Limoges

L'Hermitage de Marie is an old outbuilding renovated in a contemporary style, located in the grounds of a century-old mansion: a country air in the city. Situated near the Adrien Dubouché National Museum, the Bernadaud Museum, the Union Theatre, the Cinema les Ecrans, the Hermitage de Marie will allow you to easily get to the city centre of Limoges on foot or by bus. In this quiet district, you will find all the shops (mini-market, pharmacy, organic producers' shop ...) with an opening 7 days a week (for the mini-market). You will be able to park your car in the surrounding streets of the district (free of charge). Possibility to park in front of the gîte, to be discussed with the owners.

L'Éphémère is a 35 m² self-contained gîte opening onto a small garden. It is located in a quiet area of Limoges, near the Domaine Universitaire de la Borie. It's a 10-minute walk from the city center, close to the Bernardaud porcelain factory and a 15-minute drive from the martyred town of Oradour sur Glane.

You'll be able to plan your leisure activities while enjoying the peace and quiet of the cottage.



The cottage has a fully-equipped kitchenette, a shower room, a living room and a bedroom (bed 140x190).

Katia will be delighted to welcome you and provide you with all the comforts you need for your stay (TV, free WiFi, radio, courtesy tray, mini-oven, fridge, crockery, hotplates, hairdryer, hygiene products...)



Breakfasts can be sweet or savory, as requested, and products are either homemade or carefully selected.

To understand the mysteries of its making, admire the art workers’ know-how, the richness of its products, and the contemporary artists’ creations, the Fondation Bernardaud invites you to a new kind of tour. In the factory of Rue Albert Thomas in Limoges, built in 1863, a tour shows you in detail the different steps of the manufacturing process, from the raw material to the finished product. The tour includes a display of manufacturing techniques and of decoration. Each summer, the Fondation Bernardaud organises a big exhibition around ceramics.

The Adrien Dubouché National Museum is located in the heart of the world's fire arts capital. It presents the different techniques used for ceramic-making. It also traces back through the history of art and civilizations through the prism of porcelain, a matter that continues to reveal its assets today.

Visitors are greeted in an emblematic venue, conceived to enhance all 300.000 of its pieces. After contemplating the original 1900 building, decorated with various pieces of porcelain, visitors are invited to cross the garden to an impressive glass façade, that links the old historical building to the old Decorative Arts School. This unusual architecture shows what a huge renovation program the museum underwent, beginning in 2003. The Austrian architect Boris Podrecca managed the project: a contemporary junction between the two pre-existing buildings, a type of parallel between two temporalities. He gave the old school a cohesive longevity while developing the old historical building's possibilities. This was one of France's largest projects over the last 10 years: the museum doubled its original size to 7.000 square meters, enabling it to become wheelchair-friendly and to host temporary exhibitions. The number of visitors also doubled. Almost 30.000 people come to admire the museum's splendid ceramics, each year since the renovations took place. Special porcelain signposts with industrial typography guide visitors during their tour.

The tour begins with the "Technique Mezzanine" designed by Boris Podrecca: a gallery of light that introduces visitors to the origins of ceramics with 4 blocks representing the different steps of porcelain-making.

The historical building takes visitors on a journey to the genesis of ceramic history. The exhibition hall was inaugurated in 1900. It was designed specially to house ceramic pieces offered by the museum's main sponsor, Adrien Dubouché.

This long corridor's display cabinets is a registered Historical Monument. It presents potteries, earthenware, stoneware, glass, and porcelain in various forms, whether they are artistic, practical, or industrial, from the Ancient Times to the 18th century. When you walk down this corridor, you are taking a stroll through time and civilizations. Ceramics have been part of everyday life since 10.000 BC. By having a look at each item, visitors get a better idea of how civilizations influenced, enriched, and sometimes competed with each other, through commercial, cultural, and intellectual exchanges over the centuries. Porcelain presented important stakes once it appeared in China in the 6th century. It only appeared in Europe in the early 18th century, which gives us an idea of the covetousness it aroused. It was considered a treasure fit for kings, precious and expensive since no one knew how to make it back then. In the 18th century, ceramics became art objects.

New era, new universe for the third part of the museum located in the old Decorative Arts School: much like a classroom, with a colourful labyrinth of cabinets displaying works from the 19th century to today. In the 19th century, artists rediscovered just about everything, whether in terms of culture (the Far East, Japonism, Ancient Egypt...), or artistic movements (Romanticism, Impressionism...). Quite often, ceramics are a stakeholder and even a pioneer of different artistic movements through time.

The last, most prestigious part of the tour: the thinnest Limoges porcelain collection in the world. The scenography was completely reinvented during the museum's renovations. It wraps visitors up in an incomparable architectural atmosphere. The ray of light from the room's glass ceiling shines upon the display cabinets, lighting them up like immaculate treasure chests containing porcelain gems.

Visiting the Adrien Dubouché museum means understanding the evolution of the world's civilizations, exploring the History of Art, contemplating the genius of Man and discovering the golden age of Limousin porcelain that continues to evolve today. In May of 2012, the museum created a partnership with the public Institution of Sèvres to create the " Cité de la céramique - Sèvres & Limoges". This partnership shows Limoges's worldwide aura and makes the museum a "must" on the "Route de la Porcelaine".

This tour explores the history of porcelain, which set the pace for the town's development and made it famous the world over! The aim: find a QR code with a mystery word after solving all the riddles using the app on your smartphone, and above all find a box filled with poizs.

All year round, close to the historic centre and the third most beautiful train station in France, the Hotel Des Deux Moulins welcomes you in a warm and family atmosphere, in a quiet establishment with a lift and a modern decoration. For your evening stopover or your family getaway, our charming hotel in Limoges, entirely soundproofed, is ideally located and offers quality services to allow you to rest, work or enjoy in complete serenity. For more information about our 3 star hotel in Limoges with a very good quality-price ratio, please contact the reception open from 7am to 12pm and from 4pm to 9pm.

The 17th-century hotel of La Bastide is devoted to the University's Law School. For its renovation in 1996, the architect Massimilio Fuksas associated the initial structure with a contemporary one, where two lecture halls seem to be hanging.

Julien, le maître des lieux met à l'honneur les boissons et les mets de sa région, en proposant des bières de brasseurs limousins, boissons de distilleries locales et en faisant ses courses aux halles ou chez les meilleurs fromagers de la ville.

Esprit Porcelaine, c’est 30 ans de créations plurielles. Le collectif d'artistes affirme son goût pour les formes nouvelles, avec la volonté de maintenir l'image d'excellence de la porcelaine de Limoges. Depuis 1984, ses créateurs imaginent les objets d'aujourd'hui et de demain.

Esprit Porcelaine est porteur de projets relevant du très haut de gamme et de l'objet d'exception, où créativité, noblesse des matériaux et prestige sont étroitement associés. Ancré dans son territoire, il coopère étroitement avec les entreprises locales pour la fabrication et l'édition de ses modèles.

Un espace de vente et une exposition permanente de leurs créations se trouvent au magasin Table de Limoges (Médart de Noblat) à Boisseuil.

A Limoges institution since 1935, the history of the Garot cheese dairy continues with the reopening of La Maison du Fromage in November 2020. Here, gourmets will discover a selection of exceptional cheeses and Made in France delicatessen products. Visits to the maturing cellar can be booked in advance with La Maison du Fromage.



Take advantage of the opportunity to offer a gift card for this great experience.

April - May - June

Every day during school vacations, public holidays and long weekends (does not run on Sundays)

Departures: 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m



April - May - June

Outside school vacations.

Runs on Wednesdays and Saturdays only.

Departure : 11h - 14h30 and 15h30



july 6th - August 30th

Runs: Every day except Sunday.

Departure city tour : 11h - 14h30 - 15h30 - 16h30 --> 55min

Departure city tour + Vienne riverbanks : 17h30 --> 1h15



September - October

Every day during school vacations (does not run on Sundays).

Departure : 11h - 14h30 - 15h30



Halloween

october 31st departure every 30min from 10am to 12pm and from 1:30pm to 7:30pm.



Christmas

The first 2 weekends of December at 5:30pm and 6:30pm

From December 14 to 31 at 5:30pm, 6:30pm and 7:30pm.

No traffic on December 25.



Information and payment details available directly from the little train.

Enjoy a unique experience with an original discovery of the city by TukTuk or Benedictine. The tour includes commentary, so you won't miss a thing of the city's finest monuments.



Lémovice" tour (heart of the city), duration 50-55 minutes:

Tourist Office, Hôtel de Région, Cathedral, Pavillon du Verdurier, Hôtel de Ville, rue de la Boucherie, Halles Centrales, Musée Adrien Dubouché, Opéra de Limoges and Gare des Bénédictins.



- Lémovice" tour duration 55min

From 1 to 6 people. Prices: from 39 to 69?

Family rate: 2 Adults + 2 Children at 45?



- Lémovice" tour + themed tour (choice of 2h duration) :

- Snack at the Halles > 30?/person

- Visit to the central distillery > 22?/person

- Aperitif dinner on the banks of the Vienne River 30?/person



Information and booking by phone.

Privatization possible.

Customized offers on request.

The Limoges Aquarium celebrates its 30th anniversary this year! It?s a new season with a few new features.



Captain Axo remains true to form, accompanying visitors on their journey. Many anecdotes about the species that inhabit the waters of the five continents of the Earth await you! Throughout your visit, biologists will be on hand to listen to you, and to offer you the chance to watch the fish being fed.



Located in a former underground vaulted water reservoir belonging to the city of Limoges, you can observe native species (carp, perch, sturgeon, crayfish, etc.), as well as animals from lakes and rivers all over the world (rays, axolotls, shark fish, piranhas, discus, catfish, etc.), not forgetting the wonders of the marine world, with its multitude of astonishing colors and shapes

Fabricant et décorateur sur porcelaine : arts de la table, boîtes, luminaire. Décoration : bleu de four, fantaisie, peint à la main, personnalisation.

Ideally located in the elegant Hôtel de Ville district, this former private mansion features 46 cosy, fully-equipped rooms (minibar with complimentary bottled water, courtesy tray, safe, air conditioning, Nespresso machines in Superior and Suite rooms).

The hotel has a private, enclosed parking lot with an electric recharging point, a fitness room, a private terrace, a meeting room and a co-working area.



The hotel has been awarded the Clef Verte label, and works daily to promote sustainable tourism.

The hotel is committed to a government-recognized quality approach, and has obtained the national QUALITE TOURISME mark for several of its activities.