Le Pays de Brive
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The southern Corrèze region which revolves around several towns, but mainly Brive la Gaillarde.
The Brive area is a countryside destination for a memorable holiday, with a multitude of outdoor activities (swimming, walking, mountain biking, canoeing, etc.) in an idyllic setting of breathtaking scenery and tourist attractions like the Pans de Travassac, Château de Turenne castle and some of the “Loveliest Villages in France”.
The Brive area strikes a perfect balance between town and countryside. Even in the town, the country is never far away and naturalness is part of living life to the full, following the rhythm of the seasons. The way of life is not slow, but people take their time to let the months, years and centuries roll gently by, adding to the local wealth of savoir-faire in emblematic fields such as livestock and arable farming.
Many of the festivals and markets date back to the time of medieval fairs and the market at Brive is an institution in Corrèze !
A region’s cuisine says a lot about its land and produce.
Local food is the real star of the area ! You can find it every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at Brive market and also in good restaurants in towns where eating well is an essential part of the lifestyle, as is the pleasure of being together around a meal of freshly picked mushrooms or at a local market.
Serenity is a word which comes to mind to characterise the peaceful lifestyle of the Pays de Brive : tranquil, safe and carefree, in harmony with an environment often described as « exceptional » and « fantastic » by its inhabitants.
A harmonious area where simple, wholesome pleasures of life have pride of place and flourish.
The area around Brive is lucky enough to have some of the « Loveliest Villages in France » : Collonges la Rouge, Turenne, St Robert, Curemonte and Ségur le Château.
Collonges la Rouge is entirely built of red sandstone and has no less than 25 towers; Curemonte is an unspoilt medieval village with three châteaux (not open to the public) and a bijou of a church (Eglise de la Combe); Turenne is built on the side of a limestone hill crowned by its castle overlooking the beautiful green countryside; Saint Robert has many heritage buildings in its narrow streets including several ‘chateaux’ and a dovecote; Ségur le Château has fine residences with turrets and half-timbered houses dating from its heyday between the 15th and 18th centuries.
Fall under the spell of these fascinating historic villages and their extraordinary buildings.
Continue your discovery of Corrèze across the Plateau de Millevaches and through the Vallée de la Dordogne"
