Discovery tour of Carladez in Aveyron

Tours in Carladez

"Picturesque meadows with fanciful relief hemmed by stone and vegetation.

From the Chateau de Valon you have a splendid panorama over the Truyère Gorges.

Carladez is bordered by the wide cut of the Truyère Gorges where the romantic Laussac peninsula stretches out."
Christine Chabanette Le Club Escapades - Magazine Midi Pyrénées

Tour of the houses and traditional life in Carladez:

Following this route, you can explore the traditions and culture of Carladez.
Time: two to three hours
Distance: approximately 20 km

The booklet can be bought at the tourist office for €2:
From Mur-de-Barrez to Masclat, via Taussac for a wealth of tradition:

The bread oven and baking
The work of the blacksmith
The chestnut drier
Stone crosses

Jaunts by car around Carladez

Ideas for full-day or half-day trips:

Here you can find the description and map of:

Conques
Rouergue, Rodez and the Lot Valley
Aubrac
Mountains close to the Cantal
Great sites in the Cantal

Conques: The treasure of treasures.
The famous reliquary statue of Sainte-Foy

Conques, a major staging post on the pilgrim way to Santiago de Compostela
Conques, a jewel of romanesque art, the abbey and the cloisters rank among the most beautiful expressions of ornamental sculpture of the Middle Ages.

The city of Rodez, the departmental capital of the Aveyron:
this historic city, the cathedral of Notre Dame,...will enchant you with its charm which dates back two millenia .

Espalion, this remarkably beautiful Lot Valley.

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 floral diversity as rich as any in Europe with more than 1000 species.

The Millau Viaduct, a world reccord breaker.
The Millau Viaduct crosses theTarn Gorges, one of France's greatest natural tourist attractions.

Designed by the English architect, Lord Norman Foster, the Millau Viaduct cost some 310 million Euros, and is financed and constructed by the Effage group as part of a 75-year charted concession.
Crédit photos: P. Soissons, J.M peyral, P. Besse, T. Bonnet, L.Keis, J.D. Auguy, G. Tordjman, G. Jamme - Millau CEVM, Transmontagne.

Cantal,
A land born of fire and ice,
Along the roads less travelled
From terroir to table,
History and heritage,
A place to lay your head...
Tread softly
Arisanat

Salers "Un des plus beaux villages de France"

Aurillac, International street theatre festival, romantique buldings, churches, .

Discovery tours

Tours in Carladez

Tour of the houses and traditional life in Carladez:

Jaunts by car around Carladez

Ideas for full-day or half-day trips:

Cantal,