Lake Vassivière and hills

From the bow of the lake shuttle, resin and wet slate scent the air as we slip toward Vassivière Island, the contemporary timber footbridge fading astern. This reservoir, filled in 1952, spreads a thousand hectares across moor and bog on the Millevaches plateau. On the island, the Centre international d’art et du paysage—by Aldo Rossi and Xavier Fabre—sparks a quiet conversation with pines and granite, sculpture after sculpture. Beyond, the Ambazac hills crest around 700 m, with tors, ridge paths, and views that read like a page from the Massif Central’s geology.

In the Limoges area, your dedicated Amani driver collects you at 9 am from the hotel in a late‑model Mercedes and stays on hand throughout. You wander, taste, and visit while they handle winding roads, parking by the causeway (about 1 hour from Limoges), and boat schedules. The route stays flexible: a coffee stop at Port‑Dieu, crossing to the island, a terroir lunch in Royère‑de‑Vassivière, then the Ambazac ridge road via Puy de Sauvagnac. Your driver waits during walks and shifts the order to match weather and the changing light on the heath.