Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Aveyron

Eglise romane
12360 Sylvanès

Sylvanes Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey of the 12th-XIIIth century located in Sylvanes, Occitanie, is an architectural and spiritual jewel, now a cultural centre and a venue for sacred music festivals.

Château fort
12330 Salles-la-Source

The Château du Colombier, built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Salles-la-Source (Aveyron), is a fortified medieval den, emblematic of ruergate seigneurial architecture, with dungeon and preserved dovecotes.

Château
12480 Brousse-le-Château

The Château de Brousse, a former castle of the 10th century renovated in the 16th and 19th centuries, dominates Brousse-le-Château in Aveyron. Ranked a historical monument, it illustrates the military architecture of the Rouergue with its walls, towers and seigneurial residence Renaissance.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie du Puy-en-Velay
12500 Espalion

The Old Bridge of Espalion, built in the 13th century, is a Gothic pedestrian bridge crossing the Lot in Espalion, Occitanie. Ranked a historical monument, it bears witness to the medieval architecture and roads of Santiago de Compostela.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie du Puy-en-Velay
12320 Conques-en-Rouergue

The Abbey of Sainte-Foy de Conques, jewel of 11th century Romanesque art located in Conques-en-Rouergue in Occitanie, is a pilgrimage church famous for its tympanum of the Last Judgment and its medieval treasure, integrated into the paths of Santiago de Compostela.

Bâtiment Renaissance
12000 Rodez

The Maison d'Armagnac is a 16th century Renaissance mansion located in Rodez, Occitanie, formerly owned by Ruthenian merchants.

Château fort
12310 Bertholène

The Château des Bourines, a 13th-15th-century feudal fortified barn in Bertholène (Aveyron), is a rare example of monastic and military architecture linked to the Domerie of Aubrac.

Forteresse Royale
12270 Najac

The royal fortress of Najac, castle of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, dominates the Aveyron Valley in Najac (Aveyron, Occitanie). A masterpiece of medieval military architecture, it illustrates the transition between the Romanesque and Philippian Gothic styles.