Circuit de Villefranche-de-Rouergue - Najac
The itinerary starts in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, strolling through its medieval alleys is to enter into the heart of history.
Not to be missed
the 15th century Chartreuse Saint-Sauveur, the Chapel of the Black Penitents, a masterpiece of Baroque art, and the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame, 14th and 15th centuries
This 13th century royal bastide has retained its role as a place of exchange. You will find all the shops there
Foies gras, confits, ceps, hams, cheeses, fouaces and croquandes, look no further, on Thursday mornings, on the magnificent medieval arcaded square, the market is full of them! It's a great opportunity to shop for a great picnic!
From Villefranche, you climb the Ségala plateau following the ridge roads with their breathtaking views, you plunge down to streams that meander between the wooded slopes
The Viaur river passes close to Saint-André-de-Najac and deserves a refreshing bucolic detour (D239 towards Lagarde-Viaur)
A stone's throw from your road, on the right on the D922 at Saint-André-de-Najac, don't miss to visit the Moulinet: sawmill, oil and flour mill using the force of water
Perched on a rocky promontory that juts out into a loop of the Aveyron, Najac, classified as one of the most beautiful billages in France, owes its reputation to its invincible fortress (12th - 13th centuries) around which the village was formed. A walk in the bastide will make you appreciate the magic of the place
How about a canoe trip on the Aveyron river starting from the open-air base?
On the way back, don't miss the Carles farm in Monteils, a charming village on the banks of the Aveyron. After a visit to the duck farms, you will taste the farmhouse preserves cooked over a wood fire in a copper cauldron: foie gras, rillettes, fritons, galantine, duck sausage, confits?
