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Region in southwest-central France
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Limousin is a region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in southwestern France. Because it is off the major transportation routes and has few significant tourist sites, Limousin has attracted little tourism
Limoges international airport receives many flights from Britain and France.
Read in the guideThere are limited bus routes, therefore a car is required to get around. Cycling is possible especially since the roads are very empty.
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Limoges/Bellegarde · Regional · LIG
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the largest city in Limousin, it has several museums, a cathedral, and a botanical garden
superb town base for exploring the beautiful department of Corrèze
a village with stone cottages, a village church and views across the valley
a ghost village preserved for posterity as macabre reminder of when humanity fails. In June 1944, a squad of German soldiers razed the village to the ground, and murdered 642 men, women and children (almost the entire population), for no apparent reason other than they could. To this day, the "martyr village" remains abandoned, and is a national memorial and museum.
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