Max's Guidebook
Sightseeing
One of four lakes nearby with beaches, walks cycling, campsites nearby with swimming pools and watersports such as pedalos. There are great views nearby. They are all around an hour's drive from Villefranche de Rouergue.
https://www.france-voyage.com/cities-towns/villefranche-de-panat-1376.htm
8 locals recommend
Villefranche-de-Panat
One of four lakes nearby with beaches, walks cycling, campsites nearby with swimming pools and watersports such as pedalos. There are great views nearby. They are all around an hour's drive from Villefranche de Rouergue.
https://www.france-voyage.com/cities-towns/villefranche-de-panat-1376.htm
An agricultural and shopping village by one of four lakes nearby with beaches, campsites nearby with swimming pools and watersports such as pedalos. There are great views nearby. They are all around an hour's drive from Villefranche de Rouergue.
Pont-de Salars has on of the best beaches, a bridge, a dam and a medieval church nearby.
https://www.france-voyage.com/cities-towns/pont-de-salars-1255.htm
6 locals recommend
Pont-de-Salars
An agricultural and shopping village by one of four lakes nearby with beaches, campsites nearby with swimming pools and watersports such as pedalos. There are great views nearby. They are all around an hour's drive from Villefranche de Rouergue.
Pont-de Salars has on of the best beaches, a bridge, a dam and a medieval church nearby.
https://www.france-voyage.com/cities-towns/pont-de-salars-1255.htm
One of four lakes nearby with beaches, fishing, campsites nearby with swimming pools, volleyball, a bowling alley, paintball, electric bikes, sailing, orienteering, microlight on land and sea. There are also watersports such as pedalos, kayaking, stand up paddling and inflatable structures. There are great views nearby. They are all around an hour's drive from Villefranche de Rouergue. Plage de Pareloup has one of the best beaches in the area. It is the 5th largest artificial lake in France. Nearby there are local villages with a remarkable and diverse heritage, fortified churches, timber framed houses, fountains.
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/fr/diffusio/loisirs/plage-d-arvieu-pareloup-a-notre-dame-d-aures-arvieu_TFO142702367860
33 locals recommend
Lac de Pareloup
One of four lakes nearby with beaches, fishing, campsites nearby with swimming pools, volleyball, a bowling alley, paintball, electric bikes, sailing, orienteering, microlight on land and sea. There are also watersports such as pedalos, kayaking, stand up paddling and inflatable structures. There are great views nearby. They are all around an hour's drive from Villefranche de Rouergue. Plage de Pareloup has one of the best beaches in the area. It is the 5th largest artificial lake in France. Nearby there are local villages with a remarkable and diverse heritage, fortified churches, timber framed houses, fountains.
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/fr/diffusio/loisirs/plage-d-arvieu-pareloup-a-notre-dame-d-aures-arvieu_TFO142702367860
The town has been voted one of the most picturesque in France and has a medieval royal chateau that was once used as a Templars prison. There is an outdoor municipal pool, great restaurants, a horse riding centre and an outdoor leisure base with a variety of activities including hiking, climbing, paintball, laser games, rafting, kayaking, stand up paddling, tree climbing, ziplining, potholing, mini golf, mountain bike and electric bike cycling.
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/en/discover/najac/discover-najac-touristic-guide-najac
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/fr/diffusio/patrimoine-culturel-visites/forteresse-royale-de-najac-najac_TFO18778650928
https://www.activites-loisirs-aveyron.com/en-gb/
106 locals recommend
Najac
The town has been voted one of the most picturesque in France and has a medieval royal chateau that was once used as a Templars prison. There is an outdoor municipal pool, great restaurants, a horse riding centre and an outdoor leisure base with a variety of activities including hiking, climbing, paintball, laser games, rafting, kayaking, stand up paddling, tree climbing, ziplining, potholing, mini golf, mountain bike and electric bike cycling.
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/en/discover/najac/discover-najac-touristic-guide-najac
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/fr/diffusio/patrimoine-culturel-visites/forteresse-royale-de-najac-najac_TFO18778650928
https://www.activites-loisirs-aveyron.com/en-gb/
The town is the local regional centre and has all amenities such as bars, restaurants, supermarkets and a large indoor municipal swimming pool. There is a medieval church, monastery, chapel, a picturesque river for walks aswell as a market.
https://www.bastides-gorges-aveyron.fr/en/villefranche-najac/villefranche-de-rouergue/villefranche-de-rouergue.php
110 locals recommend
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
The town is the local regional centre and has all amenities such as bars, restaurants, supermarkets and a large indoor municipal swimming pool. There is a medieval church, monastery, chapel, a picturesque river for walks aswell as a market.
https://www.bastides-gorges-aveyron.fr/en/villefranche-najac/villefranche-de-rouergue/villefranche-de-rouergue.php
Parisot
Lake with watersports.
The oldest Cistercian abbey in the region, a fortified chateau that hosts vocal music concerts. It was burnt down and rebuilt during the Hundred Years War. It used to house the Mona Lisa and paintings from the Louvre. The first Gothic vault on a Roman base in the Midi-Pyrenees.
https://www.abbayedelocdieu.com/
Loc-Dieu Abbey
The oldest Cistercian abbey in the region, a fortified chateau that hosts vocal music concerts. It was burnt down and rebuilt during the Hundred Years War. It used to house the Mona Lisa and paintings from the Louvre. The first Gothic vault on a Roman base in the Midi-Pyrenees.
https://www.abbayedelocdieu.com/
Horse riding centre with training courses.
http://www.equigauzy12.fr/
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/en/diffusio/activities/ferme-equestre-de-saint-gauzy-poney-club-et-equitherapie-la-rouquette_TFO022219490300
Saint-Gauzy
Saint-GauzyHorse riding centre with training courses.
http://www.equigauzy12.fr/
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/en/diffusio/activities/ferme-equestre-de-saint-gauzy-poney-club-et-equitherapie-la-rouquette_TFO022219490300
A town with a picturesque waterfall, archaeological museum, watersports, fishing, karting, fortified church, cutlery workshop great restaurants including Thai.
There are different forest, botanical, mountains, fountains and lake walks.
https://www.france-voyage.com/cities-towns/agen-d-aveyron-1056.htm
Agen-d'Aveyron
A town with a picturesque waterfall, archaeological museum, watersports, fishing, karting, fortified church, cutlery workshop great restaurants including Thai.
There are different forest, botanical, mountains, fountains and lake walks.
https://www.france-voyage.com/cities-towns/agen-d-aveyron-1056.htm
A historical and artistic centre with the record breaking tallest viaduct in the world that goes above the clouds that rain below it! There is a unique viewing area, to discover the Millau viaduct. Local sports include kayaking, hang gliding, quad biking. It is next to Peyre in the top ten most picturesque villages in France.
https://www.france-voyage.com/tourism/millau-1998.htm
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/en/millau-viaduct/see-and-do-millau-viaduct
55 locals recommend
Millau
A historical and artistic centre with the record breaking tallest viaduct in the world that goes above the clouds that rain below it! There is a unique viewing area, to discover the Millau viaduct. Local sports include kayaking, hang gliding, quad biking. It is next to Peyre in the top ten most picturesque villages in France.
https://www.france-voyage.com/tourism/millau-1998.htm
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/en/millau-viaduct/see-and-do-millau-viaduct
A town with cathedral and bishop's palace that have been classes as world heritage sites. There's a Toulouse-Lautrec museum, mining museum, nearby vineyards and a one thousand year old bridge over a picturesque river for walks.
https://about-france.com/cities/albi-guide.htm
313 locals recommend
Albi
A town with cathedral and bishop's palace that have been classes as world heritage sites. There's a Toulouse-Lautrec museum, mining museum, nearby vineyards and a one thousand year old bridge over a picturesque river for walks.
https://about-france.com/cities/albi-guide.htm
A town with a Gothic cathedral, Roman and medieval walls. Also there is a Soulage museum with other temporary exhibits including Picasso and Calder. There is also a three star Michelin restaurant in the building.
95 locals recommend
Rodez
A town with a Gothic cathedral, Roman and medieval walls. Also there is a Soulage museum with other temporary exhibits including Picasso and Calder. There is also a three star Michelin restaurant in the building.
Cavagnac
Giant carp fishing at the lake.
https://www.cavagnac.com/en/carp
Regional park for hiking and village with Roquefort. cellars
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/en/discover/roquefort/touristic-guide
https://www.parc-grands-causses.fr/en
23 locals recommend
Grands Causses Natural Regional Park
71 Boulevard de l'AyrolleRegional park for hiking and village with Roquefort. cellars
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/en/discover/roquefort/touristic-guide
https://www.parc-grands-causses.fr/en
The fourth largest city in France with many art and natural history museums, a cathedral, the Capitole parliament building, the Pont Neuf bridge over the picturesque river, a canal and the Basilique Saint Senin which is the largest Romanesque church in Europe.
https://about-france.com/cities/toulouse.htm
329 locals recommend
Toulouse
The fourth largest city in France with many art and natural history museums, a cathedral, the Capitole parliament building, the Pont Neuf bridge over the picturesque river, a canal and the Basilique Saint Senin which is the largest Romanesque church in Europe.
https://about-france.com/cities/toulouse.htm