Aixe-sur-Vienne

Aixe-sur-Vienne is the venue of a large number of tourist monuments that attract many visitors each year.

Built in the nineteenth century, the chapel of Our Lady Arliquet is the scene of an important pilgrimage. Neo-Gothic brick and limestone, it welcomes in its midst a beautiful Pietà sixteenth century venerated every seven years at the time of Ostensions. One can also see relics came from Rome catacombs of St. Cornelia and Fulgence Saints Honoré and Antime. A park with a Way of the Cross and a cave of the Agony, make a small Lourdes.

In the center of the cemetery, St. John chapel has been listed historical monument. Built in the thirteenth century, it has a beautiful Limousin Gothic arch.

According to legend built to accommodate a fragment of the True Cross, the Holy Cross Church dates from the thirteenth century. Changed in the nineteenth century, it has a Gothic portal Limousin style.

Tower Jeanne d'Albret, listed historical monument, is the remains of the castle of the town. Located on a rocky outcrop, it dominates the confluence of the Aixette and Vienna.

Private property, the castle dates from the sixteenth century Losmonerie and was listed as an historic monument. You can still see some parts dating back to the fifteenth century.

In the town of Aixe-sur-Vienne, visitors can admire a medieval garden on the banks of Vienna, or the bridge Malassert. The latter, of the fourteenth century, is the only remnant of an old wooden bridge.

The city is crossed by paths of famous hiking, as the GR4 linking Royan in Grasse, or the GR 654, the road to Saint-Jacques through Vézelay.

Lively, the city is regularly Aixe-sur-Vienne the cultural or other entertainment venue that attracts many visitors.

The Aixe-sur-Vienne market is held every Friday morning on the square René Gillet. Every first Friday morning of each month, a fair is also present.

In May, up to the great carnival of Aixe-sur-Vienne with its many rides.

Also in May, the Coquelicontes festival is the opportunity to attend lectures for all ages.

For the festivities of July 14, the city has its traditional festival of strikes with rides, entertainment and a firework display on Vienna.

In November, the Monster Kid Festival offers cinema-concerts in the city.

• On 31 may 2024
• Aixe-sur-Vienne's weekly Friday morning market. - You'll find all the producers exclusively in the covered market hall on Place René Gillet (formerly the Champ de Foire). - Nearby parking lots : Place de la mairie, near the post office and Salle Yves Montand. - Come and shop for fruit and vegetables, poultry, preserves and many other specialities.

• On 31 may 2024
• Are you fascinated by snakes ? Jacques Barret-Beaulieu, occasional speaker at the Université Tous Ages de Limoges, retired university professor, doctor of geography and cartographic engineer, is offering a lecture dedicated to the fascinating world of snakes. - This lecture will cover the following points : a brief historical review, local legends, a general presentation of the 2660 species and classification, physical properties, reproduction and growth, feeding and movements, venomous functions and consequences, trafficking and various trades, and the snakes of the Limousin. - For the general public.

• On 1 june 2024
• Aixe-sur-Vienne's weekly Saturday morning market. - You'll find all the producers exclusively on the church square. Nearby parking lots : Place de la mairie, near the post office and Salle Yves Montand, or rue des Fossés. Come and shop for fruit and vegetables, poultry, preserves, honey and many other specialities.

• On 1 june 2024
• In partnership with the mfr-cfa Beynac, the music school of Swiatriki Görme (Poland) brings its students to perform in Limousin. Enjoy the variety of their repertoire, from Big Ben to Abba. - Show subject to registration by e-mail : spectacle1juin2024aixe@gmail.com.

• From 1 to 2 june 2024
• On Saturday June 1 and Sunday June 2, almost 2,200 gardens will be opening their doors for the Rendez-vous aux jardins event, offering thousands of activities (workshops, tours, etc.) for families and friends to enjoy and discover. Throughout the weekend, the theme will be "the five senses in the garden". - The Château de Losmonerie, which has been awarded the "remarkable garden" label in 2023, offers you the chance to discover : a garden full of flowers around the Renaissance château, a gustatory walk (over 100 varieties of raspberry trees make this collection unique in France) and a wild garden on the Vienne river with its wicker hut designed by Emmanuel Puybonnieux. - Please note that the raspberries will probably not be ripe this weekend. - Free admission Saturday June 1 and Sunday June 2,2pm-6.30pm. - Paid admission.

• From 1 to 2 june 2024
• A weekend of training, two days of creativity and exploration with Double Doodle Play. - An invitation to get moving, mobilizing both sides of the body through our two hands, with a tool in each, and… let what's there flow out, play with shapes and colors, explore ! - Price for 2 days, including manual.

• On 1 june 2024
• On the first weekend in June, the Comité des fêtes is organizing a night market (Saturday, June 1) and a garage sale (Sunday, June 2) in Place René Gillet. - An ice-cream stand, refreshment stand, merry-go-rounds and inflatables for children will also be available.

• On 2 june 2024
• On the first weekend in June, the Comité des fêtes is organizing a night market (Saturday, June 1) and a garage sale (Sunday, June 2) in Place René Gillet. - An ice-cream stand, refreshment stand, merry-go-rounds and inflatables for children will also be available.

• On 2 june 2024
• L'établissement du Sauveur organizes a garage sale with refreshments and on-site catering.

• On 2 june 2024
• With friends or family, come and spend a Sunday in the countryside, where the two watchwords are conviviality and good humor. - You can now book to come and eat at the farm : pork and lamb on the spit. - Reservation deadline : Sunday May 26 (by filling in the coupon or by phone).