The castle of Onet-le-Château was built in the commune of Onet-le-Château of the Aveyron department (Rodez, Occitania, France, Massif Central) in 1518-1519 for the canons of Rodez, who used it as a summer residence, while maintaining a view of the Notre-Dame…

Labro Castle is located in the territory of Onet-le-Château in the department of Aveyron (Rodez, Occitania,  France, Massif Central). Labro Castle is located 5 km north of Rodez, near Onet-le-Château. According to the date engraved on the door of the house…

Salles-la-Source is a commune located in the Aveyron department (Rodez, Occitania, France, Massif Central). Main attractions Religious architecture Saint-Paul Church of Salles-la-Source is a Romanesque church from the (12th century), containing a Romanesque…

The Château de la Garde is a castle located in Salles-la-Source in the department of Aveyron (Rodez, Occitania, France, Massif Central). The building was registered as a historic monument in 19761. It belonged successively to the families of Lagarde, Périer…

Estaing is a commune in the Aveyron department (Occitania, France, Massif Central). The village is a member of the association, The Most Beautiful Villages of France. The city is an important stop on the Santiago route. Main attractions The village is dominated…

Bonneval Abbey was founded as a monastery of Cistercian monks in Le Cayrol, in the department of Aveyron (Occitania, France, Massif Central). Bonneval Abbey was founded in 1147 by Cistercian monks from Mazan Abbey, in Rouergue. Its name means “good valley”…

Château de Masse is located in the commune of Espalion, in the Aveyron department (Occitania, France, Massif Central). The castle was built in the 15th century. Former Bonval Abbey Grenier, it has become private property. The building was registered as historic…

Saint-Côme-d'Olt is a commune in the Aveyron department (Occitania, France, Massif Central). It is one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France). Saint-Côme-d'Olt is located on the Le Puy route of the Way of St. James. Main…

Sainte-Eulalie-d’Olt is a commune in the department of Aveyron (Occitania, France, Massif Central). It is one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France). Main attractions Civil buildings 15th-century château listed as a historic…

Lautrec is a commune in the Tarn department of the Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune lies in the Castrais region, a predominantly agricultural area between the right bank of the Agout to the south and its tributary, the Dadou…

Castres (Castras in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitania region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Languedoc-Roussillon. Castres…

Brassac is a commune in France, situated at the gateway to the Sidobre region in the south-east of the Tarn department in the Occitania region. Historically and culturally, the commune lies in the Sidobre, a forested granite territory to the east of Castres.…

Saint-Benoît d’En Calcat Abbey is an active Benedictine abbey belonging to the Subiaco Mont-Cassin congregation. It is located in the hamlet of En Calcat, near Dourgne in the Tarn department (Occitania, France). In 2021, the community had around 40 monks.…

Saint-Scholastique Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Scholastique), whose construction began in 1890 with the monastery and was completed in 1923 with the consecration of the church, is located in the commune of Dourgne, in the Tarn department of the Occitania region…

Sorèze is a commune in the Tarn department, Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune lies in the Montagne Noire, a mountain range forming the southern edge of the Massif Central. Exposed to an altered oceanic climate, it is drained…

Olargues is a commune located in the west of the Hérault department in the Occitania region (France, foothills of the Massif Central). It is located in the Haut-Languedoc regional natural park. The village is a member of the “Most beautiful villages of France”…

Saint-Félix-Lauragais (in Occitan Sant Felitz de Lauragués) is a commune located in the northeast of the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune is in Lauragais, the former “Land of Plenty,” linked…

Saint-Julia is a commune located in the northeast of the Haute-Garonne department and the Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune is in Lauragais, the former “Land of Plenty”, linked both to the cultivation of pastel and the abundance…

The Vaux manor, a former feudal castle, was transformed in the 17th century. It has been listed as a historic monument since 1944. Vaux is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in Occitania in southwestern France. How to get to? From Paris: 8 hr 55 min…

Moissac is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitania region in southern France. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Garonne and Tarn at the Canal de Garonne. Main attractions Religious Heritage The Moissac Abbey and the…

Saint-Pierre de Moissac Abbey, from the 7th – 15th centuries, is located in the commune of Moissac, in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne in the Occitania region (France). In 1840, it was classified as a historic monument; other protection orders followed…