Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine 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 Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat at 15 km and Lac de Saint-Pardoux at 25 km.

Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 15 km (direction 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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Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 25 km (direction west-north-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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Lake Vassiviere

Scenery at 27 km (direction east-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 28 km (direction west-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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La Souterraine

at 31 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Pierre-Buffiere

at 34 km (direction 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 39 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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Oradour-sur-Glane

at 42 km (direction 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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Bellac

at 44 km (direction west-north-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Aubusson

at 46 km (direction east)

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

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Le-Dorat

at 47 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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Montrol-Senard

at 48 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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Mortemart

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

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

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Treignac

Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction south-south-east), in the Correze department

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

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine

Markets in and near Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine

• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (14km)
• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (25km)
• Limoges: market every day (30km)
• Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (33km)
• Ahun: market Wednesday (39km)
• Lavaveix-les-Mines: market Thursday (41km)
• Bugeat: market Thursday - seasonal market only (49km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (29km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (15km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Millevaches en Limousin (48km)

Churches and religious monuments

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

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (24km)
• Lac de Vassivière (27km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (28km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (23km)
• La Souterraine (31km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (34km)
• Magnac-Bourg (40km)
• Bellac (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (48km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine is in the southern-centre of France at 33 kilometres from Gueret, the department capital (general information: Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine is 327 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chatelus-le-Marcheix, Les Billanges and Saint-Laurent-les-Eglises.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine