Heritage in Aveyron
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Village de Clairvaux d'Aveyron
Clairvaux-d'Aveyron
Village de Marcillac
Marcillac-Vallon
Vestiges des remparts de Castelnau-Pégayrols
Castelnau-Pégayrols
Eglise Fortifiée de Sainte Radegonde
Sainte-Radegonde
14th and 15th century fortified church, similar to a castle with towers, sentry walk-way.
Musée Jean BOUDOU
Saint-Laurent-d'Olt
This museum in the heart of the village of Saint Laurent d'Olt, holds documents on the works of Jean Boudou, Occitan writer, and sculptures by Lucien Girma.
Galerie d'art - La Tour de Montsalès
Montsalès
Come and visit an architectural heritage and art exhibition: painters, sculptors, architects.
Chapelle St Thomas
Brusque
Nested in the forest as a reminder of Saint Thomas de Becket, arch bishop of Canterbury who had stayed there as a hermit in the 12th century, this fully restored sanctuary presents fabulous frescoes relating the life of the saint.
Eglise romane de Perse
Espalion
The Romanesque church of Perse, built between the late 11th century and the start of the 12th. The church of Perse was the parish church of Espalion until the construction in the 15th century of the church Saint-Jean-Baptiste (currently Musées des Arts et Traditions populaires et du Scaphandre) at the centre of the fortified town. The church of Perse was located on one of the roads of Compostelle from Puy-en-Velay to Conques.
Forteresse Royale de Najac
Najac
The 12th and 13th century royal fortress is an extraordinary example of military defences It was actively used in the fight against the Cathars and the Hundred Years war. Its dungeon served as a prison for the last Knights of the Rouergue.
Le MUC : Musée municipal Urbain Cabrol
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Generalist museum predominantly archaeological and ethnological. Installation of new Beaux Arts rooms. Temporary art exhibitions.
Musée de la forge et de l'ancienne vie rurale
Lescure-Jaoul
Come and discover a fascinating piece of local history with this museum located in the former smithy of the village !
CHATEAU DE BELCASTEL
Belcastel
Visit the medieval castle and its exhibition CREATURA about medieval bestiary. Including 6 life-size and animated legendary creatures!
Mélac castle
Saint-Rome-de-Cernon
This rare fortified wealthy house of the southern Rouergue was built between the 14th and the 16th centuries. The castle has four main buildings which are interconnected by towers (Renaissance tower) and form an amazing inner courtyard with arcades.
