The Aveyron is an unspoilt region of beautiful rivers, lakes and fortified villages; of terrific local restaurants, markets and fairs; of Romanesque abbeys, fortified medieval villages and Templar strongholds.
From the spectacular Tarn gorges and Millau viaduct to the vineyards of Gaillac, from the elegant Renaissance streets and cloisters of Albi to the fairytale fortifications of Carcassonne and La Couvertoirade, from the breathtaking prettiness of Cordes and Najac to the perilous citadels of the Cathars, this is 'la France profonde' at its most authentic and magnetic.
Some useful websites:
Photos of Le Moulin de Parrot and the Aveyron
Magical photos taken by one of our guests, Carsten Drossel
www.tourisme-aveyron.com
Covers the whole of the Aveyron (our department)
www.tourisme-tarn.com
Covers the whole of the Tarn (neighbouring department to the west, includes Albi)
www.mairie-albi.fr
Everything about lovely Albi (now a UNESCO World Heritage Site)
www.ot-gorgesdutarn.com
About the Gorges of the Tarn
www.regionsdefrance.com/najac
Gorgeous Najac, Gorges of the Aveyron etc
www.villefranche.com
Picturesque Villefranche de Rouergue (fantastic market on Thursday morning)
www.requista.com
Our very own Requista
www.randonnees-midi-pyrenees.com
For walkers: includes a walk along the Tarn starting from Requista (Les Rives du Tarn)
www.parc-grands-causses
The great limestone plateaux of Les Causses, their history, landscape and architecture.
www.roquefort.fr
All about Roquefort, the cheese, the sheep, the place, the producers.
www.lacouvertoirade.com
A fortified village built by the Knights Templar to shelter pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela.
www.conques.com
One of the most beautiful and atmospheric abbeys in France and its medieval village.
brousselechateau.free.fr
The unspoilt medieval castle, church and village of Brousse-le-Château, a magnificent 20-minute drive along the River Tarn from the mill.
www.si-ambialet.fr
On a spectacular meander in the River Tarn on the way to Albi, the priory of Ambialet – of which the mill was a feudal dependency in the Middle Ages – and its glorious Romanesque chapel.
www.payscathare.org
Breathtaking Cathar châteaux and cloisters.
www.viaducdemillau.com
All about the astonishing Millau viaduct.
Find Us
Airports: Rodez (Ryanair from Stansted), 1 hour away by road; Toulouse, 1 hour 30 minutes away.
Road: exit 42 (Severac-le-Chateau) A75
Train: Rodez / Albi
