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The never-ending perspectives of Aubrac At the heart of the mountainous region of Aveyron, stretching out towards distant horizons, the volcanic plateau of Aubrac unfolds towards the infinite. A magical land where the changing light dramatically sculpts the landscape and the rocks, creating an ambiance that is at once unique and surprising for the visitor. The former country of volcanoes is now appeased and is a playing field for numerous outdoor activities, in all seasons. AUBRAC. This is a mythical land and when you first see it, you feel like you already know the area: its Michelinstarred chef, its knives, its cheeses, its cows, aligot, transhumance... it is synonymous with freedom, space and purity. You are at the end of the world. Stronger, faster, higher! Above your heads tower tremnendous cliffs, crowned by great Causses. The even higher in the sky are the sails of paragliders and the flight of the vultures. The River Tarn runs past you, carrying kayaks along beneath the tallest viaduct in the world. A craving for space? Just steps from the city, you can tackle France’s most fabulous playgrounds. By foot, bicycle, while in the air, on the cliffs. A tightrope walking act for a town which is probably the most sporty in France, hosts major sporting events in very in-trend extreme sports and knows, despite all, how to retain the charm and authenticity of a very long history. From gorges... to 100 valleys It is a plateau Highland grove cut by many small valleys (hence its nickname of the land of 100 valleys) and the Aveyron and Viaur gorges. An infinitely varied landscape, which includes Ségala, lower Lot Valley and the Bassin de Decazeville, the Gorges de l’Aveyron, the country Viaur, small Causses. In terms of architecture, diversity is equally striking: small built heritage caselles and dovecotes, medieval walled towns, villages and large farms Ségala fluctuating between Slate and tile bear witness to the industrial past of the Decazeville basin... Tourist Offices - OT RODEZ AGGLOMÉRATION 12000 Rodez Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 75 76 77 www.tourisme.myrodez.fr - OT DES CAUSSES à l’AUBRAC 12150 Sévérac d’Aveyron Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 47 67 31 12310 Laissac - Sévérac l’Eglise Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 70 71 30 www.causses-aubrac-tourisme.com Tourist Offices - OT MILLAU GRANDS CAUSSES 12100 Millau Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 60 02 42 12640 Rivière-sur-Tarn Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 59 74 28 48150 Le Rozier Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 60 02 42 www.millau-viaduc-tourisme.fr - OT DU PAYS DE LA MUSE ET DES RASPES DU TARN 12490 Saint-Rome-de-Tarn Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 62 50 89 www.tourisme-muse-raspes.com Blog « à voir, à faire » decouvrir.blog.tourisme-aveyron.com Blog « Déguster » deguster.blog.tourisme-aveyron.com Mountains and lakes The Lévézou is a vast plateau which covers the centre of Aveyron, between the Tarn and Aveyron gorges at an average of 900 metres altitude. A harsh winter climate that is conducive to predator fishing while the summer weather favours aquatic activities due to the number of lakes. A vast preserved space, which extends out of sight, alternating forests, pastures, hedgerows and small valleys with clear flowing waters. In this rural landscape which is like a snapshot of rural Aveyron where the lakes of Lévézou come to nest. A country of legends... A great and beautiful tradition built this country and guides men towards their future. Here, for many centuries, the famous Roquefort cheese was produced and slowly matured in the village’s natural cellars. So for how long exactly? This is a difficult question as human life is closely linked to bovine rearing from the earliest ages. Absolute certainty, which serve as proof to the UNESCO world heritage: for 3000 years, together men and sheep roam these lands that they have slowly wrested from the forests, built, meshed with paths, farms and villages. See herds of sheep trail across the Larzac plateau as far as the eye can see. This story, that of the Templars Hospitallers, the great religious orders and local lordships was built around these first founding elements which are just as alive today. Things to see, things to do Laussac Peninsula I The dams and hydroelectricity: Lake Sarrans I The Sites of Bes-Bédène, Le Saut du Chien and Thénières I The Paths of Imagination I Vallon Castle I An exceptional mineral collection: Miner’Aubrac I The former fiefdom of the Princes of Monaco: Barrez Wall I Well-being: Natura Fitness I Fishing for carnivorous fish Tourist Offices - OT AUBRAC LAGUIOLE CARLADEZ VIADÈNE 12600 Mur de Barrez Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 66 10 16 www.carladez.fr 12460 saint-Amans-des-Côts Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 81 61 www.aubrac-viadene.com - OT TERRES D’AVEYRON 12140 Entraygues-sur-Truyère Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 56 10 www.tourisme-entraygues.com Tourist Offices - OT CONQUES - MARCILLAC 12320 Conques Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 72 85 00 12330 Marcillac Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 71 13 18 www.tourisme-conques.fr AUBRAC ROUERGUE AND THE AVEYRON GORGES Tourist Offices - OT DES CAUSSES à l’AUBRAC 12130 Saint-Geniez d’Olt et d’Aubrac Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 70 43 42 12130 Sainte-Eulalie d’Olt Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 47 82 68 www.causses-aubrac-tourisme.com - OT TERRES D’AVEYRON 12500 Espalion Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 10 63 www.tourisme-espalion.fr 12190 Estaing - Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 03 22 www.tourisme-estaing.fr 12140 Entraygues-sur-Truyère Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 56 10 www.tourisme-entraygues.com 12340 Bozouls - Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 48 50 52 www.bozouls.com - OFFICE DE TOURISME ET DU THERMALISME DE DECAZEVILLE COMMUNAUTÉ 12300 Flagnac - Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 63 27 96 www.tourisme-paysdecazevillois.fr - OT DU PAYS DE FIGEAC BUREAU DE CAPDENAC-GARE 12700 Capdenac-Gare Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 64 74 87 www.tourisme-figeac.com Tourist Offices - OT DU PAYS DE ROqUEFORT ET DU SAINT-AFFRICAIN 12250 Roquefort-sur-soulzon Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 58 56 00 www.roquefort-tourisme.fr - OT LARZAC ET VALLÉES 12230 Nant 12230 Saint-Jean du Bruel (juillet et août) Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 62 23 64 www.tourisme-larzac.com - OT ROUGIER D’AVEYRON SUD 12370 Belmont-sur-Rance Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 99 93 66 12360 Camarès Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 49 53 76 12380 Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 99 29 13 www.tourisme-rougier-aveyron.com - OT DU RÉQUISTANAIS 12170 Réquista Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 46 11 79 www.ot-requistanais.com Ce document vous est offert par #AVEYRONEMOTION Agence de Développement Touristique de l’Aveyron Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 75 40 12 Courriel : [email protected] www.tourisme-aveyron.com THE LOT VALLEY CARLADEZ AND LA TRUYERE GORGES RODEZ AND THE AVEYRON VALLEY LEVEZOU MOUNTAINS AND LAKES ROQUEFORT COUNTRY AND LARZAC CONQUES AND THE MARCILLAC VALLEY MILLAU AND THE TARN GORGES Essential The Laguiole knife I The Aubrac breed I The burons (stone huts) I The Maison de l’Aubrac I The restaurant run by Michel and Sébastien Bras I The countryside: hiking on the Way of St James (GR®65) and 4 seasons area I Transhumance festival I Aligot Tourist Offices - OT AUBRAC LAGUIOLE CARLADEZ VIADÈNE 12210 Laguiole Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 35 94 12470 Saint-Chély d’Aubrac Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 21 15 www.aubrac-laguiole.com 12420 Argences en Aubrac Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 66 19 75 www.argencetourisme-aubrac.com 12460 Saint-Amans-des-Côts Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 81 61 www.aubrac-viadene.com - OT DES CAUSSES à l’AUBRAC 12130 Saint-Geniez d’Olt et d’Aubrac Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 70 43 42 12130 Sainte-Eulalie d’Olt Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 47 82 68 www.causses-aubrac-tourisme.com Between two worlds Imagine a plateau cut by two mighty rivers: that’s the Carladez. In the extreme north of Averyron, it hesitates between Rouergue and Auvergne, between the Cantal Mounts and the first southern chestnut groves. Here, the Salers cows are reared as well as Aubrac cows and people enjoy truffles as much as aligot... and families walk together on the Sentiers de l’Imaginaire (paths of the imaginary). Three large hydroelectric dams have been built over the Truyère: Sarrans, montézic and Couesque. These reservoirs, remarkable in many ways, have made it possible for the area to offer a diverse range of tourist attractions, and develop a famous fishing destination... and they’re also a model of low environmental impact. The splendour of Conques At the north end of Vallon lies Conques, a major stopping place for pilgrims on the Way of St James. Its old half-timbered houses covered with thackstone have remained unchanged for a thousand years. They stand beside two wonderful UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Romanesque Abbey Church and its Treasure. The Marcillac Valley... Is a peaceful territory with a difference. Among its red soils and its limestones plateaus lies the AOC Marcillac vineyard. It is mixed with numerous testimonies to a particularly rich history: Romanesque churches, picturesque villages and a considerable amount of chateaus... Perched vineyards, pink houses in the valleys, bursts of pearl from the plateau’s mansions, breathtaking panoramas... the Valley will seduce you too. Two thousand years of history and a cathedral Rodez represents both work and power. The power of a cathedral emerged in the depths of centuries where art, history and vitality mingle. Firmly anchored on a rocky outcrop, the capital of the Ruthenians still seems to prevail over the broad Aveyron valley and the surrounding plateaus. Upstream of Rodez, the Aveyron river flows through a wide valley dominated by the topography of the Sévérac Causse and the immense Palanges forest. Here you’ll see Laissac, a town known for its livestock market, the 2nd biggest in France. Further along is Sévérac castle fort, perched on its promontory. Unmissable The treasure of Conques I The abbey church and its stained glass windows by Pierre Soulages I The Marcillac AOC vineyard I The Most Beautiful Villages of France: Conques I Hiking on the Way of St James (GR®65) Essential The Don au Fel I The Bozouls Canyon I “Disover landscape formation : Terra Mémoria” I The Diving Suit Museum I Estaing Castle I The double village: St- Santin I The Cloister in St-Geniez-d’Olt I The Most Beautiful Villages of France: Ste-Eulalie-d’Olt, St-Côme-d’Olt, Estaing I Sailing on the Lot and the L’Olt restaurant boat I Hiking on the Way of St James (GR®65) I A fisherman’s paradise (carnivorous fish, carp...) I Outdoor hiking festival I Live performance: Hier un village I Estive Festival I The Tango and Musique en vallée d’Olt Festivals I Estofinado Essential Rodez Cathedral I Soulages Museum I The Menhir statues of the Fenaille Museum I Rodez 18-hole golf course I Laissac livestock market I The Dolmens of the Upper Aveyron Valley (Buzeins) I Sévérac Castle and its Sound and Light show I The Inter-regional Festival of Occitan Cultures: Estivada I Mountain bike racing: the Roc Laissagais Unmissable Millau Viaduct I Leather and gloves from Millau I Sports activities in the Tarn Gorges I The Most Beautiful Villages of France: Peyre I Outdoor events: Natural Games, Course des Templiers, 100 km de Millau I Trout fishing (Tarn and Dourbie) Places to visit, things to do, things to eat The Fortified Towns of Rouergue I The collegiate church of Villefranche de R. I The thermal baths of Cransac I Bosc Castle, home of Toulouse-Lautrec I Bournazel Castle I The Espace Georges Rouquier I The Animal Park in Pradinas I The Way of the Cross by G. Moreau in Decazeville I The industrial heritage of Decazeville I The art and craft centre in Sauveterre-de-R. I The Ségala trades route I The Most Beautiful Villages of France: Belcastel, Sauveterre-de-R., Najac I The Festival en Bastides (fortified town festival) I Tripous The pays d’Olt Olt, was the name of the River Lot before the French language imposed its law on the Occitans. Fortunately our language triumphed, at least as far as names are concerned. Really, don’t you think that Olt sounds better? Separating Aubrac from the rest of the world (well, the south side), the Lot crosses the Aveyron from the east to the west. A lively, powerful river, which has dug deep gorges in the landscape. Upstream, the widest points of the valley saw the establishment of towns along the riverbanks that radiate towards the surrounding plateaus. Saint-Geniez d’Olt, Sainte-Eulalie d’Olt, Saint-Côme d’Olt, Espalion, Estaing, Entraygues at the confluence of the Truyere. All have a remarkable architectural heritage, which reflects the rich history of this valley. Not far away, on the Causse Comtal, Bozouls marks the passage to Haut-Rouergue. Here you’ll find one of the most wonderful natural curiosities in Aveyron: Bozouls Canyon. Things to do, unmissable Lake Pareloup I The city of insects: Micropolis I Swimming and water sports on the lakes I Fishing for carnivorous fish and carp I Hiking on the Grand Tour of the Mountains and Lakes of Lévézou Tourist Offices - OT DE PARELOUP-LÉVÉZOU 12290 Pont-de-Salars 12780 Saint-Léons 12410 Salles-Curan 12430 Villefranche-de-Panat 12120 Arvieu (juillet et août) Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 46 89 90 www.levezou-aveyron.com Essential Roquefort and maturing caves I The Dourbie Valley and Gorges I Sylvanès Abbey I The house of water : Noria I The Templar and Hospitaller sites of Larzac I “Sur les Rails du Larzac” tourist train I Agro-pastoralism and farm tours I The Most Beautiful Villages of France: La Couvertoirade, Brousse-le-Château I Hiking on the Tour of Templar and Hospitaller Sites in Larzac (GR®71 C & D) I Les Estivales du Larzac (summer festival) map Tourist Offices - OT OUEST AVEYRON 12202 Villefranche-de-Rouergue Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 45 13 18 12270 Najac - Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 29 72 05 12260 Villeneuve d’Aveyron Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 81 79 61 www.tourisme-villefranche-najac.com - OT DU PAYS SÉGALI 12800 Naucelle Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 67 16 42 12800 Naucelle-Gare Tél. : 05 81 19 52 62 www.aveyron-segala-tourisme.com 12160 Baraqueville Tél. : 05 31 97 01 20 www.baraqueville.fr 12800 Sauveterre-de-Rouergue Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 72 02 52 www.sauveterre-de-rouergue.fr - OFFICE DE TOURISME ET DU THERMALISME DE DECAZEVILLE COMMUNAUTÉ 12110 Cransac-les-Thermes Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 63 06 80 12300 Decazeville Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 43 18 36 www.tourisme-paysdecazevillois.fr - OT DU PLATEAU DE MONTBAZENS 12220 Montbazens Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 63 77 94 12220 Peyrusse-le-Roc Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 80 49 33 www.plateau-de-montbazens.com - OT AVEYRON SÉGALA 12240 Rieupeyroux Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 65 60 00 12200 Le Bas Ségala (saisonnier) Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 81 13 94 12440 La Salvetat Peyralès (saisonnier) Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 81 88 43 www.tourisme-aveyron-segala.fr - OT DU PAYS RIGNACOIS 12390 Rignac - Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 80 26 04 12390 Belcastel Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 64 46 11 12390 Bournazel (juillet-août) Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 64 16 60 www.tourisme-pays-rignacois.com www.sortir-aveyron.com in Aveyron Always real !

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Page 1: Aveyron · Agence de Développement Touristique de l’Aveyron Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 75 40 12. Courriel : infos@tourisme-aveyron.com. . THE LOT VALLEY CARLADEZ AND. LA TRUYERE GORGES

The never-ending perspectivesof AubracAt the heart of the mountainous region of Aveyron,stretching out towards distant horizons, the volcanicplateau of Aubrac unfolds towards the infinite. A magicalland where the changing light dramatically sculpts thelandscape and the rocks, creating an ambiance that is atonce unique and surprising for the visitor. The formercountry of volcanoes is now appeased and is a playing fieldfor numerous outdoor activities, in all seasons.AUBRAC. This is a mythical land and when you first see it,you feel like you already know the area: its Michelinstarredchef, its knives, its cheeses, its cows, aligot,transhumance... it is synonymous with freedom, spaceand purity. You are at the end of the world.

Stronger, faster, higher!Above your heads tower tremnendous cliffs, crownedby great Causses. The even higherin the sky are the sails of paragliders and the flight ofthe vultures. The River Tarn runs past you, carryingkayaks along beneath the tallest viaduct in the world.A craving for space? Just steps from the city, you cantackle France’s most fabulous playgrounds. By foot,bicycle, while in the air, on the cliffs. A tightropewalking act for a town which is probably the mostsporty in France, hosts major sporting events in veryin-trend extreme sports and knows, despite all, how toretain the charm and authenticity of a very long history.

From gorges...to 100 valleysIt is a plateau Highland grove cut by many small valleys(hence its nickname of the land of 100 valleys) and theAveyron and Viaur gorges. An infinitely varied landscape,which includes Ségala, lower Lot Valley and the Bassinde Decazeville, the Gorges de l’Aveyron, the countryViaur, small Causses. In terms of architecture, diversity isequally striking: small built heritage caselles anddovecotes, medieval walled towns, villages and largefarms Ségala fluctuating between Slate and tile bearwitness to the industrial past of the Decazeville basin...

Tourist Offices-OT RODEZ AGGLOMÉRATION12000 RodezTel.: +33 (0)5 65 75 76 77www.tourisme.myrodez.fr-OT DES CAUSSES à l’AUBRAC12150 Sévérac d’AveyronTel.: +33 (0)5 65 47 67 3112310 Laissac - Sévérac l’EgliseTel.: +33 (0)5 65 70 71 30www.causses-aubrac-tourisme.com

Tourist Offices-OT MILLAU GRANDS CAUSSES12100 MillauTel.: +33 (0)5 65 60 02 4212640 Rivière-sur-TarnTel.: +33 (0)5 65 59 74 2848150 Le RozierTel.: +33 (0)5 65 60 02 42www.millau-viaduc-tourisme.fr-OT DU PAYS DE LA MUSEET DES RASPES DU TARN12490 Saint-Rome-de-TarnTel.: +33 (0)5 65 62 50 89www.tourisme-muse-raspes.com

Blog « à voir, à faire » decouvrir.blog.tourisme-aveyron.com

Blog « Déguster » deguster.blog.tourisme-aveyron.com

Mountains and lakesThe Lévézou is a vast plateau which covers the centre ofAveyron, between the Tarn and Aveyron gorges at anaverage of 900 metres altitude. A harsh winter climatethat is conducive to predator fishing while the summerweather favours aquatic activities due to the number oflakes. A vast preserved space, which extends out of sight,alternating forests, pastures, hedgerows and smallvalleys with clear flowing waters.In this rural landscape which is like a snapshot of ruralAveyron where the lakes of Lévézou come to nest.

A country of legends...A great and beautiful tradition built this countryand guides men towards their future.Here, for many centuries, the famous Roquefort cheesewas produced and slowly matured in the village’s naturalcellars. So for how long exactly? This is a difficultquestion as human life is closely linked to bovine rearingfrom the earliest ages. Absolute certainty, which serve asproof to the UNESCO world heritage: for 3000 years,together men and sheep roam these lands that they haveslowly wrested from the forests, built, meshed withpaths, farms and villages. See herds of sheep trail acrossthe Larzac plateau as far as the eye can see. This story,that of the Templars Hospitallers, the great religiousorders and local lordships was built around these firstfounding elements which are just as alive today.

Things to see,things to doLaussac Peninsula I The dams andhydroelectricity: Lake Sarrans IThe Sites of Bes-Bédène, Le Saut duChien and Thénières I The Paths ofImagination I Vallon Castle I Anexceptional mineral collection:Miner’Aubrac I The former fiefdom ofthe Princes of Monaco: Barrez Wall I Well-being: Natura Fitness IFishing for carnivorous fish

Tourist Offices-OT AUBRAC LAGUIOLE CARLADEZVIADÈNE12600 Mur de BarrezTel.: +33 (0)5 65 66 10 16www.carladez.fr12460 saint-Amans-des-CôtsTel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 81 61www.aubrac-viadene.com-OT TERRES D’AVEYRON12140 Entraygues-sur-TruyèreTel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 56 10www.tourisme-entraygues.com

Tourist Offices-OT CONQUES - MARCILLAC12320 ConquesTel.: +33 (0)5 65 72 85 0012330 MarcillacTel.: +33 (0)5 65 71 13 18www.tourisme-conques.fr

AUBRAC

ROUERGUE ANDTHE AVEYRON GORGES

Tourist Offices-OT DES CAUSSES à l’AUBRAC12130 Saint-Geniez d’Olt et d’AubracTel.: +33 (0)5 65 70 43 4212130 Sainte-Eulalie d’OltTel.: +33 (0)5 65 47 82 68www.causses-aubrac-tourisme.com-OT TERRES D’AVEYRON12500 EspalionTel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 10 63www.tourisme-espalion.fr12190 Estaing - Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 03 22www.tourisme-estaing.fr12140 Entraygues-sur-TruyèreTel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 56 10www.tourisme-entraygues.com12340 Bozouls - Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 48 50 52www.bozouls.com-OFFICE DE TOURISMEET DU THERMALISMEDE DECAZEVILLE COMMUNAUTÉ12300 Flagnac - Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 63 27 96www.tourisme-paysdecazevillois.fr-OT DU PAYS DE FIGEACBUREAU DE CAPDENAC-GARE12700 Capdenac-GareTel.: +33 (0)5 65 64 74 87www.tourisme-figeac.com

Tourist Offices-OT DU PAYS DE ROqUEFORTET DU SAINT-AFFRICAIN12250 Roquefort-sur-soulzonTel.: +33 (0)5 65 58 56 00www.roquefort-tourisme.fr-OT LARZAC ET VALLÉES12230 Nant12230 Saint-Jean du Bruel(juillet et août)Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 62 23 64www.tourisme-larzac.com-OT ROUGIER D’AVEYRON SUD12370 Belmont-sur-RanceTel.: +33 (0)5 65 99 93 6612360 CamarèsTel.: +33 (0)5 65 49 53 7612380 Saint-Sernin-sur-RanceTel.: +33 (0)5 65 99 29 13www.tourisme-rougier-aveyron.com-OT DU RÉQUISTANAIS12170 RéquistaTel.: +33 (0)5 65 46 11 79www.ot-requistanais.com

Ce document vous est offert par

#AVEYRONEMOTION

Agence de Développement Touristique de l’AveyronTel.: +33 (0)5 65 75 40 12

Courriel : [email protected]

www.tourisme-aveyron.com

THE LOT VALLEYCARLADEZ ANDLA TRUYERE GORGES

RODEZ ANDTHE AVEYRON VALLEY

LEVEZOU MOUNTAINSAND LAKES

ROQUEFORT COUNTRYAND LARZAC

CONQUES ANDTHE MARCILLAC VALLEY

MILLAU ANDTHE TARN GORGES

EssentialThe Laguiole knife I The Aubrac breed IThe burons (stone huts) I The Maisonde l’Aubrac I The restaurant run byMichel and Sébastien Bras IThe countryside: hiking on the Way ofSt James (GR®65) and 4 seasons area ITranshumance festival I Aligot

Tourist Offices-OT AUBRAC LAGUIOLE CARLADEZVIADÈNE12210 LaguioleTel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 35 9412470 Saint-Chély d’AubracTel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 21 15www.aubrac-laguiole.com12420 Argences en AubracTel.: +33 (0)5 65 66 19 75www.argencetourisme-aubrac.com12460 Saint-Amans-des-CôtsTel.: +33 (0)5 65 44 81 61www.aubrac-viadene.com-OT DES CAUSSES à l’AUBRAC12130 Saint-Geniez d’Olt et d’AubracTel.: +33 (0)5 65 70 43 4212130 Sainte-Eulalie d’OltTel.: +33 (0)5 65 47 82 68www.causses-aubrac-tourisme.com

Between two worldsImagine a plateau cut by two mighty rivers:that’s the Carladez.In the extreme north of Averyron, it hesitates betweenRouergue and Auvergne, between the Cantal Mounts andthe first southern chestnut groves.Here, the Salers cows are reared as well as Aubrac cowsand people enjoy truffles as much as aligot... and familieswalk together on the Sentiers de l’Imaginaire (paths ofthe imaginary).Three large hydroelectric dams have been built over theTruyère: Sarrans, montézic and Couesque. Thesereservoirs, remarkable in many ways, have made itpossible for the area to offer a diverse range of touristattractions, and develop a famous fishing destination...and they’re also a model of low environmental impact.

The splendourof ConquesAt the north end of Vallonlies Conques, a majorstopping place for pilgrimson the Way of St James.Its old half-timbered housescovered with thackstonehave remained unchangedfor a thousand years. Theystand beside two wonderfulUNESCO World HeritageSites: the RomanesqueAbbey Church and itsTreasure.

The Marcillac Valley...Is a peaceful territory with a difference. Among its redsoils and its limestones plateaus lies the AOC Marcillacvineyard. It is mixed with numerous testimonies to aparticularly rich history: Romanesque churches,picturesque villages and a considerable amount ofchateaus... Perched vineyards, pink houses in the valleys,bursts of pearl from the plateau’s mansions, breathtakingpanoramas... the Valley will seduce you too.

Two thousandyears of historyand a cathedralRodez represents bothwork and power.The power of a cathedralemerged in the depthsof centuries where art,history and vitalitymingle. Firmly anchoredon a rocky outcrop,the capital of theRuthenians still seemsto prevail over the broadAveyron valley and thesurrounding plateaus.Upstream of Rodez, theAveyron river flowsthrough a wide valleydominated by thetopography of theSévérac Causse andthe immense Palangesforest. Here you’ll seeLaissac, a town knownfor its livestock market,the 2nd biggest inFrance. Further alongis Sévérac castle fort,perched on its promontory.

UnmissableThe treasure of Conques I The abbeychurch and its stained glass windowsby Pierre Soulages I The MarcillacAOC vineyard I The Most BeautifulVillages of France: Conques I Hikingon the Way of St James (GR®65)

EssentialThe Don au Fel I The Bozouls Canyon I“Disover landscape formation : TerraMémoria” I The Diving Suit Museum IEstaing Castle I The double village: St-Santin I The Cloister in St-Geniez-d’Olt IThe Most Beautiful Villages of France:Ste-Eulalie-d’Olt, St-Côme-d’Olt,Estaing I Sailing on the Lot and theL’Olt restaurant boat I Hiking on theWay of St James (GR®65) I A fisherman’sparadise (carnivorous fish, carp...) IOutdoor hiking festival I Liveperformance: Hier un village I EstiveFestival I The Tango and Musique envallée d’Olt Festivals I Estofinado

EssentialRodez Cathedral I Soulages Museum IThe Menhir statues of the FenailleMuseum I Rodez 18-hole golfcourse I Laissac livestock market IThe Dolmens of the Upper AveyronValley (Buzeins) I Sévérac Castle and itsSound and Light show I The Inter-regional Festival of Occitan Cultures: Estivada IMountain bike racing: the RocLaissagais

UnmissableMillau Viaduct I Leather and glovesfrom Millau I Sports activities in theTarn Gorges I The Most BeautifulVillages of France: Peyre I Outdoorevents: Natural Games, Course desTempliers, 100 km de Millau I Troutfishing (Tarn and Dourbie)

Places to visit, thingsto do, things to eatThe Fortified Towns of Rouergue IThe collegiate church of Villefranche de R.I The thermal baths of Cransac I BoscCastle, home of Toulouse-Lautrec IBournazel Castle I The Espace GeorgesRouquier I The Animal Park in Pradinas IThe Way of the Cross by G. Moreau inDecazeville I The industrial heritage ofDecazeville I The art and craft centre inSauveterre-de-R. I The Ségala tradesroute I The Most Beautiful Villages ofFrance: Belcastel, Sauveterre-de-R., NajacI The Festival en Bastides (fortified townfestival) I Tripous

The pays d’OltOlt, was the name of the River Lot before the Frenchlanguage imposed its law on the Occitans. Fortunatelyour language triumphed, at least as far as names areconcerned. Really, don’t you think that Olt sounds better?Separating Aubrac from the rest of the world (well, thesouth side), the Lot crosses the Aveyron from the east tothe west. A lively, powerful river, which has dug deepgorges in the landscape. Upstream, the widest points ofthe valley saw the establishment of towns along theriverbanks that radiate towards the surrounding plateaus.Saint-Geniez d’Olt, Sainte-Eulalie d’Olt, Saint-Côme d’Olt,Espalion, Estaing, Entraygues at the confluence of theTruyere. All have a remarkable architectural heritage,which reflects the rich history of this valley.Not far away, on the Causse Comtal, Bozouls marks thepassage to Haut-Rouergue. Here you’ll find one of themost wonderful natural curiosities in Aveyron: BozoulsCanyon.

Things to do,unmissableLake Pareloup I The city of insects:Micropolis I Swimming and watersports on the lakes I Fishing forcarnivorous fish and carp I Hiking on the Grand Tour of theMountains and Lakes of Lévézou

Tourist Offices-OT DE PARELOUP-LÉVÉZOU12290 Pont-de-Salars12780 Saint-Léons12410 Salles-Curan12430 Villefranche-de-Panat12120 Arvieu (juillet et août)Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 46 89 90www.levezou-aveyron.com

EssentialRoquefort and maturing caves I TheDourbie Valley and Gorges I SylvanèsAbbey I The house of water : Noria IThe Templar and Hospitaller sitesof Larzac I “Sur les Rails du Larzac”tourist train I Agro-pastoralism andfarm tours I The Most Beautiful Villagesof France: La Couvertoirade,Brousse-le-Château I Hiking on the Tourof Templar and Hospitaller Sites inLarzac (GR®71 C & D) I Les Estivales duLarzac (summer festival)

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Tourist Offices-OT OUEST AVEYRON12202 Villefranche-de-RouergueTel.: +33 (0)5 65 45 13 1812270 Najac - Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 29 72 0512260 Villeneuve d’AveyronTel.: +33 (0)5 65 81 79 61www.tourisme-villefranche-najac.com-OT DU PAYS SÉGALI12800 NaucelleTel.: +33 (0)5 65 67 16 4212800 Naucelle-GareTél. : 05 81 19 52 62www.aveyron-segala-tourisme.com12160 BaraquevilleTél. : 05 31 97 01 20www.baraqueville.fr12800 Sauveterre-de-RouergueTel.: +33 (0)5 65 72 02 52www.sauveterre-de-rouergue.fr-OFFICE DE TOURISMEET DU THERMALISMEDE DECAZEVILLE COMMUNAUTÉ12110 Cransac-les-ThermesTel.: +33 (0)5 65 63 06 8012300 DecazevilleTel.: +33 (0)5 65 43 18 36www.tourisme-paysdecazevillois.fr-OT DU PLATEAU DE MONTBAZENS12220 MontbazensTel.: +33 (0)5 65 63 77 9412220 Peyrusse-le-RocTel.: +33 (0)5 65 80 49 33www.plateau-de-montbazens.com-OT AVEYRON SÉGALA12240 RieupeyrouxTel.: +33 (0)5 65 65 60 0012200 Le Bas Ségala (saisonnier)Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 81 13 9412440 La Salvetat Peyralès (saisonnier)Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 81 88 43www.tourisme-aveyron-segala.fr-OT DU PAYS RIGNACOIS12390 Rignac - Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 80 26 0412390 BelcastelTel.: +33 (0)5 65 64 46 1112390 Bournazel (juillet-août)Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 64 16 60www.tourisme-pays-rignacois.com

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Templarand Hospitaller sites

Most beautifulvillages of France

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The amazingMillau Viaduct

-The magic

of the major sites

Treasuresin every direction

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heritage

A countryof diversityAveyron is a mosaic of natural regions.Each has its own landscape and its own identity,buildings and way of speaking.A few kilometres away, across a valley and aroundthe corner, another world awaits you.The walnut beeches are successors of the beechgroves and the groves to the aridity of limestone.What resemblance is there between an opulentresidence on fertile land of the Valleyand a buron (a stone mountain bothy)?None, apart from character and authenticity.

This eras and landscapes alchemy wasmade possible because the progress ambitionof the Aveyron respects the balance of thingsand the richness of the heritage.With the “Vivre Vrai” (Real Living) as its motto,the Aveyron does not cheat, neitheron the density of its history, nor on the abilityto embrace modernism and make it an assetfor development. Welcome in this rigorousand sweet land, hanging from the clouds,bordered by horizons and verticality.I invite you to walk with us for a while and toshare the privilege of a human-sized region.

Welcome to Aveyron!

It is here that Pierre Soulages finds his major inspiration.And from where, the museum dedicated to himtoday carries the power of French contemporary creation.It is here, in Millau, that the record viaduct takes fullswing to the Mediterranean and superbly illustratesthe moment frozen in time that Aveyron represents.Take the time!

The centuries needed to build the cathedral of Rodez,the abbeys of Conques and Sylvanès, the fort ofVillefranche-de-Rouergue, the high perched villages,the invincible castles and the many Romanesquechurches that found their right place in the landscapes.The time of the seasons that add snow on the fallen leaves,the strong summer light on the Rougiers andthe flower abundance in the spring.

Vivre vrai ![Real Living]

1 Templar town2 Local market3 Ewes - Causse4 Abbey church5 Grands causses6 Winter - Aubrac

7 Millau Viaduct8 A land of good food9 River fishing

10 Villefranche-de-Rouergue11 Fortified town12 Buron - Aubrac

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