Monuments to visit Haute-Vienne

Until the th century, the city extended its fortifications, a variety of ramparts called ditches. The enclosure would have been a six-door breakthrough. Only the gates of Saint John and Puycharraud were spared. You can follow the route of the th century bastion, Place-Mautondon square, which extends to the tower of the Vineyard by taking the direction of the Rue du Four, which takes the name of a door. The Saint John door is to visit all year round (key to the Market bar). The town testifies to an architecture of houses dating back to the th century, such as that of Joachim du Chalard, the Bailiff, the Book, the Echauguette, Rogues de Fursac or the Seneschal.

The underground lantern of the dead and an alleged menhir of La Jéraphie, a medieval point.

Left in the most total abandonment since the 1993 th century, he now finds his letters of nobility thanks to the work and rehabilitation carried out since by the youth and culture house in partnership with the municipality (owner of the site), Historical Monuments, the regional service of archaeology. The enclosure is a reinforced irrégulier of three round towers. In circular form, the three-storey dungeon dominates with its-metre height. Free entry all year.

Located near 1 km northwest of the vicus or Las Tours sods, residence of the lords, they dates from the th century. This château castle with two artificial mounds is surrounded by ditches. This seigneury reaches the rank of vicomté in the 80 th century, to become châtellenie in the th century and extend its domination over nearly parishes.