Limeuil
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Two rivers meet below Limeuil, the Dordogne and the Vézère, and that confluence made its fortune as boatmen loaded wine onto flat-bottomed gabares bound for Bordeaux. The village climbs a promontory inside its old walls, three of whose four gates survive, up to a church dedicated to Saint Catherine, patron of boat people. By the water, the restaurant L'Ancre de Salut keeps the boatmen's name for a safe haven.
Highlights
- The meeting of the Dordogne and the Vézère below the village
- Three of the four medieval town gates
- Church of Saint-Martin, consecrated in 1194 and a listed monument
- L'Ancre de Salut, once the customs office and boatmen's union
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Limeuil (FR), Limeuil (EN), Limeuil (IT)), Wikivoyage (Limeuil). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 342
Things to see
Events through the year
- Potters' marketLarge pottery fair, held for nearly thirty years
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
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Local food & wine
- La Lutine walnut beerDrinkOrganic craft beer brewed locally with walnuts
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Where to sleep
5 places to stay within 3 km
- Campsites 4
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Belvès · 15 km
- Beynac-et-Cazenac · 21 km
- Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère · 21 km
- Castelnaud-la-Chapelle · 22 km
- Monpazier · 23 km