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The Château de Montaigut in Aveyron
We invite you to the castle of Montaigut located in the South Aveyron in the heart of Occitanie. This feudal castle whose presence is attested from the end of the tenth century is classified "remarkable site of France and Europe and is located at the extreme south of the Massif Central, at the gates of the Hérault, a few kilometers from the A75 motorway linking Millau to Montpellier. After the fifteenth century, it has survived the ages with only a few modifications retaining a strong medieval character after having been beautifully restored in the construction sites of volunteers of the Union REMPART who still work punctually on the site. It is currently associated with a nineteenth-century village that has kept all its authenticity. Managed by the Association of Friends of the Château de Montaigut, the Montaigut Ecomuseum offers family or individual visits and multiple activities for both seniors and children. Family tours allow you to explore the surroundings. It welcomes between April and September trainees wishing to familiarize themselves with the multiple tasks of the animation of a tourist site and taken care of in this jewel of Rouergue member of the Route des Seigneurs.
The Château de Montaigut in Aveyron
Dominating the region from the top of a rocky outcrop, the Château de Montaigut offers an attractive view of the valley carved into a gleaming soil that in spring and autumn contrasts with the tender green shoots of the crops.
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The Rougier de Camarès a small Colorado in southern Aveyron, with surprising canyons and shimmering colors.
Lovers of beautiful landscapes remember to head to the region of the castle of Montaigut in Aveyron where you will admire unsuspected landscapes. The ecomuseum of Montaigut in the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Grands Causses is located on the borders of the Rougier de Camarès, it dominates this natural region which has the particularity of having a soil made up of red argillites, because rich in iron oxide and friable, which gives the region unusual landscapes.
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The Rougier de Camarès a small Colorado in southern Aveyron, with surprising canyons and shimmering colors.
Lovers of beautiful landscapes remember to head to the region of the castle of Montaigut in Aveyron where you will admire unsuspected landscapes. The ecomuseum of Montaigut in the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Grands Causses is located on the borders of the Rougier de Camarès, it dominates this natural region which has the particularity of having a soil made up of red argillites, because rich in iron oxide and friable, which gives the region unusual landscapes.
Located in the south of aveyron, the Rougier de Camarès an identity that dates back more than 250 million years, it is indeed to the red sandstones of the end of the primary era that the Rougiers owe their name, you can discover the secret of this color by visiting the small exhibition "journey in Pangea" presented on the site of Montaigut.
The Rougier de Camarès a land of passion that leads to raise on these often thankless lands the dairy sheep of the Lacaune breed who provides his milk for a legendary cheese: "Le Roquefort"
The Rougier de Camarès is an often wild nature, sometimes domesticated, during your walks in south Aveyron you can see in the summer herds of sheep in the pastures. The economic activity of the Rougier de Camarès is essentially agricultural, the Grauzou valley visible from the Montaigut site, the ungrateful soils of the hillsides and crosses ensure the cultivation of cereals and meadows essentially reserved for the breeding of large herds of dairy sheep. The Lacaune sheep produces milk sold to the dairy food industry to be processed into cheese in the Roquefort cellars and into perails. Lacaune sheep is the sole producer of milk for Roquefort cheese. At the ecomuseum of the castle of Montaigut a collection of old threshers and agrarian tools of the past as well as its museum of arts and popular traditions will offer you an immersive experience in the life of yesteryear.
If you like the great outdoors … discover the Causse du Larzac, a typical limestone plateau, one of the particularities of which is the presence of lavognes. This steppe-like environment has earned it its inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List, it is the place of Hospital and Templar sites such as the Commandery of Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon, La Couvertoirade, Le Viala du Pas de Jaux, or La Cavalerie. Why not discover the rocky Chaos of Montpellier le Vieux? The medieval castle of Montaigut is just 50 minutes from the Millau Viaduct not far from the Caves de Roquefort, near the Abbey of Sylvanes on the Millau-Albi axis joining Toulouse by the D999. Every summer, music lovers are loyal to sylvanes Abbey which organizes an international festival of Sacred Music and World Music. For pilgrims fond of cultural heritage, the GR65 passes not far from there, winding diagonally through the Aveyron and allows you to reach Conques, Grand Site Midi Pyrénées, placed on an essential crossing point of the Way of Santiago de Compostela, as well as Rodez and the Soulages Museum.
Aveyron is about living real unforgettable and unusual experiences! Looking for thrills? The castle of Montaigut is located near many starting point by canoe through the Gorges de la Dourbie, the Gorges and the Raspes du Tarn. In the neighbouring department of Aveyron, Lozère, lies the Gorges de la Jonte. Sports and nature activities such as climbing, via ferreta, the observation of splendid raptors at the house of vultures are offered in these gorges, near Millau, they even sometimes come to twirl above the castle of Montaigut. You can also explore the Aven Armand. Festivities are organized on the themes of nature sports such as the Trail des Templiers or the Oudoor Sport Music Spring Winter Festival and the Natural Games. Moreover the Fest trail of the 7 hills that will start from Saint Affrique will pass to the Castle of Montaigut. This city offering cultural and festive activities in the summer season is only a quarter of an hour from the Château de Montaigut. In the north of Aveyron is Laguiole, a winter sports resort in the Massif Central, famous for its cow cheese and eponymous knives.
Finally, far from the hustle and bustle of the city, come and relax in a few days, in a cottage in the old presbytery restored by the Association of Friends of Château de Montaigut. If you want to organize a party, you can rent the large room of the castle and sleep in the dormitory arranged in the old commons.