Sylvanès
The history of this rural commune is inseparable from that of its abbey. Founded by the companions of Saint Bernard, in a fertile valley with its gently sloping wooded sides, it was the first Cistercian abbey built in the Rouergue in the 12th century.
Sylvanès Abbey
A monastic architecture that bears witness to one of the greatest spiritual and artistic moments in the Western world.
Sylvanès, one of the first Cistercian abbeys to be founded in the Aveyron, has, since its restoration, experienced a cultural and spiritual influence that goes far beyond our frontiers.
The International Festival of Sacred Music takes place each year in July and August and now figures amongst the main national festivals.
The abbey also organises different courses on singing and choir singing, iconography, floral art, painting, book binding and theatre from June to September.
Auguste Zamoyski Museum
Take the small road that twists along the mountain to reach the cloisters of Granges Priory. The Auguste Zamoyski museum is set in the heart of the countryside, in an old building where rural architecture rhymes magnificently with modern architecture. The Polish artist’s sculptures are exhibited around a Zen patio: come and let yourself be invaded by the calm and serenity.
L'Eglise Russe (Orthodox church)
Continuing along this same road, at the heart of the mountains appears the Russian Orthodox church, emblem of friendship and of spiritual and cultural exchange.
News
The Causses and the Cévennes are now listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list
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Visit the area with your motorhome
Start : Rodez
Distance : 300,746 km
Duration : 4 days
