Randonnée Marcillac autour de Saint-Jean le Froid
For more than ten centuries, the Mansois has enjoyed the Vallon hillsides and clayey-limestone soils. After the vineyard, one reaches Saint Jean le Froid, where its chapel culminates at 566 m.
The whole culture of the vine can be read in the villages on the lintels
houses, on crosses, through "cabanons" and beautiful estates
with a mansion. After the invasion of phylloxera in the late 19th and early 19th centuries
20th century and the great frosts of 1956, there were only a few remaining
plots for family consumption. Since 1960, courageous winegrowers have been
and enterprising people bring this vineyard back to life in many parts of the Vallon.
The wine of Marcillac, classified AOC since 1990, goes well with local dishes
(farçous, tripous, veal of Aveyron).
