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The waterfall of Déroc
Natural heritage
Nasbinals
Main route
In the midst of the vast open spaces of Aubrac, the waterfall of Déroc dominates the glacial valley of the Gambaïse river.
The Domerie of Aubrac
Built heritage
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
Variation of the route
« It was a place of horror and profound solitude. » This inscription, taken from a hymn of Moses engraved on the frontispiece of the door, on the eastern façade of the Aubrac monastery.
The volcanic neck of Belvezet
Natural heritage
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
Main route
The plateau of Aubrac is a volcanic massif (from 5 to 9 million years ago). The neck of Belvezet gives evidence of the former volcanic activity in this place.
The Roman way
Built heritage
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
Main route
The village of Saint-Chély-d’Aubrac (Aveyron) is crossed by an old Roman way which linked Rodez (Segodunum) in the west and Javols (Anderitum) in the east. This route enabled also to go to farest big cities as Lyon in the north-east and Bordeaux in the south-west.
The Bridge of the Pilgrims
Built heritage
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
Main route
For the pilgrims on the way to Santiago or to Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, the Bridge of the Pilgrims, which was built at the end of the 14th or at the beginning of the 15th century, was the onlyplace where they could cross the river Boralde without wading.
Signal de Mailhebiau
Natural heritage
Trélans
Main route
Signal de Mailhebiau is the highest place of the Aubrac region, 1469 metres high.
La Canourgue
Cultural heritage
La Canourgue
Main route
The village of La Canourgue faces the Lot valley. The village was built around a monastery in the 7th century. Since the Middle Ages, life has been organized along and around the river Urugne (a tributary of the Lot).
Sainte-Énimie
Cultural heritage
Gorges-du-Tarn-Causses
Main route
Located in the Gorges du Tarn, Sainte-Enimie is a medieval village, with old and narrow alleys paved with Tarn pebbles, arched streets, wide staircases and pleasant terraces. Founded in the Gallo-Roman age, the village was once called Burlatis, and has been renamed in the Middle Ages after Saint Enimie arrived there.
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