Sweet: The Apple Road of the Limousin
The Limousin is famous for its cattle breeding, but the area in the southern centre of France is also apple country: The Romans brought the rose plant to the fertile plateaus around 2000 years ago, and in early modern times the apples reached the French court. Today, some 110,000 tonnes are harvested each year from around 2,800 orchards, with the Golden Delicious leading the way.
Visitors follow the apple along the Apple Route, which runs for more than 50 kilometres through the Corrèze department. In spring, the hiking and cycling trails lead through blossoming apple orchards, past production sites where you can enjoy a must. A trip in autumn is particularly worthwhile: then an apple festival takes place in the small town of Objat.