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TOP 10 REASONS
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Why travel to Brive: Find out the top 10 reasons to visit
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01
A SNEAK PEAK
A SNEAK PEAK
A SNEAK PEAK
A Sneak Peek into Brive
- On August 15, 1944, Brivebecame the first city in Occupied France to self-liberate.
- For this, the city was awarded the military decoration "Croix de guerre 1939–1945."
- The city hall, the main police station, and the Labenche museum are all located here.
- Brive-La-Gaillarde, in the central Corrèze department, is a charming medieval town that thrives as a regional commercial center.
- The houses in the old town are made of a striking pink sandstone with blue slate roofs.
- There's a lot to keep your attention in Brive, but there's also a lot of magic to be found outside in the western Massif Central foothills.
- You'll be close to lakes, forests, and difficult hills, as well as dozens of idyllic medieval villages to choose from.
- International Airport: Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE)
- Population: 47,349
- Currency: The euro
- Time: UTC/GMT +1
- Driving side: Right
- Main Electricity: 230 V
- Official Language: French
- Religion: Catholic
02
HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS
Top Tourist Attractions in Brive
- While there aren't many major attractions in Brive's downtown area, Town Hall is the type of town where you can go shopping.
- Turenne is a small town, but as the castle attests, it was once the seat of a powerful Viscounty that ruled over Limousin, Quercy, and Périgord.
- Collonges isn't just one of France's most beautiful villages; it's also where the entire association was founded.
- Brive's art and history museum is housed in the Hôtel De Labenche, a magnificent Renaissance mansion.
- Denoix produces a variety of liqueurs made from orange, grape, walnut, strawberry, chocolate, and various herbs, and is open to the public from Tuesday to Saturday to show you around.
03
SEASONS TO TRAVEL
SEASONS TO TRAVEL
SEASONS TO TRAVEL
Best Months to Visit Brive
- Brivehas a wide range of average temperatures.
- Temperatures feel cold for about half of the year, but otherwise pleasant, with a chance of rain or snow for the rest of the year.
- When compared to tourist destinations around the world, the area is less temperate than others, ranking in the 30th percentile for pleasant weather.
- If you want to visit Brivewhen it's the hottest, the months to go are July, August, and then June.
- Mid-July is the hottest time of the year, with highs around 84.3°F (29.1°C) and temperatures rarely dropping below 56.7°F (13.7°C) at night.
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WORTH A VISIT
WORTH A VISIT
WORTH A VISIT
The Best Places to Visit in Brive
Hôtel de Labenche
- This magnificent Renaissance mansion houses Brive's art and history museum.
- But, before you go inside, take a moment to admire this building, which is widely regarded as one of the region's finest Renaissance structures.
- It was built around 1540 by Lower Limousin's Minister of Justice and Clerk to King Francis I, Jean de Calvimont, and later served as a stopover for royalty visiting Brive, including Louis XIII.
- It's made of that lovely pink sandstone, and there are plenty of details to admire, including a regal arcade, mullioned windows, a variety of sculptures, and an unusual chimneystack modeled after a Greek temple.
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire
- A 5,000-item cache aids in the recounting of Brive's 100,000-year history.
- It's a museum that covers a wide range of topics, including natural history, archaeology, ethnography, and numismatics.
- However, there are a number of oddities that aren't from Brive but are nonetheless intriguing.
- Take, for example, the piano that belonged to Claude Debussy at the turn of the century, or the incredible tapestry collection.
- Several are from the Aubusson Manufactory, but ten are from the Mortlake Royal Manufactory in England.
- This is France's largest collection of 17th-century English tapestries.
Denoix Distillery
- You can get a real shot of local savoir-faire at this 19th-century family distillery.
- The Denoix brand produces a variety of liqueurs made from orange, grape, walnut, strawberry, chocolate, and various herbs, and is open to the public from Tuesday to Saturday to show you around.
- One of the many interesting aspects of this location is that the gleaming copper stills have remained unchanged since the 1800s, providing plenty of photo opportunities.
- Also interesting is that the operation is seasonal, so depending on the time of year, a different fruit or plant will be macerating.
- A visit would be incomplete without a liqueur or aperitif tasting.
05
DISCOVER MORE
DISCOVER MORE
DISCOVER MORE
Brive Off the Beaten Track
Old Brive
- While the town of Brive does not have any major attractions, it is the type of place where you can go shopping.
- You might get sidetracked into an arcaded courtyard or stare up at an old turret or wrought-iron balcony as you walk through this tangle of streets, which has quite a few stone houses from the 15th and 16th centuries.
- A lovely little flower garden is hidden behind the town hall, and the tourist office has a small itinerary of historic mansions.
- The 18th-century Hôtel Desbruslys and the Hôtel Quinhart with its corbelled turret are the cream of the crop.
CA Brive
- Brive, despite its provincial status, has a reputation that extends far beyond French borders.
- The rugby club, which is a mainstay of the Top 14, France's highest division, is one of the reasons for this.
- Brive's current lineup includes former and current France internationals such as Julien Le Devedec and Lucas Pointud, as well as South African and Australian imports.
- Despite its small size, the Stade Amédée-Domenech has a capacity of nearly 14,000 people, making it the largest sporting arena in the Limousin region!
- Come for a match on a weekend between August and May, while at any time you can also buy a CA Brive souvenir at the team’s store.
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CULTURE & TRADITIONS
CULTURE & TRADITIONS
CULTURE & TRADITIONS
Brive Culture and Traditions
- For 37 years, " the Book Fair," a flagship event in our region, has kept Brive's urban heart beating. Every year, 100,000 visitors and 300 authors attend the world's second largest book fair, after that of Paris.
- The summer is punctuated by numerous festivals and over 500 events, including the well-known Brive Festival and its celebrity concerts, which attract 35,000 festival-goers.
- Thousands of spectators have gathered at the Festival de la Vézère every summer for 37 years to share the enchantment of high-level classical music.
- Brive, a natural concept creator, founded the European Medium Length Film Festival 15 years ago, which now features over 22 films in competition each year.
- Theatergoers will be able to enjoy opera, musical shows, circus performances, and plays at the Brive Les 13 Arches subsidized stage, which hosts around a hundred performances per year.
- Private theaters that offer improvisations and café-théâtre round out the offer.
- Cinephiles, the Méga CGR and the REX, an arthouse cinema, present a program that rivals that of Parisian cinemas, even in advance.
- The Brive Conservatory, housed in a mansion in downtown Brive, offers over 32 dance, music, and theater disciplines.
- On the "Heritage" side, the Labenche Museum is reinventing itself around its 18 collection rooms and temporary exhibitions, while the Edmond Michelet study center unveils WWII, Resistance, and Deportation collections.
07
FOOD FUN FASHION
FOOD FUN FASHION
FOOD FUN FASHION
Brive: Food, Fun & Fashion Guide
Huile de noix du Périgord
#Food
- Huile de noix du Périgord is a French virgin walnut oil that's mechanically extracted.
- It comes from the departments of Aveyron, Charente, Corrèze, Dordogne, Lot, and Lot-et-Garonne.
- Franquette, Marbot, Corne, and Grandjean walnut varieties are used to make this oil.
- The cold-pressed oil has a clear visual appearance and a fluid texture. The scents are delicate and long-lasting, resembling nuts and baked breadcrumbs.
- The fruity and intense aroma of the hot-pressed oil is reminiscent of biscuits and baked bread, with toasty notes.
Gour Noir
#Food
- Gour Noir is a traditional French cheese made by the Arnaud family in Correze.
- This soft, leaf-shaped cheese is made from the raw milk of white Saanens goats. It takes 2 to 6 weeks to mature.
- The flavor is mild, milky, and lactic when young, but it becomes more intense and robust as it ages.
- The inside of the bloomy rind is smooth and creamy, while the outside is charcoal-colored.
- Sel cendré, a mixture of salt and charcoal powder that protects and preserves the cheese, gives it its distinctive color.
- Gour Noir should be served with a few slices of country bread.
Salers Liqueur
#Food
- The first batch of this French gentian liqueur was made in 1885.
- A macerate of yellow gentian and a secret combination of aromatic plants are used to make the drink.
- It is then aged and mellowed in Limousin oak before being tweaked with sugar, alcohol, and water to achieve a 16 percent alcohol by volume (ABV).
- Salers is a complex liqueur with herbal and citrusy notes, as well as a light golden color.
- Its subtle bitterness is best appreciated when sipped slowly over ice, but it also works well in cocktails and long drinks.
E. LECLERC
#Fashion
- Leclerc stores can be found all over France, and their reputation for low-cost materials is no longer intact.
- Even better, the "Benchmark Mark" identifies the most cost-effective products on the shelves. In Brive's Leclerc, you'll find a well-equipped press and magazine, as well as newly released discs, cassettes, and videos.
- Lingerie has a prominent position in the store and offers frequent promotions and discounts.
- A colorful gazebo and a high-quality cellar, as well as the multimedia section of the gallery, provide gift ideas.
- For some digital prints, your photo works are also supported on-site, quickly or instantly.
- In the gallery, you will find "Keys-minutes," cleaning clothes, flowers to offer, troughs to fill, and thirst to quench.
CHAPELINE ET CRÉATIONS
#Fashion
- Advice, quality, designers, and custom-made products can all be found here. Julie Bonfanti, who greets you in Brive, has opened a second shop.
- Handmade hats for all occasions, especially ceremonies: one-of-a-kind pieces, ceremony hats, bibis, or even barrettes and headbands will complete your ensembles.
- New: a dedicated space for arts and crafts, allowing for the display of one-of-a-kind pieces created entirely by artisans.
Ti Goui Goui
#Fun
- If you enjoy crawling, jumping, sliding, testing your agility, playing, dancing, and expending a lot of energy, TI GOUI GOUI is the place to be.
- A special play area for 0-3-year-olds includes a slide, bubble ball pit, and soft play accessories, as well as activities to help with movement and coordination.
- Giant slides, cannonballs, spider's tower, rope ladders, moving sand, trampolines, bubble ball pit, building blocks, and a mini go-karting track are among the activities available to children aged 4 to 12.
- During the school year, Wednesdays are open from 1 to 7 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays are open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Every day during the school holidays, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Prices are 6€ for children under the age of two, 8.50€ for children aged two to twelve, free admission for two accompanying adults, and 1€ for each additional adult Socks are required.
08
NATURE & SAFARI
NATURE & SAFARI
NATURE & SAFARI
Brive: Natural Beauty & Safari Adventures
- The 75-hectare Windsor Nature Park, located off Venus Drive in the Upper Thomson area, serves as a green buffer for the Central Catchment Nature Reserve.
- The specially curated Hanguana Trail and the Drongo Trail are among the new trails available to visitors.
- The Hanguana Trail is lined with rare native plants, some of which bear Singaporean names.
- The Drongo Trail includes a sub-canopy walk that allows visitors to see the fauna that lives beneath the canopy level as well as examine the understory of the regenerating secondary forest.
- Hike the restored trails and new boardwalks to see other highlights of Windsor Nature Park, such as a marsh habitat and several freshwater streams.
- At the visitor pavilion, visitors can participate in workshops to learn about Singapore's natural heritage and ongoing biodiversity conservation efforts.
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EVENTS & FIESTAS
EVENTS & FIESTAS
EVENTS & FIESTAS
Brive Must-Attend Festivals and Events
- Brive Festival is a music festival held in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, during the summer.
- The festival has evolved from a one-day beach party in the city center to a full week of music, art, and culture, all while maintaining the festival's fun and family-friendly atmosphere.
- The pedigree of the festival's lineup has also improved over the last decade and a half, with recent editions featuring some of France's biggest and best-loved names, including M. Pokora, Black M, Julien Doré, and Matthieu Chedid.
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