  We describe BeppoSAX observations of the black hole candidates LMC X--1 and
LMC X--3 performed in Oct. 1997. Both sources can be modelled by a multicolor
accretion disk spectrum, with temperature $\sim 1$ keV. However, there is some
evidence that a thin emitting component coexists with the thick disk at these
temperatures. In the direction of LMC X--1, we detected a significant emission
above 10 keV, which we suspect originates from the nearby source PSR 0540-69.
For LMC X--1, we estimate an absorbing column density of $\simeq 6\times
10^{21}$ cm$^{-2}$, which is almost ten times larger than that found for LMC
X--3. In both sources, we find no indication of emission or absorption features
whatsoever.
