About Limoges
Limoges is a city in west-central France known for its 19th-century porcelain and medieval and Renaissance enamels on copper.
For more information about Limoges, please visit the following websites:
How to reach Limoges
- By plane:
Limoges is served by the International Airport of Limoges.
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By train:
Limoges is served by the train station Gare des Bénédictins which connects Limoges to the
other french cities. For more information about the trains, timetables and tickets, please
refer to Limoges Bénédictins website and French National Railways website.
- By car:
Limoges is served by the A20 highway from Toulouse (249km) or Paris (347km) and by the
A89 highwayfrom Bordeaux (183km), Clermont-Ferrand (142km) or Lyon (278km).
How to reach the conference location
The conference will take place in the XLIM building of the Faculty of Sciences and Techniques on the
campus of La Borie.
Address:
Faculté des Sciences et Techniques
123 avenue Albert Thomas
87060 Limoges cedex.
The faculty is served by the bus line no. 8, direction Mal Joffre, stop Campus La Borie.
To reach the faculty from the train station Gare des Bénédictins, there are two possibilities:
1. Leave the train station from the main entrance and go to the STCL buses stop Gare des
Bénédictins (which is located on the right of the train station). Take the bus line no. 6 in the
direciton of Mal Juin then leave it at the stop Place W. Churchill where you can join the
bus no. 8.
2. Leave the train station from the main entrance and go straight passing by Av. du Général
de Gaulle (parallel to the railway lines) in the direction of Place Jourdan where you can join
the bus no. 8
Bus maps and timetables can be found on STCL website.
Bus tickets can be bought from the bus driver.
Where to stay
Hôtel des Beaux Arts
28 Boulevard Victor Hugo
87000 Limoges
Phone no: (+33) 5 55 79 42 20
Location: The Hôtel des Beaux Arts is located in the center of Limoges near to the bus stop
"Place W. Churchill". From this hotel to the conference location, the bus line
no. 8 takes 6 minutes.
Hôtel du Lion d'Or
9-11 Cours Jordan
87000 Limoges
Phone no: (+33) 5 55 77 49 71
Location: The Hôtel du Lion d'Or is located next to the bus stop "Place Jordan" and near to the train
station Gare de Bénédictins. From this hotel to the conference location, the bus line no. 8
takes less than 15 minutes.
Hôtel de la Paix
25 Place Jourdan
87000 Limoges
Phone no: (+33) 5 55 34 36 00
Location: The Hôtel de la Paix is located behind the bus stop "Place Jourdan".
From this hotel to the conference location, the bus line no. 8 takes less than 15 minutes.
