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Dans le "Midi"
du Sud-Aveyron
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Find usefull information here for planning your next holiday or short break in France
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| Far away
from all the hustle and bustle, at 700km South of
Paris, the Tarn river flows from the Cevennes through the departments Lozère,
Aveyron and Tarn and the Grands Causses area.
In this part of (Southern France, 'le midi' ) genuine countryside and 'La France profonde' still exist. A district with an extraordinary diversity of landscapes, that you will get to know when hiking and cycling through this far South part of the Massif Central: mountains, limestone plateaus (Causses), lush green valleys, roaring rivers (Tarn, Jonte, Dourbie, Lot, Aveyron, Dourdou). Lots of small villages here instead of large urban areas with dense population. No fast food here, but the French cuisine, honest food in small family runned hotels where you will get a warm welcome.
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La Ligne Verte has settled in a
small village in the Valley of the Tarn, 60 km from Millau and Albi, called
Broquiès. This part of the course of the Tarn
is called the "Raspes" and is attractive for those who like quiet, simplicity
and unspoiled nature. It lies in the Parc Régional des Grands Causses in
South-Aveyron.
Aveyron is also a rich source of (ancient)
culture: the district of Templars, medieval cloisters and places
of pilgrimage. And... apart from the cyclists and hikers, a renowned district
for bird-watching, mountain-biking, (fly-)fishing, but above all a region
for those who seek nature, piece, quiet and farsights of mountains, valleys
and plateaus, called Causses.
Millau, Larzac, Tarn Valley, Pays de Roquefort, Gorges du Tarn
Albi is a nice start for accessing the Grands Causses nature
park.
Albi and Bastides, Albi and Tarn Valley up to Millau |
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| Three geographically distinct
landscapes are to be found in the Parc des Grands Causses:
http://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/visite_virtuelle/index_uk.htm
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| Tarn Valley
Between Albi and Millau
From Millau, a pleasant small Mediterranean alike city, also the gateway to the better known canyons of the Gorges du Tarn and a centre for activity holidays, you'll start the Tarn Valley walk under the worlds highest viaduct from where you will be heading further downstream. From the second half of june the chirring sound of cicades will go all along with you as if in Provence. |
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Roquefort. More pictures on Pays de Roquefort. South
of the Tarn river, water acting on the limestone plateaux created
caves, subterranean rivers, gushing springs.The most famous of the
caves is now still used for the ripening of sheep cheese: Roquefort,
king of cheeses, cheese of kings. Pays de Roquefort also includes the Causse du Larzac with its restored Medieval Templars garrisons from where crusades set oput in 10th-13th centuries, and the Redlands of Camarès with its Cistercienzer Abbaye de Sylvanès. St.Affrique, a small Southern town, is the starting place of many walks in this walking area. The landscape exudes peace and unspoiled natural beauty. Shepherds will be your only company during hours of walking. |
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Gorges and Causses, French canyons More pictures of Gorges and Causses. 
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Tarn valley, Pays de Roquefort and the Canyons of the Gorges and Causses are part of the Parc Naturel des Grands Causses.
Millau lies in the centre of this nature park and is the centre of activity holidays in France.East of this nature park you'll find the Cevennes mountains.
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ALBI, at 80 km travelling
by train from Toulouse (airport) at the outer Western border of
our territory at the Tarn river. The city is famous for its architecture,
its Cathedral and the Toulouse Lautrec Museum.
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Informative websites of Aveyron: St.Félix-de-Sorgue at Sorgue river in Sud-Aveyron |
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Abbaye de Sylvanes
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Rodez, Cathedral
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