AROUND US

From the valley of the Creuse to the valley of the Gartempe, from the Forest of Chabrières to the Puy des 3 Cornes, discover the beauty of our landscapes. The lakes, rivers, mountains, forest, everything is a pretext for the photo break, a green and blue landscape, the ideal place to relax, relax.

Different walks are proposed, circuit "full view", circuit "unusual churches", circuit "stone that rolls". You will be guided along the small roads to the discovery of nature and heritage.

In the same way you can discover the landscapes on foot, mountain bike or horse by marked trails, follow the paths "History and Heritage ».

The Museum of Art and Archeology of Guéret presents works of exception. Discover in particular many impressionist paintings made by the painters of the Valley of the Creuse and admire the treasures of goldsmithery of great quality. Enjoy your visit to the Museum to stroll in the Public Garden Ferdinand Villard whose rare species will surprise you!

The animal park of the Monts de Guéret, the wolves of Chabrières - Here, the animal reigns supreme, in its semi-freedom, in a pack, from the lookout tower to the laid out route. Gray, white, black ... wolves are there, around, the fascination operates ... You are devoured ... of curiosity.

The Regional Natural Park of Millevaches in Limousin brings together 113 communes of the departments of Corrèze, the Creuse and the Haute-Vienne. From 400m to 1000m above sea level, the territory has different landscapes: valleys, plateaux, springs ... On foot, by bike or on the water, discover the heritage and varied landscapes.

Archetype of the late Middle Ages with its central keep, its walkway and its towers in pepper, Castle Villemonteix is ​​both powerful and elegant. Elegant thanks to the discreet exterior fittings of the 18th century, carved gargoyles, the dovecote. And to the taste of its current owners who have revived the castle after a period of abandonment. The castle houses period furniture, woodwork, paintings, porcelain (Sèvres, Berry, Limoges) ... and an exceptional double Pleyel Beatrice Camondo and a rich collection of tapestries of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Aubusson, Felletin, Flanders, Beauvais and Gobelins. Nestled in a preserved green setting, the elegance of this castle is revealed with great emotion to its visitors.

Built in an exceptional site the visit of many furnished rooms as well as the ancient and modern tapestries will enchant you. Numerous permanent collections as well as many tapestries of Aubusson.

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane, a historical monument 22 kilometers north-west of Limoges, is known all over the world for keeping track of the massacre perpetrated by a unit of the 2nd SS Das Reich Division on 10 June 1944.

A museum that retraces the history of tapestry from the 15th to the 21st century for a true immersion in the woven world of Aubusson, a creative platform for discovering surprising works, a resource center, a training center and workshops , including the Mobilier National's tapestry restoration workshop. The International City of Tapestry is all at once!

The story of a journey in the time. Through a play of lights and sounds you are guided through Marion’s poetic story. Follow her through her early years as a local farmer in the 1900, discovering her family story and their local traides, and of course the famous Paul Pellissier creator of the local liquor « Bénéventine ».

The ecomuseum takes you around the terra cotta where everything is implemented to make you know the universe of the clay.

Discover the valley of the Creuse and the impressionistic painters through an interactive and playful pallet inviting in the journey of Paris to Crozant to finish in the heart of paintings.

The castle, situated in the confluence of the Creuse, was at the appropriate time a powerful fortified town. The site inspired numerous painters and gave its name to the school of landscape painters of Crozant.

In the 19th century, François Michaud, a stonecutter, carved granite characters, animals, but also his beliefs and dreams. He used what he had in his immediate environment to express himself.

“When the building's good, all is good!” - Famous statement by this Creuse stonemason. The Bourganeuf local authority association has decided to pay him homage by converting the house where he was born into a museographic space; or how to discover the life and works of this famous person from the Creuse.