Welcome in Aveyron 

For your travel in Aveyron...

Rodez : the cathedral (XIII-XVI)

The best of Aveyron :

Belcastel castle
Conques abbey
Espalion

Brousse-le-Château on Tarn river

  • Principals places of interest
towns, villages, country
distance from Rodez (km)
monument, museum...
arround
Rodez
;
cathédrale Notre Dame, old historic center of town, Fenaille museum... Belcastel, Salles-la-Source, Marcillac-Vallon, Villecomtal, Bourines castle, Pont-de-Salars and Pareloup lakes, Sauveterre-de-Rouergue...
Millau
65
old town, Gaufresenque museum, Viaduc de MillauGorges du Tarn, Gorges de la Dourbie, Montpellier-le-Vieux, parc régional des Grands Causses, La Couvertoirade, Peyreleau, Micropolis, the giant Millau viaduc, grottes de Dargilan, Aven-Armand...
Villefranche-Rouergue
65
the old town is a beautiful "bastide" typical of south-west of FranceLoc Dieu cistercian abbey, grottes de Foissac, bastide of Villeneuve d'Aveyron, Najac, Cajarc and Lot valley...
Saint Affrique
80
old town on Sorgue riverRoquefort (the marvellous cheese), Montaigut castle, Sylvanes abbey,
Conques
37
one of the best roman abbey in France and his treasure Sainte Foy, his beautiful medieval village...Lot valley, Mouret and Pruines Castles...
Espalion
30
old town, the gothic bridge on Lot river, the museum, Perse roman church..the old castle of Calmont, Saint Come d'Olt, Roquelaure, Bonneval abbey, trou de Bozouls, Estaing castle and village, Lot valley...
Sylvanes
80
cistercian abbey, festival international de musique sacréeparc régional des Grands Causses, Montaigut castle, citées templières du Larzac (Sainte Eulalie-de-Cernon, La Couvertoirade, Saint Jean d'Alcas)...
Belcastel
27
marvellous medieval village on Aveyron valley and his castleAveyron valley, Bournazel castle, Peyrusse-le-Roc...
Najac
76
beautiful medieval village and his castleAveyron valley, Cordes village...
Séverac-le-château
50
old castle Gorges du Tarn, Lot valley, Grands Causses...
Sauveterre-Rouergue
35
beautiful old village and his typical bastideChâteau du Bosc (house of Toulouse-Lautrec), château de Taurines, Viaduc du Viaur and Viaur valley
Réquista - Vallée Tarn
58
the beautiful Tarn valleyBrousse-le-Château, Coupiac, Lincou, Plaisance, Réquista, Saint Sernin-sur-Rance...
Roquefort
85
the cheese made in Roquefortparc régional des Grands Causses, Sylvanes abbey, Montaigut castle, citées templières du Larzac (Sainte Eulalie-de-Cernon, La Couvertoirade, Saint Jean d'Alcas)...
La Couvertoirade
86
typical templar cities of LarzacSainte Eulalie-de-Cernon, Saint Jean d'Alcas, parc des Grands Causses, Dourbie valley, Saint Veran village, Cantobre, cirque de Navacelles...
Saint Geniez d'Olt &
Sainte Eulalie d'Olt
45
old village of Saint Geniez and the Lot valleySainte Eulalie d'Olt (one of the most beautiful village in Aveyron and France), Lot valley, Laguiole, the Aubrac mountains...
Viaduc de Millau
65
one of the more important viaduc in the worldMillau, gorges du Tarn, Grands Causses

 

Saint Geniez d'Olt
Estaing
Sainte Eulalie d'Olt
Saint Rome-de-Tarn cascade >>>

  
Couesque lake
Pareloup lake (the most important)
Sarrans lake
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Lincou, near Réquista, on on Tarn valley (south Aveyron)
Millau, on the Tarn river
Valon Castle
Gothic bridge of Entraygues, on Lot river
Montaigut castle >>>
Montrozier bridge on Aveyron river >>>
Coupiac village and his castle >>>
Aveyron : a paradise for walking and riding
One for the numerous dolmens, here near Saint Affrique
Plaisance Roman chapel

Others towns, villages and places of interest arrount Aveyron (less than 150 km arround city of Rodez)

country
Lot
Tarn
Cantal
Lozère
Hérault
principal town
Cahors
Albi
Aurillac
Mende
Montpellier
   
must be visited

Albi

Ste Cecile (Albi)

Palais Berbie - Musée Toulouse-Lautrec (Albi)

Cordes-sur-Ciel