Limousin

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="048085a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>La Pagaille</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="La Pagaille"><B>Home</B></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="049d2e83.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Limousin</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="07693bf0.gif" border=0 width="403" height="447" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Direct flights with (Ryanair)from Stansted, Liverpool and East Midlands</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> and Southamption (Flybe) to Limoges.</B></div> <div> <B>Look out for their special offers. </B></div> <div> <B>The airport is about 45 minutes from our village </B></div> <div> <B>There is also Avis, Budget, Europcar</B></div> <div> <B>and Hertz offer car rental at Limoges Airport pre-bookable online.</B></div> <div> <B>(See Links Page)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> Eurostar to Paris. SNCF to Limoges.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> You may wish to enjoy the French countryside and make the travelling a part of your holiday. We will provide a detailed map for the complete route or from Limoge.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="07af9aa0.jpg" border=0 width="249" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Lake Vassiviere</div> <div> <B>It is also an excellent base for exploring the local area with its wealth of activities, history and culture:</B></div> <div> <B>Walking –</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> There are numerous, themed walking circuits besides the more challenging national network of hiking routes (Grande randonnée), which criss-cross the Limousin. Most tourist offices can supply local maps showing rambling routes. Serious hikers can obtain detailed Tops-guides from Maisons de la Presse and bookshops.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Fishing –</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> The Limousin is an anglers dream with thousands of kms of streams and rivers, not to mention thousands of hectares of lakes. It has some of the finest fishing in Europe; trout, carp, pike, salmon, bream, dace, chub, gudgeon, barbell, perch, black-bass, to name but a few.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>The smaller rivers are perfect for those starting out and ideal for children. The larger rivers are places for the more experienced and professionally minded. A special holiday permit allows you to fish in all categories of lake and river for a 15-day period.</B></div> <div> <B>Cycling –</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> The quiet countryside roads make cycling enjoyable, safe and stress free. For the more adventurous, there are numerous sign posted off road routes, for mountain bikes with four levels of difficulty, the area usually includes a route for the Tour de France also.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Bird-watching – </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>The large areas of woodland, non-intensive use of agricultural land and unpolluted air provide a thriving habitat for a diverse and fascinating array of bird life. The area is a must for the keen amateur or indeed, anyone with even a passing interest in ornithology and distinctive species are likely to be observed on any day out. Water Sports – The nearby Lake Vassiviere, which covers four square miles (6 kms) has activities for children, supervised bathing and boat trips. The more energetic can indulge in sailing, windsurfing, motor boating, water-skiing and pedaloes. Surrounding rivers offer excellent facilities for canoeing or kayaking.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Golf –</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Gentle swathes of green valleys, woods, lakes and open pastureland provide a natural setting for golf courses. There are three attractive and challenging 18-hole courses within an hour’s drive of Chateauneuf la foret.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>History –</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> The region is full of historical interest, from following the Richard the Lionheart route and the ancient St Jacques de Compostelle pilgrim routes, to Romanesque abbeys and churches and fascinating châteaux. The charred remains of the village Oradour-sur-Glane have been preserved as a monument of man’s inhumanity to man, since being razed to the ground during the Second World War. There are also a number of museums dedicated to local resistance fighters.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Arts –</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> The Crozant School of Painting, which previously included Claude Monet who painted over twenty canvases in the area, continues to attract landscape painters, inspired by the beautiful gorges along the River Creuse. George Sand, who lived in nearby Boussac, set many of her novels amongst the gorgeous scenery here. The region is also world-famous for the porcelain and enamels of Limoges, the tapestries of Aubusson and the archaeological sites in the legendary Forest of Chabrières.</B></FONT></div> </td> </tr></table></body>