Tourist attractions Millau

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..

Less well-known and thus less visited than the Tarn Gorge , the Dourbie Gorge has equally spectacular scenery as it winds its way sometimes vertiginously from Nant. Narrow and steep-sided for most of its course, its fresh wild waters are full of tro..

Last bastion of peasant culture, the Larzac plateau rises like a limestone fortress, dotted with villages and Templar commanderies (such as Ste-Eulalie-de-Cernon ). Covering 1 000km2 of arid plain punctuated by rocky outcrops, this is the largest pl..

This interactive facility is devoted to the discovery of insects. A tour of the different rooms enables visitors to get acquainted with these creatures, discover how they behave, where they live, what they eat and what their contribution to mankind a..

The collapse of the northern section of the Combalou mountain created an underground maze of caverns which maintain a constant humidity and temperature, and create the perfect conditions for maturing Roquefort cheese. After manufacture on farms, the ..

«Gara que faras» (mind what you do) is the inscription on one of the cylindrical columns supporting the covered part of the arches which give character to this square. Note the rectangular stone, the remains of the old pillory.

Large numbers of pilgrims made their way here in the Middle Ages to see this reliquary. The church was originally Romanesque in style, built in the 17C. The chancel frescoes were painted by Jean Bernard (1939) and the stained-glass windows of the n..

Vases of all periods from the Gallo-Roman potters' village, and the museum of hide and gloves presenting the town's two traditional activities: leatherworking and gloves (an audio-visual montage of tools and magnificent evening gloves). The museum ..

The belfry is all that remains of the former town hall. The square tower was once used as a prison. There is a fine panoramic view of the town from the top.

An old 13C fortified gate giving access to rue du Voultre , with a very low vaulted roof.

This 17C wash house has a semicircular layout emphasised by its neo-Classical colonnade.

With an extensive reputation throughout the Roman world, La Graufesenque pottery was exported as far as India. Excavations uncovered the foundations of the village with its main street and canal, the slave quarters and enormous kilns where 30 000 vas..

This spectacular cable-stayed viaduct was designed by English architect Lord Foster. The elegant structure has seven concrete supports, a metallic roadway and seven steel pylons. At 2 460m long and 343m above the Tarn at its highest point, the viaduc..