Chambre d'hôtes au chateau de Sannat

Leisure

Horse riding
This is the birth place of the "Anglo-Arab" breed. Th eLimousin is a paradise for long horse riding excursions across the hilly country and woods. Numerous itineraries are available. Horses can be rented at different clubs nearby.
Centre Equestre Villard, 87300 Peyrat de Bellac Tél. : 05 55 68 99 50
www.limousinacheval.com/fiche_ets.php?code=46

Centre Equestre Le Gauchoux.fr  http://www.gauchoux.fr

Golf
3 splendid golf courses are waiting for you within 30 mn drive. Including the famous Golfe de la Porcelaine near Limoges:
www.golf-porcelaine.com/fr/index.htm

Lake
the vast Saint Pardoux lake, 330 Hectares, offers all the nutical entertainments, beaches, windsurf, Kayak, waterskiing, fishing.
www.lac-saint-pardoux.com/

Fishing
numerous rivers offer goog trout fishing and fly-fishing spots

Walking and cyclicling excursions
Possible in the countryside and the Monts de Blond, very well equipped.
The charming landscape showing green meadows, grazing cattle, ponds and old oak trees have attracted many great artists like Monet and Corot.

It is already the South, only 3 hours from Paris and 2 hours from Toulouse.

Culture

Art
Already in the middle-ages, the workshops of the Limousin were famous across the Christendom. Todya, from New York to Tokyo, the china, enamals and tapistry works are reputated for their craftmanship. Many workshops and museum can be visited in the region to let you share their passion.

Museum of Modern Art of Vassivière Aldo Rossi:
www.limousin.culture.gouv.fr/pageshtmlsitedrac/artcontemporain/vassiviere.htm

Rochechouart www.ville-rochechouart.fr/tourisme/chateau.htm
Limoges http://www.tourismelimoges.com/arts_du_feu/F_accuei_globl.htm
Musée de l'Evêché (beatiful coillection of antic enamels):
www.culture.gouv.fr/emolimo/limoges.htm

Musée d'Adrien Dubouché, world class museum displaying a unique collection of china and crockery:  http://www.musee-adriendubouche.fr/
Bernardaud Manufacture of china: www.bernardaud.fr
Les Thermes de Chassenon
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/groupejarc/chassenon/chasseno.htm

Mortemart (one of the finest village of France)
www.hautlimousin.com/patrimoine/monu_mortemart.htm

The Futuroscope (90kms), www.futuroscope.com/index.php
the Collégiale of Solignac and of Le Dorat
http://apiic.nexenservices.com/chantier/site2/
Collonges la Rouge www.auvergnat.com/archivillages/collonge.htm…etc.

History
Oradour-sur-Glane – 10 August 1944. The SS division "Das Reich" burnt down the village and massacered  its 642 inhabitants. The 15 hectares of ruins of the martyred village are turned in a sanctuary, which can be visited.

Gastronomy
The rich territory and farm live stock are a perfect surrounding to produce delicious cuisine in the numerous restaurants and auberges fed directly from the producers.