1. Touristic walks inTouristic walks in
the Limousinthe Limousin
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landscapes of different European regions.landscapes of different European regions.
Collège Guy de Maupassant, Limoges , FRANCE

2. The main Limousin colors.
 Green and blue are the real one, because of quantity of
trees, forests, countryside due to water : rain, rivers,
lakes. The old grey stones are the other part of our
paths.
 We are happy to offer you three different colored
travels :
 Green, to see our countryside and wetland
 Grey, to see the old stones
 Blue, to see the various rivers

3. Green walk : Sounds garden
The sounds garden in the Castle of La Borie make you
discover the landscape by hearing it. The pond reflects the
sounds, the labyrinth is a playground for noise, waterfalls and
meadows make clink instruments and porcelain flowers.

4. Tourbière des Dauges
32,2 km far away
from Limoges in the
municipality of
Saint Léger La
Montagne, this
particular wet
landscape was
discovered in 1970.
Its form draws a
bowl shape with a
cone. Protected
plants, frogs and
animals are the
custodians of this
land.

5. Grey walk : the Megalith path
 In the monts de Blond (Blond mountains), you can
have a walk in a fairy and old druidic times country.
 The megalith path is a 11km and 2 h 30 walk, signed
in yellow.

6. The rickety rock of
Boscartus
This rock
weights 120
tons and is
only in
contact with
ground by a
very few
points.

7. Fairy stones
On the road D. 204, at the south of the Fromental pond, a sign indicates a
walking path that leads to "Rocks Fairies" and "Pas de la Mule." The shelter
is located between large boulders. Recent excavations have shown that the
shelter had experienced a long prehistoric occupation.

8. Fairy Rock
 The remains and discoveries structures attest its use
since the late Magdalenian to the Bronze Age (from 10
000 to 1800 BC), first as a house and as a necropolis.
According to the legend, this impressive chaos would
be ruins of an ancient fairies palace.

9. The dolmen of La Borderie
 The table measured 5x4m. This dolmen was used in
the ancient Neolithic times (- 3500 B.C.) then used a
second time -2000 B.C.

10. Grey nearly white walk
Kaolin mine in Saint Yrieix la Perche.

11. Blue walk : where the river goes
 You may start from Limoges, near the vienne River.

12. The Vassivière Lake

13. Vassivière Lake
 This lake, one of France's largest lakes, is a large man-
made reservoir of about 10 square kilometres (2,500
acres). It is situated on the Plateau de Millevaches, at
the middle point of the Limousin, parted between the
Haute-Vienne, the Creuse and the Corrèze. It is the
largest area of water in the Limousin region of France
and provides water supplies, hydroelectricity, and
leisure facilities.

14. Murat pond : the most ancient.
Based in the municipality of Saint-Léger-Magnazeix, this
pond was already here in the XVth century. Well known of
birds watchers, this pond is a natural reserve for a lot of
various birds who nest here or have a rest during the
migration.

15. La Pouyade Pond : the
fisherman’s friend

16. Gimel cascade
Gimel waterfalls are one of the main
tourist attractions of the Limousin. This is
a series of three waterfalls on the Montane,
a tributary of the Corrèze river, located in
the municipality of Gimel-les-Cascades, 11
kilometers at the northeast of Tulle and
100 at the south of Limoges. The site, was
recognized in 1912 as an official natural
site, one of the first in France.
This is the first one called le Grand Saut :
the big falls.

17. Gimel : the second cascade :
La Redole

18. Gimel : the third cascade :
the Ponytail

19. which jumps into the Inferno