Camping La Chapelle

At the Wolves of Chabrières park (15 minutes’ drive), the animals roam almost freely in enormous forested enclosures. Although wolves make up the vast majority of the park’s residents (with species ranging from northeastern to Eurasian wolves), there are also foxes and deer, plus farmyard animals. The woods around Crocq (one hour), in the Parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin, are dotted with ancient dolmens, such as the Dolmen D’Urbe, a thick slab of rock supported by five stone pillars that some believe was a Druid altar. The Jardin LACORE (one hour) combines a botanical garden with a sculpture park. As you stroll through its many varieties of beech and maple trees, you can check out the colourful animal-inspired mosaic artworks, from a stretching cat to a wild boar. There’s also a yew labyrinth inhabited by a (mosaic) stag and a pond with (real) otters.