FESTIVE EVENTS
Numerous festive events take place close to the Écrin Nature campsite. Here’s a selection:
FESTIVALS :
Festival des Bandafolie’s (Bessines International Bandas Festival)
Held over the weekend of July 14.
A group of fifteen musical societies whose motto is to make the best music in the best possible atmosphere: shows, fireworks, parades, flea markets…
Tel: 06.67.98.35.07 www.bandafolies.com
Festi’zac (Ambazac music festival)
Held mid-September.
SPORT :
Nature Race ” Les Gendarmes et les Voleurs de temps ” (Ambazac)
Held over the Whitsun weekend, this sporting event is a benchmark in the world of international nature races!
Departing from the Domaine de Muret: 32km, 20km, 10km trail, women’s and children’s races, hikes and various events.
Tel: 05.87.21.31.86 – www.gendarmes-et-voleurs.com
See you every year Every year for the“Granit’Montana“! (Raid Marathon VTT)
BROCANTES :
Broc’Amb (Ambazac) – 1st Sunday in June.
The event attracts over 350 exhibitors and 10,000 visitors to the city! A day of conviviality and bargains.
Tel: 05.55.56.70.70 www.tourisme-montsdulimousin.fr
MARKETS AND FAIRS :
Ambazac weekly market on Friday mornings
Ambazac monthly fairs on the1st Wednesday and3rd Friday of each month.
Nearby:
- La Jonchère Saint Maurice: Saturday market / Fair on the 18th of the month
- Saint Léonard de Noblat: Market in the town center and in the market hall on Saturday mornings / Fair on the 1st Monday of each month (except public holidays).
- Panazol: Sunday market (the largest in Haute-Vienne)
- Limoges has two covered market halls, including the magnificent central halls with their typical 19th-century metal architecture, decorated with a porcelain frieze depicting the culinary trades.
Open-air markets provide fresh produce in the heart of many neighborhoods. Puces de la Cité and the antiquarian book market are regular events for book lovers. www.ville-limoges.fr
For other activities or further information, please contact the Monts du Limousin Tourist Office.
13 rue Gay Lussac, 87240 AMBAZAC
By telephone: 05 55 56 70 70
By e-mail: contact@tourisme-ambazac.fr
www.tourisme-montsdulimousin.fr