Domaine du Fan

The Limousin area is brimming with ace things to do – visit cities like Montmorillon (25 minutes’ drive) and Limoges (an hour) for cultural activities like theatre shows, and don’t overlook the excellent shopping either. In the latter city – the capital of the region – peer at the porcelain displays in the Adrien Dubouché museum, catch a performance at the Cultural Center Jean Gagnant and admire the 20,000 plants in the Parc de la Belle. This being France, visits to châteaux should also be on the agenda, so bound over to Bourg-Archambault (15 minutes) for a looksee at this handsome turreted building. The lakes at Mondon (15 minutes) and Chaillac (20 minutes) are equally as easy to reach – escape to these scenic spots for beach days with the kids. If it’s animal parks you’re after, flock to see the bird shows at The Giants of the Sky - Flight Scene (50 minutes), fawn over the four-legged creatures at Park Zoo Reynou (an hour and five minutes) or wave to the primates at Valley of the Monkeys (an hour and 20 minutes). If you’d rather rub shoulders with reptiles (perhaps not literally), peruse La Planète des Crocodiles (45 minutes).