Souillac
France
French site translated by Google (more completed)
4430 people - 2592
hectares
Department : Lot - Region : Midi-Pyrénées
Zip code: 46200
Mairie
La Mairie de Souillac sur Dordogne a un nouveau site Internet : http://www.souillac-sur-dordogne.fr
5 Avenue de Sarlat
Tél. 05.65.32.71.00
On R.N. 20, in Quercy-Périgord-Limousin, watered by two rivers: The Dordogne and Borrèze, Souillac city is a major milestone during the busy summer season.
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Transport and communications:
Paris - Toulouse and Bordeaux-Genève by RN 20, A20, the RN 89.
Train : Paris - Toulouse line.
Buses to Saint-Denis-Près-Martel, Sarlat, Brive.
Travel Belmon, Tel. 05.65.37.81.15
Taxis.
Aerodromes of Sarlat-Domme and Brive-Laroche nearby.
Brive-Souillac The airport is under construction.
Products of Souillac :
Goat's milk cheeses(Cabecous or Rocamadours), foie gras and poultries, truffles, nut...
Tourism
:
Workshops of artists.
Festival
of Jazz, concerts of classical music : in summer.
Visit the Abbey. Visit the city in a small train (!).
Pedestrian roads, GR6, speeology, canoe-kayak...
Viaduct of Borrèze, and the other viaducts !
Abbey Sainte-Marie -12th- (+ vestiges of the church carolingienne) and its nave with 3 cupolas, statues of Joseph and Isaïe.
Old Saint Martin's church and its bell-tower 16th ("the Belfry")
Souillac Bridge : 1812/1824
Places of art: exposures, art installations,
encounters...
The
Workshop : temporary exposures of contemporary art. Tendency rough art.
Workshop of Lauranne, artist.
25 rue de la Halle, Tel : 05 65 27 16 99
Work of Jacques Rouby.Workshop at 18 Street of Denny (on RDV) Tel : 06 72 18 98 67
Other
artist's Workshops in town
Gravure : Doris Chasserez, 15 Street of la Halle.
Now, it's seems to be only a shop. You have to go in to discover...
Painter : Edith Benon-Fouché, 37 la Halle Street,
Jacques Rouby, Tel : 06 72 18 98
67
Visiting his workshop is possible (for instance, visits this virtual gallerie).
Painter : Magdy Basstorous, 9 Juillet Street.Tel. 06.64.73.67.62
Very colored works
Little further
Georges Brichet
Under the bridge Louis Vicat ( RN 20, direction Cahors )
Fernando
Costa: artist, sculptures...
Famous especially for its creations containing diverted road panels,
even completely reorganized.
Visiting his workshop is possible (for instance, visits his virtual gallerie).
Visits
The Old Souillac : Virtual cards to send
Museum
of the Automates and robotics : collection of 3 000 objects
of 19th.
Public Library, 10 Street of la Halle. Tel.
05.65.32.67.92
Banks of the Dordogne and Borrèze. Free access
Dordogne River : gallery for dreaming
