Laissac-Sévérac l'Église

The cattle market: 1 market in southern France. This market is held every Tuesday morning. It comes with a traditional market with good products Aveyron.

In Sévérac-l'Église:

Dolmen Cayroules.

Architecture houses with limestone walls.

• Roc Laissagais: This cycling race (classified at the UCI) is open to all, amateurs and professionals. This must-attend event takes place at the beginning of April each year.
• Tripou Trail and Aveyron Handi Trail: in July. These trails are accessible to everyone, both valid and disabled. The Tripou Trail is a 50 km run, while the Handi Trail travels about 20 km in sumptuous landscapes.
• Ultra Trans Aubrac: This 100 km race will take you from Laissac to Saint-Geniez-d'Olt (Lot Valley) through the summit of the Aubrac, short breathtaking landscapes compose this event.

• Hiking, an orientation site, the mountain bike trails approved by the FFC, the horseback riding are a wide range of activities for nature lovers pleasures.
• Castle of the Bourines invested during the filming of Fanfan la Tulipe, remains an essential part of the canton. Its medieval architecture and fascinating history can be discovered through guided tours in summer by the Tourist Office.
• Castle Betholène.
• The Aveyron is a particularly tourism department through which you will discover the architectural treasures among the densest in France (first department with the largest number of the most beautiful villages in France), the high places of history and wild natural areas and varied (Causses, lakes, Larzac Aubrac).
• Within a radius of 40 km from north to south, you will enjoy the open spaces of the Aubrac mountains, the beauty of the Lot Valley, the wealth of Causses of the Aveyron valley, the sweetness of the valley Marcillac, the spectacular gorges of the Tarn, the region of the plateau Lévézou lakes, the magnificent Millau viaduct and the Larzac plateau.
• The Aveyron gorges as they offer a mosaic of terroirs to clean the area around famous tourist places like Najac, Villefranche, Villeneuve, La Bastide-l'Évêque, Rieupeyroux and its many castles to visit. Tourist spots of Aveyron, Rodez and the Aveyron valley you will discover the famous cathedral of Rodez and its unique bell tower in France and Soulages museum.
• Naturally, the Gorges du Tarn and the Grands Causses Natural Park offer many tourist activities around a widely recognized heritage. Many sporting activities are organized especially in the Tarn Gorges: canoeing, excursions, hiking, mountain biking...
• You will visit many famous villages (Conques, Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt, Estaing...) to less than 1 hour, or less known, but no less beautiful, and discover the crafts and cultural heritage of the region.
• The Aveyron has 10 villages classified, which is a national record and reflects the extraordinary heritage of the department. Among these include Saint-Come-d'Olt or Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt to twenty kilometers. On the way to Saint Jacques de Compostela, take a step in Conques!
• Nature pure... Come breathe the fresh air of Aubrac and discover unspoilt nature. By the way, admire the beautiful Aubrac breed of cow. Within a radius of 50 km, you will alternate between mountains and plateaus, gorges and valleys, lakes and rivers...
• Join Les Vignes (45 km) and go up the gorge to Sainte-Enimie, then join Millau via Peyrelau... you will not be disappointed. On the way, stop at Point Sublime. You can also do some canoeing!
• Feel like water? You are in the area of ​​the lakes of Lévézou: Pont-de-Salars, Pareloup, Villefranche-de-Panat. The closest is 18 km. Beautiful location, part of which is located in Aveyron.
• For families, wildlife parks, castles, Micropolis, swimming in lakes...
• You will also appreciate the Aveyron gastronomy and all the specialties: Aubrac beef, aligot, Farçous, stuffed cabbage, sausage, bread, focaccia, cake pin, cheese (Laguiole, Roquefort, goat cheese), wines (Marcillac, ribs Millau Estaing wines...).
• The unavoidable :

• Belcastel: Along the river Aveyron, it is a picture postcard village and painting with its bridge, its church and its fifteenth century castle. In this unique setting, the architect Fernand Pouillon, inspired by this site and put his passion and talent for the restoration of the castle.
• Conques major step on the way to Saint Jacques de Compostela. Since 1998, the abbey of Conques and the bridge over the Dourdou inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO under the roads to Compostela in France.
• Estaing: Medieval to Renaissance doors. This medieval town is the most picturesque nestled at the foot of the castle that dominates and, for centuries, assured its defense and protection. On the way to Saint Jacques de Compostela, Estaing boasts outstanding buildings: castle, church, Gothic bridge and a medieval village architecture.
• Aubrac: Discover the heart of the highlands of Aveyron, Aubrac plateau. This is where taking a breath of fresh air, walking, cycling, riding or skiing and snowshoeing in winter. Oxygenation assured!
• The Couvertoirade: Jewel of the Larzac. As soon as one approaches the Couvertoirade you are impressed transported... in space and time: its fortified walls, narrow streets, houses with traditional architecture inspired by the surrounding nature, its leaning church on a rock which contains a treasure, castle, bread oven... the Couvertoirade is without question, one of the most beautiful villages in France...
• Mountains and lakes of Lévézou: The 5 lakes were created on the vast plateau of Lévézou between the valleys of the Tarn and Aveyron. All water activities are available and fishermen enjoy both their lakes are reserved. The mountains also contain opportunities for many hikes in the heart of preserved landscapes, through which the life of the country will be revealed...
• Peyre: rock and unusual Village. The rock Peyre village is remarkable in many ways: tuff houses, cobbled streets (stone alleys), troglodyte church. This unusual site, carved into the cliff, you will also offer exceptional views of the Millau Viaduct.
• Rodez: At the heart of Aveyron. Head of the department, Rodez is a great base for exploring the Aveyron. But before we will enjoy strolling in the pedestrian streets and discover its rich past. The Soulages museum, an exceptional museum in Rodez! The Soulages museum, open since May 2014, houses the donation of Pierre and Colette Soulages, one of the most consistent granted by an artist in his lifetime.
• Roquefort Roquefort, more than cheese. South of the Regional Natural Park of Causses is the village of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon. It is here and nowhere else are the cellars in which refines the king of cheeses, known worldwide: Roquefort.
• Saint-Come-d'Olt: Village hospital by secular tradition. Medieval village, belfry, fortified gates, mansions... in the footsteps of pilgrims of Saint Jacques de Compostela, this ancient city remains unchanged for centuries.
• Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt: Medieval city on the Lot and country traditions, Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt charm visitors with its houses in pebbles and flowers facades.
• Sauveterre-de-Rouergue: The country house of Crafts. Royal Bastide thirteenth century, Sauveterre-de-Rouergue, built around the largest square in Rouergue arcades, has a unique architecture. Timbered houses and corbelled ornamental carved stone, carved doors, vestiges of fortification, moats, towers and gates of the city invite to a breakaway out of time.
• Templar sites: On the trail of the Templars and Hospitallers Larzac. Immerse yourself in history. At the heart of the Grands Causses, on the Larzac plateau, discover and experience the Order of the Knights through the five villages.
• Aveyron gorges and valley: From castles to country houses. From Sévérac-le-Château, where the sources of Aveyron located, the river will lead you naturally to Rodez, a city two millennia. Located in the heart of Aveyron, the prefecture will welcome you in the shadow of the cathedral, which, they say, the most beautiful belfry of France. Then the river will carry you towards Belcastel and architectural gems, such as country houses of Rouergue and numerous castles.
• Lot Valley: Where the green premium. Delineating the edge of the Aubrac mountains, the Lot valley extends from Saint-Laurent-d'Olt in Salvagnac. It passes through many picturesque villages: Saint-Geniez d'Olt, Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt Saint-Come-d'Olt, Espalion Estaing. At Entraygues-sur-Truyère, the Lot widens its bed and flows calmer between Capdenac and Salvagnac.
• Tarn Valley and gorges: From the tumult of the Tarn gorges north of the Millau Raspes and the Tarn valley spinning calmer towards Brousse-le-Château, the river Tarn leaves behind extraordinary landscapes. If the pleasure is completely satisfied, the body can be exercised through multiple sports activities adapted to the terrain surrounding the river.
• Millau Viaduct: The inescapable experience of Aveyron. Suspended between heaven and earth, the yacht-like and slender lines, the Millau Viaduct dream and won all the votes. A human challenge, a technological feat, dimensions to your breath, a successful landscape integration: it is the perfect balance!