Vestiges du château de Beaucaire
Medieval fortress
The site of Beaucaire (Belcayre in Occitan which means beautiful rock, beautiful fortress) offers a strategic position to watch over the communication routes in the valleys of Dourdou and Créneau. The castle appears in texts in the 12th century and successively belonged to various powerful families of Rouergue before being progressively abandoned from the 18th century.
Beaucaire is a remarkable example of the military architecture of the Middle Ages in Rouergue of which there are only few traces left. One can still admire part of the 14th century enclosure and the base of the keep tower.
however, these vestiges make it possible to imagine an imposing construction which, from the top of its promontory, must have impressed the travelers who discovered it, whatever the place from where they arrived.
An educational pathway with signs allows you to better understand the history and the configuration of the place
you will find information about the history of the site, the remarkable elements of architecture, the habits and customs of the time but also about the flora, fauna or even the local geology
360° view on the surroundings.
picnic tables are available for visitors.