Heritage in Aveyron
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St Martin Romanesque church (located in the village of Plaisance)
Plaisance
This beautiful Norman style church which has been recently restored is decorated with sculptures and capitals from the Romanesque period. This historic monument dating to the 12th century can be visited on request.
Tour de Clairvaux
Clairvaux-d'Aveyron
Visite sensorielle de la chapelle des Pénitents Noirs
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Micro-musée du Clairon Rolland
Argences-en-Aubrac
The chapel of the Lacalm cemetery welcomes the micro museum dedicated to the memory and heroic adventures of Bugle Guillaume Rolland Officer of the légion d'honneur, hero of the battle of Sidi-Brahim in 1845.
Abbaye de Sylvanès
Sylvanès
History of the Abbey. Cistercian architecture. 12th century abbey-church. 13th century scriptorium. 12th and 13th century Capitular room. 12th century abbey logis. International cultural and spiritual centre. Singing courses, conferences, sacred picture art courses... International religious music festival.
Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
The Black Penitents' chapel is a baroque jewel of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries. Behind its sober facade hides a rich decoration with a painted vault, a colorful and golden altarpiece and six big paintings.
Église de Saint-Victor et fresques de Nicolaï Greschny
Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu
In the village of Saint Victor, you will find the "Sistine chapel of the Rouergue". Here Nicolaï Geschny unveils his treasure. 25 frescos painted in the Byzantine tradition.
Consuls' House
Sévérac d'Aveyron
In the medieval town of Sévérac, the Consuls' House, a magnificent 17th-century residence, opens its doors in summer.
Visitez Vabre-Tizac
Le Bas Ségala
In the picturesque valley where weaves the Serène lies the history of an ancient fortified village...Vabre-Tizac !
Pont de Brousse-le-château
Brousse-le-Château
Visitez Saint Chély d'Aubrac
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
La mine à ciel ouvert et le chevalement de mine de Decazeville
Decazeville
The mining industrial heritage of Decazeville : the open cast coal mine and the mine shaft of Decazeville.
Ste Eulalie d'Olt, village classé parmi les Plus Beaux Villages de France en Aveyron
Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt
Along the left bank of the Lot, in a fertile plain, at 4 km upstream from St Geniez, the medieval hamlet of Ste Eulalie d'Olt, village listed among the Prettiest Villages in France . The medieval town, nestled in greenery, charms the visitor with its stone houses, sometimes thatched, and their generously flowery façades. Through the twisting narrow alleys, shaded squares and spots, the walker discoves the secular past of the town and the local know-how in the workshops of the arts craftsmen. A land of traditions, the village managed to keep two: the Procession of Sainte Epine, the 2nd Sunday in July and the "Poule Un" (auction of donkey food) on 1 November.
Abbaye fortifiée et Parc de Loc-Dieu
Martiel
Unique example of a 12th century Cistercian Abbey, fortified in the 15th century. Transformed into a park and château, it has conserved its monastic parts and its original domain.
Maison Natale de Jean-Henri FABRE
Saint-Léons
Birth place of Jean-Henri FABRE. Visit: life and work of Jean-Henri FABRE, discover the setting of his childhood life. Displays: in the village, in the insect garden, along the botanical path. Itinerant exhibitions (under the microscope, history of a log, the world of butterflies).