🌍 Tourism and activities around Saint-Pardoux-l'Ortigier (Corrèze) 🏙️ Nearest major tourist towns 🚗 Brive-la-Gaillarde (15 min): Vibrant town with markets, festivals, museums (Musée Labenche, Musée Edmond-Michelet), restaurants and shops. 🏰 Uzerche (15 min): "Pearl of the Limousin", charming medieval town listed as one of France's most beautiful detours. 🕍 Tulle (45 min): Capital of Corrèze, famous for its cathedral, historic districts and festivals. 🏘️ Most beautiful villages to visit 🧱 Collonges-la-Rouge (35 min): Red sandstone village listed as one of the most beautiful villages in France. 🏯 Turenne (25 min): Perched medieval village with a castle overlooking the valley. ⛪ Aubazine (25 min): Charming village known for its Cistercian abbey. 🏡 Saint-Robert (35 min): Picturesque medieval village with its Romanesque church. 🌄 Carennac (1h) and Autoire (1h15): Typical Lot villages close to Corrèze. 🎨 Cultural and family activities 🖼️ Museums: President Jacques Chirac Museum in Sarran (35 min), Chocolate Museum in Terrasson (25 min), Edmond-Michelet and Labenche Museum in Brive. 🌸 Gardens: Jardins de Colette in Varetz (15 min), Jardins de l'Imaginaire in Terrasson (25 min). 🎉 Events : Vézère Festivals, Brive Festival, festive markets of local producers. ⚽️ Family sports and leisure activities 🥾 Hiking: GR 4 and GR 46 signposted trails for discovering nature and the rolling countryside. 🚣 Water sports: Canoeing and swimming on the Vézère (15 min), Poncharal lake (15 min), Causse lake (30 min). ⛳ Golf: Courses in Brive and Aubazine (20-25 min). 🌲 Tree climbing: Tree climbing park at Ussac (15 min). 🐴 Horse-riding: Riding centres near the Lachamps ponds (15 min). Fishing: Fishing ponds in the village, Vézère and Auvézère rivers renowned for their trout. 🏞️ Must-see tourist sites 🌄 Gouffre de la Fage (20 min): Spectacular natural site with cave and nature walk. 🏰 Vallée de la Dordogne (35 min): Magnificent scenery, châteaux and listed villages. 🕳️ Lascaux caves (50 min): Replica of the famous prehistoric cave. 🏯 Château de Hautefort (45 min): Magnificent château and formal gardens. 🌊 Gouffre de Padirac (1h): Huge natural chasm with underground river. 🏛️ Rocamadour (1h): Spectacular medieval town clinging to the cliff. 🏘️ Sarlat-la-Canéda (1h10): Very touristy medieval town in the Dordogne. 🏰 Château de Val (1h20): Renaissance castle overlooking the Dordogne. 🥾 Hiking trails nearby 🚶 GR4: Crosses the Limousin and Corrèze regions, with some beautiful nearby stages. 🚶‍♂️ GR46: Links Limoges to Brive-la-Gaillarde, offering varied landscapes. 🌿 Signposted local paths: Easy walks through forests and villages. 🎣 Fishing spots 🐟 Fishing ponds in the village (leisure fishing). 🏞️ Famous trout rivers: Vézère, Auvézère (15-30 min). 💦 Lakes: Poncharal, Causse, with swimming and water sports activities. 🚄 Accessibility: train stations, motorways and airports. 🚉 Railway stations: - Brive-la-Gaillarde (15 min): TGV station with connections to Paris, Bordeaux, Toulouse. 🛣️ Motorways: - A20 (exits 46 Perpezac-le-Noir, 47 Sadroc nearby) - A89 (20-30 min) ✈️ Nearby airports: - Brive-Souillac (15 min): regional and European flights - Limoges-Bellegarde (1h15) - Bergerac (1h20): seasonal tourist flights

🚗 Road map - Access by car only ➡️ If you are coming from the north (A20 motorway) 🛣️ Take exit 46: PERPEZAC LE NOIR ➡️ Turn right towards Saint Pardoux l'Ortigier 🔄 At the next junction, turn left, still towards Saint Pardoux l'Ortigier 🛤️ Continue on this road for 5 km (do not follow the Saint Pardoux l'Ortigier signs) 🏠 Just after a motorway bridge, look out for a house on your left with a facade advertising the hotel-restaurant Le Relais du Bas Limousin ⬅️ Turn left onto the small road passing in front of this sign 🚶‍♂️ Follow this road for 600 m until you come to a crossroads, continue straight on 🛤️ After 50 m, the road becomes a path: you've arrived! 🅿️ Parking available: 2 spaces next to the house ➡️ If you are coming from the south (A20 motorway) 🛣️ Take exit 47: SADROC 🔄 At the roundabout, take the 4ᵉ exit, direction Saint Pardoux l'Ortigier 🔄 At the next roundabout, take the 1ʳᵉ exit, still towards Saint Pardoux l'Ortigier 🛤️ Follow this road for 4 km 🏨 You will pass the hotel-restaurant Le Relais du Bas Limousin on your right. ➡️ 300 m after the hotel, turn right towards Maumont 🚶‍♂️ Follow this road for 600 m until you come to a crossroads, continue straight on 🛤️ After 50 m, the road becomes a path: you've arrived! 🅿️ Parking available: 2 spaces next to the house ➡️ If you are coming from the east (motorway A89 then A20) 🛣️ After the Saint Germain les Vergnes toll booth, follow signs for Brive-la-Gaillarde ➡️ Then head towards Paris to enter the A20 motorway 🛤️ Stay in the right-hand lane to take exit 46: Perpezac le Noir 🔄 At the intersection, turn left towards Saint Pardoux l'Ortigier 🔄 At the next junction, turn left again, still towards Saint Pardoux l'Ortigier 🛤️ Follow this road for 5 km (do not follow the Saint Pardoux l'Ortigier signs) 🏠 After a motorway bridge, look out for the house on your left advertising the hotel-restaurant Le Relais du Bas Limousin ⬅️ Turn left onto the small road in front of the advertising facade 🚶‍♂️ Continue for 600 m to a crossroads, then straight on 🛤️ After 50 m, the road becomes a path: you've arrived! 🅿️ Parking available: 2 spaces next to the house ➡️ If you are coming from the west (motorway A89 then A20) 🛣️ At the junction of the A89 and A20 motorways, follow signs for Paris 🛣️ Take exit no. 47: SADROC 🔄 At the roundabout, take the 4ᵉ exit, signposted Saint Pardoux l'Ortigier 🔄 At the next roundabout, take the 1ʳᵉ exit, still towards Saint Pardoux l'Ortigier 🛤️ Follow this road for 4 km 🏨 You will pass the hotel-restaurant Le Relais du Bas Limousin on your right. ➡️ 300 m further on, turn right towards Maumont 🚶‍♂️ Follow this road for 600 m until you reach a crossroads, continue straight on 🛤️ After 50 m, the road becomes a path: you've arrived! 🅿️ Parking available: 2 spaces next to the house