Collonges-la-Rouge - Limousin - France

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Collonges-la-Rouge ('most beautiful villages of France') is 23 kilometres southeast of Brive in the Limousin. It is close to two other most beautiful villages - Curemonte and Turenne.

Tourist Information

Collonges-la-Rouge is a very attractive town, and very popular with visitors to the region. The first thing you will notice is the colour of the place - more or less all the houses have been constructed from the local stone, which is very red! (We did notice that some of the houses have the remnants of crepi/render on the walls - perhaps originally the stone was covered up and the town was less red?)

Dating from the 8th century, Collonges la Rouge is a lovely place to explore, as each winding pathway and alley leads to another (red!) turreted house or pretty patch of garden.

Aside from the individual properties, the main building of interest in the village is the 11th century Saint-Pierre church. Particularly striking - in part for its quality, and in part because it has the only white stone to be seen - in the work above the doorway.

If possible visit the town outside high season to avoid some of the crowds. (Note: Collonges la Rouge is one of the few 'most beautiful villages in France' to demand payment for parking..2 euros at the time of writing).