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 de style Gothique
12550 Coupiac

The Château de Coupiac, built in the 13th and 15th centuries in Coupiac en Aveyron, is an imposing castle in flamboyant Gothic style, marked by circular towers and preserved medieval architecture.

Fortification
12230 La Cavalerie

The fortifications of La Cavalerie, built in the 15th century on the Larzac, form a quadrangular enclosure with round towers and fortified gate, in the Aveyron village of La Cavalerie in Occitanie.

Eglise fortifiée
12850 Sainte-Radegonde

The fortified church of Inières, dated the 13th and 14th centuries, is a religious building transformed into a dungeon located in Sainte-Radegonde, Aveyron. Ranked a historic monument in 1921, it illustrates the medieval defensive architecture of the Rouergue.

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.

Eglise romane
12200 Martiel

The fortified abbey of Loc-Dieu, founded in the 12th century in Martiel in Aveyron, is an ancient Cistercian abbey transformed into a medieval fortress. Its architecture combines Romanesque, Gothic and defensive styles, in the heart of a lush park of 40 hectares.

Château fort
12640 Rivière-sur-Tarn

The castle of Peyrelade, the ruin of a castle of the 12th and 15th centuries, dominates the gorges of the Tarn in Rivière-sur-Tarn, Aveyron. This strategic site of the Rouergue offers a 50 metre dungeon and an imposing enclosure.

Château fort
12390 Belcastel

Belcastel Castle, a medieval 8th century fortress, dominates the Aveyron Valley in Belcastel (Occitanie). Ranked a historic monument, it combines defensive architecture and exemplary restoration by Fernand Pouillon.