Discovery tours
From Mur-de-Barrez, you can explore Cantal and Aveyron by car, moto.
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.
- 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 : 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.
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 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
