Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne | |
The hostel | |
Information | |
Country | ![]() |
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Regions | New Aquitaine Corrèze |
Watercourse | Dordogne, Menoire |
Altitude | Between 125 and387 m |
Area | 8,65 km² |
Population | 1 299 hab. (2017) |
Density | 150,17 inhab./km² |
Nice | Bellocois (e) |
Postal code | 19120 |
Telephone prefix | 33 5 55 |
Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
Location | |
![]() 44 ° 58 ′ 51 ″ N 1 ° 49 ′ 50 ″ E | |
Official site | |
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne is a town in the department of Corrèze in France. Belonging to Limousin historical, it is part of the region New Aquitaine.
Understand
To go
By car
Near the "road junction" betweenA20 and theA89. On theA20 take exit 52 towards Collonges-la-Rouge then Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne (40 km)
By train
- Brive-la-Gaillarde train station then bus (40 km)
- Bretenoux-Biars station then taxi (6 km)
By plane
- Dordogne Valley Airport (Brive / Souillac)
- Limoges airport
To see
Do
- Nature Sports Station at the Altillac-Beaulieu leisure center
- many water-related activities: canoeing, whitewater stadium, fishing, guided barge ride, swimming in the pool and river, stand-up paddle, etc ...
- hiking, discovery trail, bike tours, geocaching (treasure hunt with a gps)
- tennis courts, bowling alley, archery
- equestrian centers nearby, horse-drawn carriage rides or with harnessed ponies, trekking with a donkey
And a few kilometers away: golf, caving, tree climbing, free flight, climbing, quad biking, paintball, hot air balloon flight ...
To buy
- many shops and services on site
- supermarket at 1 km
- regional products shops
- Wednesday and Saturday market (except the day after the fair)
- fair on 1er and 3e Friday of the month
- country farmers market on Monday at 17 h in July and August
Eat
The many restaurants of Beaulieu allow you to discover a renowned gastronomy (strawberries, asparagus, walnuts, porcini mushrooms, foie gras, straw wine ...), and brasseries, crêperie, tea room, pizzeria, kebab ... offer a varied catering, for all budgets
This local production can be found all year round at fairs and markets and in summer at country producers' markets. These festive markets offer tables, benches and barbecues to eat on site, on the banks of the Dordogne, products bought on the market, while enjoying free musical entertainment. You can also taste certain products, such as straw wine, directly from the producers.
Have a drink / Go out
- Night activity in some bars with musical entertainment, karaoke evening or other theme (salsa, etc ...)
- Entertainment throughout the year: concerts in the abbey, exhibitions, guided tours, market for plants, crafts and regional products on the last Sunday in April, strawberry festival on the 2nd Sunday in May, balls and fireworks on July 14 and August 15, flea market and organic products fair on the second Sunday in August, votive festival of the Corps-Saints on the first weekend of September, and many other organized activities by local associations.
Housing
All types of accommodation on site: hotels, guest rooms, furnished rentals, campsites, camper van parking area, holiday village, youth hostel
Find all the offer on the website of the Tourist Office www.beaulieu-tourisme.com
Communicate
- Pays de Beaulieu Tourist Office Place Marbot - 19120 Beaulieu,
335 55 91 09 94, e-mail : [email protected]
Around
6 villages classified among the Most Beautiful Villages of France, the castle of Estresses in Astaillac, the museum of Neanderthal man in La Chapelle aux Saints, the Mystery of Reygades, my castles of Castelnau and Montal, numerous caves and chasms , gardens, animal parks and attractions.
- 1 Curemonte –
- 2 Collonges-la-Rouge –
- 3 Turenne
- 4 Carennac
- 5 Loubressac
- 6 Autoire
- 7 Aubazine – and the Canal des Moines
- 8 Argentat and its quays
- 9 The Towers of Merle (in Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle) –
medieval remains of fortified houses forming a fortified town square XIIe and XVe centuries on a steep rocky outcrop
- 10 Rocamadour