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Aveyron

Discover Aveyron, THE destination that combines outdoor sports and gastronomy!

Whether you're a mountain biker, a keen walker or a canoeing enthusiast, find the sport that's right for you. After the effort, it's time to relax and enjoy a rich and varied gastronomy that will delight your taste buds.

From local gastronomy to breathtaking outdoor activities, Aveyron offers unforgettable experiences!

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Museum · Rodez and surroundings
Musée Soulages
Rodez and surroundings
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A contemporary, internationally famous painter, Pierre Soulages was born in Rodez in 1919. A museum ...

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recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 21.8 km
Duration 2:34 h
Ascent 478 m
Descent 478 m

Between causse du Larzac and the Cernon valley, discover the fortified and Templar sites of La Cavalerie and Sainte-Eulalie de Cernon.

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recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 82.6 km
Duration 4:38 h
Ascent 1,121 m
Descent 1,119 m

Start: Sévérac-l'Eglise (Espace Sport Nature) - Difficulty: Difficult - Distance: 83km - Elevation gain: 1284 m

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recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 20.4 km
Duration 5:45 h
Ascent 350 m
Descent 704 m

Relive the great adventure of the pilgrims on their way to Saint James of Compostela and discover a magical section of the Via Podiensis (GR® 65) ...

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Bridge · Aveyron
Millau Viaduct
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the work of all records !

from Thierry FRAISSE,   Outdooractive Editors
Trail Running · Aveyron
Roc Nantais route
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 29.7 km
Duration 5:23 h
Ascent 1,319 m
Descent 1,319 m

A Caussenard route around the Dourbie valley, following iconic paths that delighted the runners of the Templiers and today the Hospitaliers.

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recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 69.6 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 1,655 m
Descent 1,718 m

The route starts in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, strolling through its medieval streets is like stepping into the heart of history.

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Trail Running · Aveyron
Trail Route Muret-le-Château No. 9
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 16.1 km
Duration 2:36 h
Ascent 152 m
Descent 152 m

A beautiful route on the Causses, with a small detour to the Muret waterfall.

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Castle · Aveyron
Château de Sévérac
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Discover the Middle Age ramparts, towers and chapel, the Renaissance façade, exceptional viewpoint ...

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Mountain Bike · Aveyron
Rougier MTB route
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 7.9 km
Duration 0:50 h
Ascent 155 m
Descent 156 m

After the bridge, a nice hill takes you up to the ridges where you can admire Montlaur and Montaigut castle. Along the kilometres, you will ...

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Aveyron, a paradise to explore on two wheels

Aveyron is a mosaic of natural regions. Each has its own landscapes and identity, its own buildings and its own language. A few kilometres, a valley crossed, and at the bend in the road, another world opens up to you.

For lovers of two wheels, Aveyron is a paradise to explore. Whether you're a mountain biker, a cyclotourist, a gravel enthusiast or a cyclist looking for a sporting challenge, the possibilities are endless. Follow winding trails through mysterious forests, challenge the steep climbs of steep valleys, or glide along quiet roads lined with picturesque villages.

So whether you're a seasoned cyclist looking for a sporting challenge or a traveller in search of wonder and discovery, Aveyron promises you an unforgettable experience at the pace of your two wheels!

The Lot Valley by bike (V86)

Saddle up and explore the Aveyron section of the Lot Valley ... by bike, of course! Aimed at both novice and experienced cyclists, this 160km cycling route can be completed over several days using an electrically-assisted bike.

Long Distance Cycling · Aveyron
Lot Valley by bike (V86)
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 402.8 km
Duration 30:40 h
Ascent 2,981 m
Descent 2,451 m

All aboard to explore the Lot Valley on its Aveyron section… by bike of course, as you surely guessed!

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The "Most beautiful Villages in France in Aveyron" cycling tour

Why not spend your next holiday by bike, on the route of the 10 Most Beautiful Villages in France in Aveyron? It's a great way to see the whole of Aveyron in a different way!

recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 743.2 km
Duration 64:25 h
Ascent 10,431 m
Descent 10,431 m

What if you spent your next vacation cycling on the route of the 10 Most Beautiful Villages of France in Aveyron? A great way to explore the ...

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Cycling and cheese: Route du Laguiole PDO and Aubrac and Carladez cheeses

114km of cycling to feast your eyes and taste buds, with 15 gourmet cheese stages in Aubrac, Carladez and Viadène.

recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 113.9 km
Duration 7:25 h
Ascent 1,900 m
Descent 1,900 m

114 km by bike to delight your eyes and taste buds with 15 gourmet cheese stops on the Aubrac, Carladez, and Viadène.

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Grande traversée du Massif Central à VTT (GTMC) (mountain bike crossing of the Massif Central)

This extraordinary itinerary also passes through Aveyron , with the GTMC Millau - La Couvertoirade link covering some fifty kilometres.

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 35
Distance 48.9 km
Duration 5:15 h
Ascent 901 m
Descent 505 m

A stage of extravagance: that of the Millau Viaduct, a technological feat of the 21st century; that of the Causses & Cévennes, the largest UNESCO ...

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from Elsa Guérin,   Grande Traversée du Massif Central VTT

Mountain biking in Aveyron

Aveyron has a wide variety of magnificent landscapes, offering surprising diversity. Mountain bikers can take advantage of a multitude of signposted routes, ranging from short, peaceful rides of just a few kilometres to adventures of over 50 km across the Grands Causses and Larzac (GTMC).

You can also discover Aveyron by road bike

Aveyron offers an impressive range of cycle routes. Its geography and sites make it a vast territory ideal for cycle touring. All year round, you can look forward to a range of picturesque and varied routes: explore the Lot valley, the bastides of Rouergue, the Larzac plateau, Aubrac, the Tarn gorges... by bike!


Aveyron, an Eldorado for hiking enthusiasts


A true art of living


The true story

A stroll through the village of Najac
A stroll through the village of Najac
Photo: Greg Alric, Tourisme Aveyron
Aveyron is also a land of history, with many testimonies to a rich and prestigious past. It is a history that can be seen at every turn through the agro-pastoral activity that has transformed the landscapes and biodiversity of this area over the millennia.

It is this cultural heritage, permanently visible in everyday life, that enables all those who are curious to discover where the practices and traditions of today's Aveyron come from.

From the Way of Saint James to the most beautiful villages in France and the numerous remains of the Knights Templar here and there, the inhabitants preserve and promote a rich heritage that forms the basis of their way of life.

People respect the environment and traditions, but are also forward-looking, as shown by the Millau Viaduct or the Soulages Museum. This exceptional museum, opened in 2014, houses a rich collection of the artist's works and high-quality temporary exhibitions.

It is said that knowing the history makes you know yourself better. So the cultural highlights of Aveyron will always surprise you.


A generous nature

Aveyron boasts an exceptionally varied geography!

It's a pure pleasure to practice your favorite sport in such majestic surroundings!

Canyons and gorges, forests, lakes and rivers, mountains and plateaux, rougiers... a wide range of landscapes come together in the same département: the magic of the Grands Causses, the sumptuous Gorges du Tarn et de l'Aveyron, Aubrac, Carladez and the Truyère Gorges, Conques, the Vallon de Marcillac, the Lot Valley and the Monts et lacs du Lévézou invite you to enjoy outdoor activities.

Every season brings new discoveries!

Tournemire
Photo: Greg Alric, Tourisme Aveyron

Why not come and share the real thing?

Trail during the Templiers Festival
Trail during the Templiers Festival
Photo: YM Quemener, Festival des Templiers
The Aveyron is a symbol. It represents a history, values, authenticity and modernity. It is a protected territory, but open to new encounters. It is also a land of sharing, where hospitality and the pleasure of hosting are a real philosophy.

The Aveyron is also a dynamic area marked by sporting and cultural events. Each season is marked by a varied program of events.

Thus, spring comes alive with the rhythm of the Transhumance and the Roc Laissagais. Summer is turbulent with the Natural Games, a combination of music and extreme sports, the Nocturnes de Conques or Hier un village, an immersion in the past.

Autumn remains sporty with the Festival des Templiers, a large gathering of trail runners. Winter is milder with the various Christmas markets offered throughout the region.

How would you like to experience it for yourself?

 
Pure sensations in the heart of Aveyron
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Destinations in Aveyron


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Agen-d'Aveyron Aguessac Almont-les-Junies Alrance Ambeyrac Anglars-Saint-Félix Argences en Aubrac Arnac-sur-Dourdou Arques Arvieu Aubin Auriac-Lagast Auzits Ayssènes Balaguier-d'Olt Baraqueville Belcastel (Aveyron) Belmont-sur-Rance Bertholène Bessuéjouls Boisse-Penchot Bor-et-Bar Bouillac Bournazel (Aveyron) Boussac Bozouls Brandonnet Brasc Brommat Broquiès Brousse-le-Château Brusque Cabanès (Aveyron) Calmels-et-le-Viala Calmont Camarès Camboulazet Camjac Campagnac (Aveyron) Campouriez Campuac Canet-de-Salars Cantoin Capdenac-Gare Cassagnes-Bégonhès Cassuéjouls Castanet (Aveyron) Castelmary Castelnau-de-Mandailles Castelnau-Pégayrols Causse-et-Diège Centrès Clairvaux-d'Aveyron Colombiès Combret Compeyre Compolibat Comprégnac Comps-la-Grand-Ville Condom-d'Aubrac Connac Conques-en-Rouergue Cornus Coubisou Coupiac Cransac Creissels Crespin (Aveyron) Curan Curières Decazeville Druelle Balsac Drulhe Durenque Entraygues-sur-Truyère Escandolières Espalion Espeyrac Estaing (Aveyron) Firmi Flagnac Flavin Florentin-la-Capelle Foissac Fondamente Gabriac Gaillac-d'Aveyron Galgan Gissac Golinhac Goutrens Gramond Huparlac L'Hospitalet-du-Larzac La Bastide-Pradines La Bastide-Solages La Capelle-Balaguier La Capelle-Bleys La Capelle-Bonance La Cavalerie La Couvertoirade La Cresse La Fouillade La Loubière La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite La Rouquette La Salvetat-Peyralès La Selve Lacroix-Barrez Laguiole Laissac-Sévérac l’Église Lanuéjouls Lapanouse-de-Cernon Lassouts Laval-Roquecezière Le Bas Ségala Le Cayrol Le Clapier Le Fel Le Monastère Le Nayrac Le Truel Le Vibal Les Albres Les Costes-Gozon Lescure-Jaoul Lédergues Livinhac-le-Haut Luc-la-Primaube Lugan (Aveyron) Lunac Maleville Manhac Marcillac-Vallon Marnhagues-et-Latour Martiel Mayran Mélagues Millau Montagnol Montbazens Montclar (Aveyron) Monteils Montézic Montjaux Montlaur Montpeyroux (Aveyron) Montrozier Montsalès Morlhon-le-Haut Mostuéjouls Mouret Moyrazès Mur-de-Barrez Murasson Muret-le-Château Murols Najac Nant Naucelle Naussac Nauviale Olemps Ols-et-Rinhodes Onet-le-Château Palmas d’Aveyron Paulhe Peyreleau Peyrusse-le-Roc Pierrefiche Plaisance Pomayrols Pont-de-Salars Pousthomy Prades-d'Aubrac Prades-Salars Pradinas Prévinquières Privezac Pruines Quins Rebourguil Réquista Rieupeyroux Rignac Rivière-sur-Tarn Rodelle Rodez Roquefort-sur-Soulzon Roussennac Rullac-Saint-Cirq Saint Geniez d’Olt et d’Aubrac Saint-Affrique Saint-Amans-des-Cots Saint-André-de-Najac Saint-André-de-Vézines Saint-Beaulize Saint-Beauzély Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac Saint-Christophe-Vallon Saint-Côme-d'Olt Saint-Félix-de-Lunel Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon Saint-Hippolyte Saint-Igest Saint-Izaire Saint-Jean-d'Alcapiès Saint-Jean-Delnous Saint-Jean-du-Bruel Saint-Jean-et-Saint-Paul Saint-Juéry (Aveyron) Saint-Just-sur-Viaur Saint-Laurent-d'Olt Saint-Laurent-de-Lévézou Saint-Léons Saint-Martin-de-Lenne Saint-Parthem Saint-Rémy (Aveyron) Saint-Rome-de-Cernon Saint-Rome-de-Tarn Saint-Santin Saint-Saturnin-de-Lenne Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance Saint-Symphorien-de-Thénières Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu Sainte-Croix Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon Sainte-Juliette-sur-Viaur Sainte-Radegonde (Aveyron) Salles-Courbatiès Salles-Curan Salles-la-Source Salmiech Salvagnac-Cajarc Sanvensa Sauclières Saujac Sauveterre-de-Rouergue Savignac Sébazac-Concourès Sébrazac Ségur Sénergues Sévérac d’Aveyron Soulages-Bonneval Sylvanès Tauriac-de-Camarès Tauriac-de-Naucelle Taussac Thérondels Toulonjac Tournemire Trémouilles Vailhourles Valady Valzergues Vaureilles Verrières Versols-et-Lapeyre Veyreau Vézins-de-Lévézou Viala-du-Pas-de-Jaux Viala-du-Tarn Villecomtal Villefranche-de-Panat Villefranche-de-Rouergue Villeneuve (Aveyron) Vimenet Viviez

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