Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe 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-Yrieix-sous-Aixe in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aixe-sur-Vienne at 8 km and Oradour-sur-Glane at 9 km.

Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 8 km (direction south-east)

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

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Oradour-sur-Glane

at 9 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 13 km (direction south-west)

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

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Saint-Junien

at 14 km (direction west)

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

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Limoges

at 15 km (direction east)

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

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Brigueuil

at 20 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente department

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

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Rochechouart

at 20 km (direction west)

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

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Montrol-Senard

at 21 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Chalus

at 24 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 27 km (direction north-east)

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

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Pierre-Buffiere

at 28 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Bellac

at 30 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 32 km (direction east)

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

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Markets in and near Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe

Limoges: market every day (12km)
Saint-Junien: market Saturday (14km)
Chalus: market Friday (24km)
Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (27km)
Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (40km)

More information about Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe, Limousin

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe, France

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

Aquarium

Aquarium du Limousin (15km)

Heritage sites

Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (32km)
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (39km)
Nontron (49km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Perigord-Limousin (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (14km)
Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (19km)
Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (29km)
Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

Jardin de Liliane (13km)

Sites of natural beauty

Site Corot (15km)
Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (23km)
Lac de Saint-Pardoux (25km)

Towns of Art and history

Limoges (15km)
Confolens (36km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Pierre-Buffiere (29km)
Bellac (29km)
Bessines-sur-Gartempe (36km)
Magnac-Bourg (38km)
La Souterraine (53km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (24km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe is in the southern-centre of France at 13 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe is 347 kilometres from Paris).