Aveyron: what to see and do
55 sites listed in the département. Land of the Grands Causses and the spectacular Gorges du Tarn, the Aveyron cultivates an exceptional rural heritage of stone villages, the Millau Viaduct and food traditions such as Roquefort. In the south of the Massif Central, this département charms with grand landscapes and unspoilt authenticity.
Conques
The great period of Conques, in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, coincides with the building of the Romanesque abbey church and the creation of the finest pieces of goldwork in its treasure, including the golden Majesty of Saint Foy.
Les gorges de la Dourbie
Born on the Espérou massif in the Gard, the Dourbie flows in deep gorges as it enters the Aveyron, shortly after the village of Dourbies.
Trou de Bozouls
A circular canyon 100 metres deep, carved by the river Dourdou, almost entirely encircles the old perched village of Bozouls.
Belcastel
Protected by the wooded slopes of the valley, the town's houses huddle at the foot of the castle following the curve of the river.
Brousse-le-Château
First mentioned in 935, Brousse castle was then no doubt only a modest fort watching over the Tarn.
Cascade de Salle la Source et sa Grotte
The village of Salles-la-Source is tiered on three levels in the hollow of a cirque of limestone cliffs, on the edge of the Causse Comtal in the Aveyron.
Cascade des Palanges (Agen d'Aveyron)
In the heart of the Palanges forest, in the commune of Agen-d'Aveyron, this two-level waterfall reveals itself after a walk of about thirty minutes on the heights of the Aveyron valley.
Caves de Roquefort Société
Visit of the Roquefort "Société" caves all year round including public holidays. The guided visit lets you discover the original site of Roquefort, its making and ageing in caves.
Château d'Estaing
Château d'Onet-le-Château
Château de Belcastel
Built 1,000 years ago on a solid rocky spur, this magnificent fortress overlooks one of the most beautiful villages of the Aveyron.
Château de Bertholène
Château de Bournazel
Château de Brousse
Château de Calmont d'Olt
The fortress of Calmont d'Olt is an important milestone of medieval Rouergue...
Château de Galinières
Château de Latour
Château de Montaigut
Château de Montalègre
Château de Najac
The Najac fortress has for 900 years occupied the top of a particularly steep rocky spur overlooking a loop of the Aveyron.
Château de Pagax
Château de Peyrelade
Château de Planèzes
Château de Saint-Izaire
Château de Selves
Château de Valon
Château du Bosc
Château du Colombier
Estaing
From the year 1000 to the Revolution, the lords of Estaing did not only mark the history of their village.
Grotte de Foissac
Set between the Aveyron gorges and the Lot valley, this underground site is remarkable for its mineralogy and its prehistory.
La Cascade des Baumes à Saint-Rome-de-Tarn
In the heart of the Tarn valley, discover the Baumes waterfall in the Raspes du Tarn Gorges, accessible only by the river, and enjoy an exceptional natural landscape.
La Couvertoirade
With authorisation from Raymond Berenguer, count of Barcelona and prince of the kingdom of Aragon, the Templars spread strongholds in the twelfth century: La Couvertoirade became the flagship of the triad of Larzac commanderies.
Le Don du Fel
Le Reptilarium du Larzac
Le Viaduc de Millau
A world record for height, peaking at 343 metres (taller than the Eiffel Tower), 2,460 metres long, the Viaduct brushes the Tarn valley at only 9 points.
Micropolis Cité des insectes
Montpellier le Vieux
Discover wild nature. Relearn silence. Sculpted by the elements in the grey stone of the "Causse Noir", this fantastic city of rocks serves as a setting for delicate flora.
Musée Fenaille
Musée Soulages
Musée des beaux-arts Denys-Puech
Najac
A simple square tower in the twelfth century, the castle of Najac became a fortress in the thirteenth century, by order of King Saint Louis.
Parc animalier de Pradinas
Peyre
7 km downstream from Millau, the cave village of Peyre is remarkable in many respects, notably for its tufa houses, its calades (stone lanes) and its troglodyte church.
Saint-Côme-d'Olt
The village was built over time inside the moats of the old medieval town, of which three fortified gates remain.
Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt
The town, of medieval structure, is organised around the church square in a succession of lanes and little squares.
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
From the time of the knights, the medieval town has kept its fortified gates of Saint-Christophe and Saint-Vital, its towers and moats.
Sévérac-le-Château
Villeneuve-d'Aveyron
A thirteenth-century bastide with arcades and stone houses, among the Most Beautiful Villages of France.
All sites (7)
- Vélo Rail du Larzac · Aveyron
- château de Pomayrols · Aveyron
- terra·memoria · Aveyron
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rodez · Aveyron
- Espalion · Aveyron
- Peyreleau · Aveyron
- Villefranche-de-Rouergue · Aveyron