Découverte de la vieille ville d'Espalion
In the heart of the Lot Valley, Espalion has developed on both banks of the Lot in the centre of a valley dominated by the Aubrac mountains to the north and the Causse plateaux to the south.
L'esplanade du Foirail: a former livestock fairground on the banks of the River Lot; the 8-pin bowling green: an emblematic Aveyron game. From the foirail: breathtaking traditional views of the Renaissance Vieux-Palais, former residence of the Governors of Espalion, listed as a Historic Monument. The Pont Vieux (Old Bridge), built of pink sandstone in the 11th century, is a listed historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The old tanneries: tanners' houses with covered galleries on the right bank of the Lot. Up the Rue Droite, the oldest street in Espalion, discover the Place du Marché with its former Gothic-style Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, home to the Joseph Vaylet Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions and the Scaphandre Museum (visit on request). The neo-Gothic parish church, built in the late 19th century, and the Baroque chapel of the White Penitents.
