Built in the late 15th century, this is the oldest monument in Objat. Note the particularity of the bell tower (1842).
Right-hand chapel: wooden statue of the Madonna with Standing Child (17th century).
Left-hand chapel: wooden statue of John the Baptist, 17th century.
Route de la Pomme du Limousin
The high-quality apple is produced on the Limousin medium-altitude plateaux (250 - 300 m),
then stored, packed and sold all over Europe by the PERLIM cooperative, located 2 km from Objat.
The Designation of Origin status was awarded in 2004.
You can visit the orchards and the PERLIM sorting and packaging unit.
- free visits every Thursday from June to end August.
- information and bookings at the Tourist Office (+33 (0)5 55 25 96 73).
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Yssandon
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The tower - the only 15th-century remains - of a castle that was the victim of incessant battles in the Middle Ages,
the Wars of Religion, and the Fronde rebellion. 12th-century Romanesque church with modillions and three chapels.
2 orientation tables.
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Brignac La plaine
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Romanesque church whose choir with five sculpted capitals dates back to the 12th century. Gilded wooden retable from the 17th century.
Horse-riding centre: La Forêt à Cheval
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Perpezac Le Blanc
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Romanesque church first mentioned in 1264, restored in 1497.
Wooden varnished and gilded retable, 17th century. 17th-century tabernacle.
15th-century pieta; painting of Calvary, 1896. 19th-century castle overlooking the village.
Workshop: painting, sculpture, lutes.
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Louignac
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12th-century church. Modillions along the nave. Baptismal font from the 12th century. Early 20th-century bell-tower.
Site of sarcophagi from the Merovingian era.
There will be an archaeological dig on this site soon and it will benefit from the creation of visitor facilities.
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Segonzac
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11th-century Romanesque church. Polychrome wooden statue of Spanish inspiration.
Horse-riding centre: La Tireloubie
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St Robert
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Medieval town. 12th-century abbey church. The nave was destroyed in the Wars of Religion.
16th-century statue of St Antoine, in limestone and sandstone. 13th-century wooden crucifix.
Wrought-iron cross on the square dating back to 15th/16th century with the six attributes of the Passion.
One of the Most Beautiful Villages in France - guided tours -
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St Cyprien
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The town, restored in 2000, with its typical red sandstone houses, and the church and the town hall.
Certain people call this town the "Petit Collonges la Rouge".
Botanical trail: unique walking trail through the valleys and along the hillsides, on sandstone and limestone. Mountain-biking possible.
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Vars sur Roseix
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The homeland of Duroy de Chaumareix, captain of the Medusa immortalised in the painting by Gericault.
12th-century church, 12th-century champlevé enamel shrine. Magnificent red sandstone homes.
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St Cyr La Roche
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Picturesque village in red sandstone. 15th-century church and castle. Site of annual pilgrimage dedicated to the Virgin Mary, on 8 September.
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Voutezac
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15th-century fortified church, 15th-century baroque retable. Chapel with stained glass by Chagall, gothic bridge.
