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Tourist Spot Attractions In Aveyron

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Aveyron is a department located in the north of the Occitanie region of southern France named after the Aveyron River. The inhabitants of the department are known as Aveyronnais or Aveyronnaises. The inhabitants of Rodez are called Ruthénois, based on the first Celtic settlers, the Rutenii.
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  • 1. Millau Viaduct Millau
    The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the gorge valley of the Tarn near Millau in southern France. In a Franco-British partnership, it was designed by the English architect Lord Norman Foster and French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux. As of September 2018, it is the tallest bridge in the world, having a structural height of 343 metres .The Millau Viaduct is part of the A75-A71 autoroute axis from Paris to Béziers and Montpellier. The cost of construction was approximately € 394 million. It was built over three years, formally inaugurated on 14 December 2004, and opened to traffic two days later on 16 December. The bridge has been consistently ranked as one of the great engineering achievements of all time, and received the 2006 Outstanding Structure Award from the...
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  • 2. La Couvertoirade Millau
    La Couvertoirade is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
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  • 4. St. Eulalie de Cernon Millau
    Saint-Affrique is a commune in the Aveyron department in Southern France.
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  • 5. Chateau de Calmont d'Olt Espalion
    The Château de Calmont d'Olt is a castle situated in France, in the Aveyron département in the commune of Espalion. Perched atop a basalt dyke at an altitude of 535 m, it overlooks from 100 m the town of Espalion and the valley of the Lot. It provides a panoramic view of the Aubrac highlands.
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  • 12. Chateau Belcastel Belcastel
    The Château de Belcastel is a medieval castle in the village and commune of Belcastel, in the Aveyron département of France. It is situated above the north bank of the Aveyron River, downstream from Rodez. The oldest part of the castle was constructed in the 9th century, and it grew in the hands of the Belcastel family. Later, for many decades, it was the seat of the famed Saunhac family. The Château de Belcastel was officially declared a historic monument by the French Ministry of Culture in 1928. The famous French architect Fernand Pouillon discovered the castle in ruins in 1974. Pouillon decided to reconstruct the fortress, which had been abandoned since at least the 17th century. Pouillon himself undertook the restoration by hand, along with the help of a dozen Algerian stonemasons,...
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  • 13. Castle of Montaigut Gissac
    There are numerous castles in the Aveyron département of France. Many are little more than ruins and some are barely discernible, while others have been converted into modern homes. Castles or their remains may be found at the following locations, among others: Belcastel The oldest part of the Château de Belcastel dates back to the 9th century. Bertholène The Château des Bourines was built in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. It has been listed as monument historique since 1963. Bousquet 14th century castle, Château du Bousquet intact and occupied, in the village of Le Bousquet, commune of Laguiole. Coupiac 15th century Château de Coupiac. Espalion The Château de Calmont d'Olt overlooks the town. . The Château de Masse, also in Espalion, is another castle which is a protected monu...
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  • 14. Eglise Saint-Amans Rodez
    Laissac-Sévérac-l'Église is a commune in the department of Aveyron, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Laissac and Sévérac-l'Église.
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  • 15. Chateau d'Estaing Estaing
    The Château de Ravel is a castle situated in the commune of Ravel, in the département of Puy-de-Dôme, France. The castle of Revel was begun by Bernard de Revel, noted in 1171. Purchased by Philip III of France in 1283, it was given by Philip IV to his future chancellor, Pierre Flotte. It passed by marriage and inheritance to the d'Estaing family, by the marriage of the heiress Marie Comborcier du Terrail with her cousin Jean d'Estaing, 1647. The interiors were renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries. The present structure dates from a number of periods. The origins of the site date back to 1147, though the existing buildings are 13th century or later. The eastern walls and towers date back to feudal times. The main courtyard is from the 17th century and the western wing from the 18th. ...
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