Tourist attractions Meyrueis

This amazing subterranean cave was discovered in 1897 by locksmith Louis Armand. At the time, he had to descend a 75m-deep well-shaft to the cave. Nowadays, a 200m-long tunnel leads to the foot of the same chimney and to the entrance to the cavern. A..

The meteorological observatory on the summit of Mont Aigoual (1 567m) overlooks the Gard, Hérault and Tarn valleys. The instruments used to record the speed and direction of rain-bearing winds from the Mediterranean and the Atlantic are ever-more s..

The Aigoual mountain range is crisscrossed by a number of scenic roads, cutting through young forests or running along ridges which offer splendid views. Even though the summit is lost in cloud more often than not, on fine days it commands a tremen..

Invoked by the late-medieval poets, the powerful and serpentine course of the emerald Tarn cuts its way across the plateau landscape. The sheer stone faces it has hewn are one of the region’s great attractions and visitors come from far and wide to a..

Montpellier-le-Vieux is not a town but the amazing result of erosion and rainwater over the Causse Noir dolomite rock. Explored during the late 19C, this mass of rocky outcrops has gradually been freed from dense undergrowth, to the delight of nature..

Downstream from Meyrueis, the River Jonte flows through a canyon, its steep limestone flanks hewn by erosion. A bit further along, the canyon becomes narrower and in summer the river disappears among crevasses. Approaching the hamlet of Douzes, the r..

The Dargilan Cave was first explored in earnest in 1888 by E-A Martel and companions. Present-day visitors first enter the Grande Salle du Chaos , where concretions are slowly building up. This is followed by the Salle de la Mosquée , containing a ..

Here at the heart of the Tarn Gorge area, there is a remarkable view of the canyon, hewn between the Sauveterre and Méjean plateaus, Mont Lozère, the Aigoual massif, the village of La Malène and the winding D 16 as it rises across the plateau.

At 1 264m, the Col du Minier offers fine views of Mont Séranne and the Montdardier plateau. A monument commemorates General Huntziger and his companions, killed in an air crash in 1941. Towards Vigan lies the Puéchagut arboretum , established by Geo..

According to legend the name dates from the Crusades: a nobleman who remained at home wore himself out satisfying women whose husbands were away fighting. He died of exhaustion and his soul in the form of a goat (bouc) was seen to rise above the cast..

This old mill has been restored many times and witnessed many serious floods since it was built in the 13C. In the 18C, it contributed to the manufacture of stockings and was used more recently to produce electricity; today, it forms part of a fascin..