Location: Aveyron in France
Nearest Airport:
Rodez at 50
Miles
Nearest Barpub:
Across the river at 3
Miles
Nearest Restaurant:
Cajarc at 10
Miles
Car: recommended
Throughout the summer the area is bustling with different events including music festivals (eg Africajarc at the end of July), International Fireworks competion (half an hour away), village Fétes, brocantes and night markets.
Activities nearby include canoeing on the célé, the Lot, the Tarn and the Aveyron rivers; swimming (public pools 10 miles, river swimming nearby);horse riding; biking (excellent mountain biking tracks all around); bird watching; visiting the prehistoric caves at Lacave, Pech Merle or Foissac and others; enjoying the local villages and colourfull markets; and of course visiting the better known hilltop and cliffside towns or Rocamadour, St Cirq Lapopie, Cordes Sur Ciel and Najac to name but a few. Plenty of local centres offer organised rock climbing and potholing in addition to the above activities.