What is there to do?
| Whatever your leisure interests-energetic or more gentle- there is something in the region to satisfy you. Sporting activities are abundantly catered for- and if your thoughts turn to shopping, the theatre or the cinema, then Limoges, world famous for its porcelain is among a number of major centres within easy reach .For the sporting enthusiast, the choice is endless. A mecca for sailing, canoeing, water skiing and windsurfing is Lake Vassiviere, with 10,000 hectares of fresh water and 48 kilometres of shoreline. Around the lake are several sandy beaches, some of them with lifeguards ideal for safe swimming. Equipment can be hired and instruction is available. With many other lakes and rivers the region is a paradise for fishing (trout, carp or perch). The keen walker will find La Creuse criss-crossed with way marked footpaths. Indeed, nearly a thousand miles of them, through moor and woodland, following sparkling streams, a spreading vista of nature unspoiled. |
"A La Table"
And now to the table, as they say. La Creuse has a fine tradition of country cooking. Free range geese, ducks and chickens are reared on local farms, and of course the famous Limousin cattle. All this produce can be bought directly from the farm or at the countless local markets, all with their own specialities. France of course, is synonymous with fine cooking and the restaurants of the Creuse, ranging form the humblest auberge to the starred restaurants, maintain the reputation. The system of fixed price menus in France, in addition to the A La Carte, ensures that budgets can be kept.
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And Still There is More. Golf, tennis horse riding, cycling are all available. In comparison with peak holiday periods in Britain, these facilities are seldom overcrowded. Special activity holidays are often possible at certain times of the year. For example painting and drawing courses organised by professional artists. |
A Final Thought.
A famous English traveller, Arthur Young, in 1787 in his book "Young’s Travels in France", wrote these words:
"The general face of the country is by far the most beautiful in France…… a landscape fancifully grouped of rock, wood and water."
The same is still true of La Creuse today.