Punto d'interesse
Brive-la-Gaillarde
Consigliato da 137 persone del luogo
Consigli della gente del posto
Hinne
April 27, 2017
Bigger city, 45 min drive. For rainy days to go shopping and sightseeing.
Anne
June 19, 2016
Brive is the rugby capital of France, with a boisterous night life to match.
Sarah
February 20, 2018
In the Correze and about 30 mins from Souillac. Very untouristy! All major commerce, restaurants, night life, bars etc.
Linda
September 6, 2022
Home of Heineken Cup rugby team and the region’s local airport, Brive is the “hippest” of local cities. Centred around a medieval cathedral around which a recent archaeological dig returned some fascinating finds, each road boasts many fashionable shops and cafés. For something a bit different from “traditional” France, Brive is the answer. Take care though, Brive shuts down on Sundays. Brive is just a 15-minute drive via the A20 toll road.
Home of Heineken Cup rugby team and the region’s local airport, Brive is the “hippest” of local cities. Centred around a medieval cathedral around which a recent archaeological dig returned some fascinating finds, each road boasts many fashionable shops and cafés. For something a bit different from…
Samantha
April 5, 2022
Particularly loved by foodies and gourmets, Brive hosts a market three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday mornings) and is a centre of gastronomy, enabling locals and visitors to stock up on delicious regional produce. Fans of fois gras and truffles should note that the Georges Brassens market hall hosts several food fairs in November and February which are extremely popular and provide shoppers with a good way to stock up for the festive season! The town is also a delight for architecture and culture enthusiasts. At the very heart of the historic centre you can see the Collegiate Church of St Martin, a listed historical monument, and its Neo-romanesque bell tower. Built from the 12th century onwards on relics dating back to the 5th century, then remodelled several times over the course of history. The church was described as remarkable by the famous architect Viollet-le-Duc. While the transept, part of the cheviot and the beautiful capitals adorned with narrative scenes serve as a reminder of the Romanesque era, the archaeological crypt houses Merovingian and Carolingian remains from the previous buildings, as well as sarcophagi from the 6th and 7th centuries. The Brive Museum of art and history is housed in a magnificent renaissance mansion with mullioned windows crowned by sculpted busts, it was built in the 16th century by Jean II de Calvimont, Lord of Labenche, from which the mansion takes its name. There are other remarkable houses dotted amongst the shopping streets of the old town, such as the Quinhart mansion at Place Latreille, an elegant 15th century building boasting an octagonal tower and a pepper pot turret; the Échevins tower, a remainder of a renaissance home decorated with fine sculptures; the 16th century Treilhard house and its polygonal tower, flanked by a turret; and the 17th century Cavaignac house, the former Clarissa's convent that has become the headquarters of the Corrèze Archaeological Society. The famous Brive book fair takes place in November, being France's second biggest literary festival after the Paris book fair, it is also when the prestigious French Language Prize (Prix de la langue française) is awarded. And when you have tired of the markets and culture, choose from the many and varied delicious restaurants and brasseries to re-fuel!
Particularly loved by foodies and gourmets, Brive hosts a market three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday mornings) and is a centre of gastronomy, enabling locals and visitors to stock up on delicious regional produce. Fans of fois gras and truffles should note that the Georges Brassens…
Posizione
Brive-la-Gaillarde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine