Saint-Robert - Tourism & Holiday Guide (2024)

Medieval village of Corrèze, overlooking the shores of the Elle, Saint-Robert takes place at the edge of the Dordogne, next to Segonzac and Louignac. Perched at 345 meters above sea level, it used to have a defensive position.

Born in the course of the Middle Ages around his church, Saint-Robert develops over the centuries, becoming the tourist village that we know. The one called Bel-Air during the French Revolution is now one of the most visited sites in the region and is today ranked among the most beautiful villages in France.

Its authentic charm, its architectural heritage, but also its calm make it a must in this part of Corrèze. Dynamic, the village of Saint-Robert also offers several cultural and leisure activities throughout the year.

Listed as a Historical Monument, the Saint-Robert church dates from the 12th century. If the building lost its nave during the wars of religion, it remains nonetheless pleasant to visit and unveils including a spanish Christ of the twelfth century.

As you walk through the town, you can also discover a wrought iron cross classified to the Historical Monuments, the castles Beauroire and Aragon, or the pavilion of Noailles.

Do not miss to stop in front of the chapel of the castle Verneuil dating from the sixteenth century, or facing the old stalls of the Middle Ages that line the cobbled streets of the village.

Maison Seguin, a beautiful building of the town, was amputated and remodeled in the 19th century around a staircase of the 17th century.

You can go below the village to discover the miraculous fountain which is the subject of a pilgrimage every August 15.

• An award-winning milk-fed fair is held in May. A garage sale takes place in June. Between July and August, the town offers a festive market and lively Friday evening. A Christmas market is organized in December.
• The village hosts a famous classical music festival between mid-July and mid-August, including concerts of chamber music or vocal music, as well as exhibitions of painting, photography or sculpture.
• Every July 14, the town hosts a race and a cycling race.

Exposition Photographies & Sculptures à Saint-Robert

• From 21 july to 15 august 2024
• Place de L'Eglise
• Exhibition at Salle André Rousseau in Saint-Robert from July 21 to August 15,2024. - Jean-Pierre Charbonnel is a self-taught musician, classical guitarist and photographer ! A globetrotter and lover of nature and landscapes, his photos were awarded a prize by the Brussels Art vue Foundation in 2023. - Pierre Mouzat is a graduate of the Ecole Boulle in Brivé who has turned to sculpture. He exhibits his world of people and animals in various countries around the world. - Free admission every day from 3pm to 7pm, and at the end of the Saint-Robert Festival concerts

Festival de Saint-Robert: Récital Léa Desandre, Thomas Dunford

• On 8 august 2024
• August 8,2024 at 9pm Eglise de Saint-Robert - Léa Desandre ? Mezzo-soprano, Thomas DUNFORD ? Lutenist - Noticed at the age of twenty by William Christie, Lea Desandre was named "Révélation Artiste Lyrique" at the 2017 Victoires de la Musique awards, then "Artiste Lyrique" in 2021 and 2024. Internationally recognized as a superstar in her field, she is accompanied by Franco-American lutenist Thomas Dunford, with whom she has recorded the album "Idylle", featured in this concert: from Charpentier to Barbara, an incredible journey awaits you ! - Marc Antoine Charpentier ? Claude Debussy ? Jacques Hoffenbach ? Françoise Hardy ? Barbara

Les Samedis Sonores à Saint-Robert

• On 10 august 2024
• 23 Place de la Prévôté
• Jérémie: French chanson - Le Café Perché de Saint Robert with Finfin Food Truck with galettes/crêpe, 8:30pm, free admission.

Festival de Saint-Robert: Trio Moreau - Edgar Violoncelle, Jérémie Piano, David Violon

• On 12 august 2024
• Eglise
• AUGUST 12 ? saint-robert church ? 21h - Winner of the Prix Rostropovitch, two Victoires de la musique awards and numerous international prizes, Edgar Moreau comes to the Festival for the second time. This time with his family, accompanied by his two brothers. A virtuoso siblings who find the serenity of their interpretation in their complicity. Three paths to excellence for a concert that will be in the image of its performers. - Mendelssohn, Piano Trio No.2 Beethoven, Piano Trio Op.97 "Archduke

Festival de Saint-Robert: Le Festival Fait son Cinéma Avec l'Orchestre de Chambre de la Nouvelle Europe

• On 14 august 2024
• Jardin Ph.Ranoux
• Closing concert august 14 ? saint-robert church ? 21h - Le Festival fait son cinéma with the Orchestre de Chambre de la Nouvelle Europe - Joë Christophe - Clarinet, Nicolas Krauze Conductor - A popular art form that has sometimes been prophesied to replace opera, cinema is also a musical art form. For this tribute concert, the OCNE focuses as much on traditional composers as on those whose names are irremediably attached to the 7th Art. Between classical tradition and jazz, this program synthesizes all the seduction of film music.

Les Samedis Sonores à Saint-Robert

• On 17 august 2024
• 23 Place de la Prévôté
• Wan Chai Love Affair: jazz - Le Café Perché de Saint Robert with Finfin Food Truck with galettes/crêpe, 8:30pm, free admission.

Les Samedis Sonores à Saint-Robert

• On 24 august 2024
• 23 Place de la Prévôté
• Tim'so: techno - Le Café Perché de Saint Robert with Finfin Food Truck with galettes/crêpe, 8:30pm, free admission.

• Visit the Château de Hautefort and its French gardens.
• Farm: deer farming, deer, rheas, emus to Cherveix-Cubas, 12 km.
• Pompadour, the city of horses, the castle of the Marquise de Pompadour.
• The Chocolate Museum, Children 's workshop.
• Its local markets with winning fairs " duck " with truffles: Objat, Brive, Terrasson.
• Paths of mine, educational trails from Perpezac-le-Blanc.