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Tel: (0033) 555 69 75 37 or (0033) 689 76 43 08 or (0033) 661 73 42 11

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SAINT-LEONARD-DE-NOBLAT

 

 

 

THIS medieval town, only a short drive from La Croix du Reh, was founded by St Léonard, a hermit in the Pauvain Forest in the early 6th century. With a growing number of admirable restorations of old buildings it's really a "must visit".

 

 

Don't miss the Collegiale Church, with its 13th century west doorway — outstanding for its “Limousin moulding” and the friezes on its column capitals. A series of diagrams explain the construction of the church. On the south side can be found the sacred relics, as well as the cover of a sarcophagus said to be St Léonards' tomb. Above this are hung prisoners' irons — St Léonard is the patron saint of prisoners, pregnant women and infertile women. According to legend, touching the irons will encourage a pregnancy!

Guided tours of the town meet at the Tourist Bureau at 10:00 every Friday during July and August and by appointment the year round.
     

 

 

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