UNESCO creative city, it is the world capital of the arts of fire around porcelain, enamel and stained glass. Limoges is also a city of art and history. Bathed by the Vienne River, it has a peaceful yet dynamic provincial atmosphere. This city of more than 2,000 years of age is articulated around two historical centers: the Upper City, former district of the Viscounts' castle, and the City around the Saint-Etienne cathedral, former episcopal fief. The Limoges-Bénédictins train station, which opened in 1929 and is the architectural symbol of the city, is an eclectic jewel combining Art Nouveau, Art Deco and neoclassicism. You should walk to the central market, discover the church, the Boucherie district, see the Saint-Michel-des-lions church, walk along the banks of the Vienne river and linger at Place de La Motte. Limoges is a shopping destination, but also a cultural one with many museums and heritage sites. You can visit the Museum of Resistance and the Museum of Fine Arts, the Porcelain Pavilion Museum, the famous Four des Casseaux Museum, an old brick porcelain kiln, and of course, the highlight of the show, the Bernardaud Foundation. Don't forget your tour guide.
Nearby, you can spend a day at Lake Vassivière, an artificial lake in the heart of greenery appreciated by families, or discover the memorial village of Oradour-sur-Glane, where 642 villagers were massacred on June 10, 1944 by German soldiers. A poignant visit.
Between the Périgord Limousin Regional Nature Park and the Millevaches Regional Nature Park in Limousin, Limoges, a city with a humid and green environment, does not have a very high tourist season or suffer from a very cold winter or a hot summer. When to go to Limoges? You can stay here almost all year round. The sunniest and driest season is, of course, the summer. The city offers you several events: the Spring Cavalcade, a 2 km long tour for 3 hours of entertainment with a parade of large floats around a different theme each year, musical and entertainment groups. In summer, the city is particularly lively and in September it is Toques et Porcelaine, a festive and sumptuous combination of Limoges porcelain and Limousin cuisine. At Christmas, finally, the city shines.
At 150 km from the Atlantic Ocean, Limoges has a temperate oceanic climate with a slight mountainous tendency, due to its proximity to the Massif Central. Snow is limited to one or two days of heavy precipitation per year, usually at the end of January. Summer gives way to a mild autumn, a true Indian summer. Limoges records about 65 days of rain per year and about 50 days of frost.
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