Saint-Junien tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Junien: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: After exploring Saint-Junien and the Collegiale Church of Saint-Junien be sure to also visit the valley of the Glane river

Saint-Junien 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-Junien in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Rochechouart at 10 km and Oradour-sur-Glane at 11 km.

Saint-Junien, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Brigueuil

at 8 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

Rochechouart

at 10 km (direction south-west)

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

See Rochechouart guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 11 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 14 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Le Jardin de Liliane guide

Montrol-Senard

at 16 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Montrol-Senard guide

Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Mortemart guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 21 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Confolens

at 23 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente department

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

See Confolens guide

Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

at 25 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

Chalus

at 27 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Chalus guide

Bellac

at 28 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Bellac guide

Limoges

at 28 km (direction east)

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

See Limoges guide

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 35 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

Le-Dorat

at 39 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Le-Dorat guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Junien

Market days in Saint-Junien: weekly market: Saturday;

• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (0km)
• Limoges: market every day (26km)
• Chalus: market Friday (27km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (34km)
• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (35km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (44km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Junien, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (28km)

National Monuments

• Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (48km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (44km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (48km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (0km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (16km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (42km)
• Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (44km)
• Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (48km)
• Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (50km)
• Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (14km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Site Corot (1km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (20km)
• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (34km)
• Grotte de Montgaudier (42km)

Towns of Art and history

• Confolens (23km)
• Limoges (28km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bellac (28km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (42km)
• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (43km)
• La Rochefoucauld (43km)
• Magnac-Bourg (51km)
• La Souterraine (59km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (34km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Junien is in the southern-centre of France at 27 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Saint-Junien is 347 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chaillac-sur-Vienne, Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne and Saint-Martin-de-Jussac.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Junien