Rouergue is the domain of caselles, gariottes and an exceptional flora. This land is rich in dolmens, chasms and caves, but also in historical heritage, particularly from prehistory and the Middle Ages, decorated caves, Bastides, Abbeys, the magic of old stones, alleys, mullioned windows ... But still the field of gastronomy , aligot, roquefort, farçous, tripous, estofinado, spit cake, fouace, Ségala veal ... The proximity of Quercy allows us to also enjoy Lotois dishes: foie gras, duck, pastis, walnut cake ...


Many and varied leisure activities will be offered to you

in the Quercy Rouergue region:

hiking, cycling, mountain biking, horseback riding, swimming: swimming pool, lakes, rivers and bodies of water, caving, canoeing, climbing, tree climbing and via ferrata, fishing ...

Find all this information on the the Villefranche de Rouergue tourist office.


One of the most splendid Renaissance monuments in Quercy. In summer, the Château de Cénevières organizes costumed candlelight tours by reservation.
Classified as a Natural Zone of Ecological Faunistic and Floristic Interest, the Bonnette Valley offers us an exceptionally preserved nature: deer, squirrel, gray heron, kingfisher, hoopoe, horseshoe bat, pipistrelle ... are not rare.
The medieval city offers an important historical wealth to discover in the small streets of the bastide. Caylus is a picturesque village whose medieval streets and alleys cling to the side of a rocky hill from which emerge the remains of a castle.
From Place du Faubourg, you will follow the only street that winds over the rocky ridge. From the half-timbered houses perched on pink sandstone pillars to the imposing Saint-Jean Church, you will be immersed in the heart of the Middle Ages ...