 km (direction west)

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

See Rochechouart guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 14 km (direction east)

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

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 16 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Chalus

at 16 km (direction south)

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

See Chalus guide

Brigueuil

at 19 km (direction north-north-west), in the Charente department

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

See Brigueuil guide

Limoges

at 24 km (direction east)

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

See Limoges guide

Montrol-Senard

at 26 km (direction east)

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

See Montrol-Senard guide

Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction east)

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

See Mortemart guide

Confolens

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

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

See Confolens guide

Pierre-Buffiere

at 33 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Pierre-Buffiere guide

Chateau de Jumilhac

Castle at 35 km (direction south-south-east), in the Dordogne department

The Chateau de Jumilhac is in the northern Dordogn, within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural...

See Chateau de Jumilhac guide

Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

at 35 km (direction north-west), in the Charente department

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

See Saint-Germain-de-Confolens guide

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Cyr

Map of places to visit near Saint-Cyr

Markets in and near Saint-Cyr

• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (11km)
• Chalus: market Friday (16km)
• Limoges: market every day (22km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (29km)
• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (38km)
• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (42km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (42km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (45km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (55km)

More information about Saint-Cyr, Limousin

Tourist attractions near Saint-Cyr, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (24km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (43km)
• Segur-le-Chateau (49km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (45km)
• Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (58km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (37km)
• Nontron (38km)
• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (41km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (25km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (11km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (25km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (27km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (43km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (51km)
• Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (54km)
• Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (3km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (12km)
• Site Corot (12km)
• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (36km)
• Grotte de Montgaudier (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (24km)
• Confolens (33km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pierre-Buffiere (34km)
• Bellac (36km)
• Magnac-Bourg (42km)
• La Rochefoucauld (45km)
• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (47km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (23km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Cyr is in the southern-centre of France at 23 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Saint-Cyr is 356 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Cyr from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cognac-la-Foret, Saint-Auvent and Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Cyr