TOURISM
SUGGESTIONS FOR VISITS AND ACTIVITIES
Tourist office in Naucelle : 05-65-47-04-32
You will find numerous brochures and information concerning places to visit, activities and restaurants in the Tarn and Aveyron.
Here are a few suggestions among many.
The circuit of 30 castles, villages with arcades, parks and gardens to be discovered.
It’s really extraordinary to follow the road of the Lords of Rouergue.
CANOEING, KAYAK, RAFTING, CYCLING, HIKING,
HORSE RIDING, PARA-GLIDING, GOLF, FISHING, SWIMMING...
| CAP DECOUVERTE | fun and adventure for all |
| QUAD TRACKS | teenagers |
| RAIL-CYCLING | all the family |
| MICROPOLIS | the insect centre for all |
| ANIMAL PARKS | young and old |
| CAVES | all the family |
| The MILLAU VIADUCT | pole boating |
| ROQUEFORT CHEESE CAVES | taste the cheeses |
| LEVEZOU and PARELOUP LAKES | aquatic sports |
| TASTING FARM MADE PRODUCE | Aligot, cakes on a spit |
| The NAVACELLES SITE | panoramic restaurant |
VISITS
| The LARSAC PLATEAU and the CAUSSES | hiking |
| MEDIEVAL TOWNS AND VILLAGES | |
| CHATEAU du BOSC | Toulouse Lautrec at 15mn |
| CHATEAU de CALMONT d’OLT | catapult demonstrations |
| SAUVETERRE de ROUERGUE | medieval arcades 20 mn away |
| BELCASTEL | village and castle 45 mn away |
| NAJAC | village and castle 45 mn away |
| BROUSSE LE CHATEAU | village and castle 45 mn away |
| CORDES SUR CIEL | medieval village, shows |
| CONQUES | medieval village + church |
| VILLEFRANCHE DE ROUERGUE | arcades + colourful market |
| COUVERTOIRADE | medieval village, shows |
| ROCAMADOUR + CAVES | the forest of mokeys |
| The GAILLAC WINE CELLARS | wine tasting |
| The SPACE CENTRE in TOULOUSE | space adventures |
| Toulouse Lautrec Museum + CATHEDRAL | Albi 30 minutes away |
| Le COLOMBIER | the enchanted promenade |
| The VILLAGE of FLAGNAC | son et lumière |
A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY...
| PIC DU MIDI | 1st skiing-hiking at 3h |
| PALAVAS PAR MONTPELIER | nearest mediterranean beach at 3h |
The Essentials of the County of Aveyron
The most beautiful French villages in Aveyron, the fortified towns of Rouergue, the Templier and Hospitaller villages of the Larzac, the important beauty spots of the Midi Pyrénées
The Aveyron is a large county of 8735 km2 with an altitude which varies between 144m and 1463m.
The altitude at Vezes is 450m.
We benefit from an annual sunshine rate of 2300 hours, whereas in the North of France the rate goes down to 1300 hours and in the South up to 2700 hours. The county is largely rural with 60% agricultural, 30% woods and forests, with a population of 275889 inhabitants in 2012. The county town is Rodez.
Our county is composed of several regions, the Segala with its 100 valleys where we are situated, and the Grands Causses (Causse noir, Causse de Dolmen de Tiergues, Causse du Comtal, Causse de Séverac) Plateau du Lévezou, Plateau du Larzac, Monts d’Aubrac, Monts de Lacaune, Roc du Cayla.
On foot, by bike, on horseback, swimming, para-gliding and even by car
It is essential that you discover the big lakes, the viaducts, the 30 châteaux, the wine routes of Marcillac and Gaillac in the Tarn, the rolling hills of the Aubrac and the Larzac. If you hike along the path of St Jacques de Compostelle you will discover : Conques, an important cultural centre with a 20th century museum specialised in Roman art, Estaing, a medieval town with the château of the Estaing Counts, Espalion, in pink sandstone with its « son et lumière », St Eulalie d’Olt, a medieval village and fishing paradise, St Côme d’Olt, an unusual Hospitaller village, Sauveterre de Rouergue, a royal fortified 11th century village with half-timbered houses, Brousse le Château, an exceptional medieval site where two rivers meet, Belcastel, a dominating and exciting château, Najac, a royal fortress, bathed in sunlight and surrounded by a medieval village, La Couvertoirade, a fortified Templier and Hospitaller village in the heart of the Larzac, Peyre, cut out of the cliff with its troglodyte church and a magnificent view of the Millau Viaduct, Naucelle et le château du Bosc which belonged to the family of Toulouse Lautrec, where you can discover his paintings, history and life, only 15 minutes from the Château de Vezes, which was also a frequent meeting place between the two families during this time.
In this exceptional region we invite you to our 4 charming Ecogites
Independent or in pairs, restored in a vast 16th and 17th century stone-built house of character with an eco-swimming pool. We are situated in a small quiet hamlet typical of the Segala in the heart of the Aveyron countryside with views stretching away over the hills.
To be discovered and rediscovered ad infinitum !