Saint-Gilles-les-Forets tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Gilles-les-Forets: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Gilles-les-Forets 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-Gilles-les-Forets in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Treignac at 14 km and Uzerche at 25 km.

Saint-Gilles-les-Forets, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Treignac

Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction south-east), in the Correze department

The medieval quarter around the 11th century church is the highlight in the village...

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Uzerche

at 25 km (direction south-south-west), in the Correze department

The Vézère Valley below and the numerous historic monuments up the hill together make...

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Pierre-Buffiere

at 25 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Lake Vassiviere

Scenery at 25 km (direction north-east)

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

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Arboretum Al Gaulhia

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

The Arboretum Al Gaulhia is a 10 hectare arboretum with gardens and ponds, and...

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Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 27 km (direction north-west)

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

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Lubersac

at 29 km (direction south-west), in the Correze department

Lubersac is a small town in Corrèze with a church and a 15th century...

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Vigeois

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

Vigeois is a village with a pretty medieval bridge on the Vézère river and...

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Correze (village)

at 33 km (direction south-east), in the Correze department

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

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Arnac-Pompadour

at 34 km (direction south-west), in the Correze department

The village of Arnac-Pompadour is centre for a Haras National, and also has an...

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Segur-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Correze department

The part of Segur-le-Chateau with medieval houses next to the river is especially beautiful,...

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Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche

at 38 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Limoges

at 39 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Gimel-les-Cascades

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

Gimel-les-Cascades is a pretty village in Correze best known for its ancient toll bridge...

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Gilles-les-Forets

Map of places to visit near Saint-Gilles-les-Forets

Markets in and near Saint-Gilles-les-Forets

• Bugeat: market Thursday - seasonal market only (21km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (37km)
• Meymac: market Friday - seasonal market only (39km)
• Limoges: market every day (41km)
• Tulle: market Wednesday & Saturday (42km)
• Allassac: market Wednesday & Friday (44km)
• Objat: market Sunday (45km)
• Felletin: market Friday (49km)
• Aubusson: market Saturday (53km)

More information about Saint-Gilles-les-Forets, Limousin

Tourist attractions near Saint-Gilles-les-Forets, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (38km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Treignac (14km)
• Segur-le-Chateau (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (27km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (38km)
• Meymac (40km)
• Aubusson (53km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Millevaches en Limousin (28km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (33km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Hautefort (57km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Vassivière (25km)
• Cascades de Gimel (39km)
• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (54km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (39km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Magnac-Bourg (18km)
• Uzerche (24km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (25km)
• Donzenac (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (40km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Gilles-les-Forets is in the southern-centre of France at 41 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Saint-Gilles-les-Forets is 363 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Gilles-les-Forets from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chamberet, Domps, Surdoux and Sussac.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Gilles-les-Forets