Saint-Jean-Ligoure tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Pierre-Buffiere at 4 km from Saint-Jean-Ligoure

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Visit Saint-Jean-Ligoure: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Jean-Ligoure 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-Jean-Ligoure in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Pierre-Buffiere at 4 km and Limoges at 17 km.

Saint-Jean-Ligoure, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Pierre-Buffiere

at 4 km (direction east)

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

See Pierre-Buffiere guide

Limoges

at 17 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Limoges guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche

at 21 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche guide

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 22 km (direction north-east)

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

See Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat guide

Chalus

at 26 km (direction west)

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

See Chalus guide

Lubersac

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

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

See Lubersac guide

Segur-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction south), in the Correze department

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

See Segur-le-Chateau guide

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 29 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Le Jardin de Liliane guide

Chateau de Jumilhac

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

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

See Chateau de Jumilhac guide

Arnac-Pompadour

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

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

See Arnac-Pompadour guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 35 km (direction north-west)

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

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Uzerche

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

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

See Uzerche guide

Vigeois

at 38 km (direction south-south-east), in the Correze department

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

See Vigeois guide

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Jean-Ligoure

Map of places to visit near Saint-Jean-Ligoure

Markets in and near Saint-Jean-Ligoure

• Limoges: market every day (18km)
• Chalus: market Friday (26km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (39km)
• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (41km)
• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (42km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (42km)
• Excideuil: market Thursday (44km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (45km)

More information about Saint-Jean-Ligoure, Limousin

Tourist attractions near Saint-Jean-Ligoure, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (16km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (22km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Segur-le-Chateau (29km)
• Treignac (41km)
• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (47km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (21km)
• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (22km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (41km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (8km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (39km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (43km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (53km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (29km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (35km)
• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (38km)
• Site Corot (40km)
• Lac de Vassivière (44km)
• Cascades de Gimel (60km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (17km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pierre-Buffiere (4km)
• Magnac-Bourg (12km)
• Uzerche (35km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (13km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Jean-Ligoure is in the southern-centre of France at 19 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jean-Ligoure is 361 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Janailhac, Pierre-Buffiere, Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval, Saint-Priest-Ligoure and Vicq-sur-Breuilh.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jean-Ligoure