Château des Cars

#306 among destinations in France

Forts and castles, Top attraction

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

The Château des Cars is a ruined castle at Les Cars in the Limousin region of west France. It was traditionally the residence of the Pérusse family. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 45°40'47"N, 1°4'24"E

Location

New AquitaineFrance

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

Château des Cars – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Lastours, Château de Châlus-Chabrol, Château de Faye, Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge.

3.1 miSE
Forts and castles
Château de Lastours
80 min walk • The Château de Lastours is a ruined castle in the commune of Rilhac-Lastours in the Haute-Vienne département of France. Construction began in the 12th century. Today in ruins, it was the former seat of the seigneurs and later barons of Lastours. It still has several corner towers and the base of the keep, altered in the 16th century.
4.8 miW
Forts and castles
Château de Châlus-Chabrol, Châlus
123 min walk • The Château de Châlus-Chabrol is a castle in the commune of Châlus in the département of Haute-Vienne, France. The castle dominates the town of Châlus. It consists today of an isolated circular keep and a residential building constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries, enlarged in the 17th century.
2.5 miN
Forts and castles
Château de Faye
63 min walk • The Château de Faye is a house located in the commune of Flavignac, in the Haute-Vienne département of France It has been owned by Philippe Rosier since 1997.
2 miNE
Church
Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge
51 min walk • The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is a Catholic church located in Flavignac, France.
5.6 miE
Park, Forts and castles
Château de Nexon
142 min walk • Built in the seventeenth century and then remodeled in the nineteenth century, the castle is now the town hall of the town of Nexon. Around the castle are a dovecote, fountains, an orangery, stables, a private chapel containing a tomb, garages, a...
5 miW
Memorial
War Memorial, Châlus
127 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
4.1 miSW
Memorial
War Memorial, Bussière-Galant
105 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
4.8 miSE
Locality
Saint-Hilaire-les-Places
122 min walk • Saint-Hilaire-les-Places is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.