VTT Carladez : Liaison Thérondels - Mur-de-Barrez
Volcanoes at the gates of Rouergue.
Departure : Thérondels
Only 20 km separate Thérondels, an Auvergne village in the Midi-Pyrénées, from Mur-de-Barrez, a fortified village on a rocky spur. Between the two, a tongue of cooled lava forms a plateau with the Rouergue on the southwestern horizon. In Brommes, the magnificent Romanesque church of the 12th century will delight you before taking a little height.
The last part is very easy, on the Bellevue plateau, and offers sumptuous views over the whole of Carladez and beyond.
POINTS OF INTEREST :
- The church of Brommes " one of the rare homogeneous Romanesque buildings of Barrez. This 12th century monument, which has a hemi-circular apse with a "cul de four" vault". Extract " Men and Stone in the Carladez barrézien - Lionel Lintilhac. Outside, discover the choir tower and its cornice frieze: suns, crosses and exceptional Romanesque modillions.
- On the plateau at an altitude of almost 1000m, the village of Thérondels has a "gentle mountain spirit", its Romanesque church is open and its 12th century wooden Christ is remarkable.
- A gourmet stop at the cheese cooperative in Thérondels (its local cheeses: Cantal, Thérondels, aligot,...) Direct sale and visit: 05 65 44 24 32
- Mur-de-Barrez is a pretty medieval village: the famous Monaco Tower, the church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury, the Consular House, the House of History, the Fualdès house, the Monastery of Sainte-Claire and the northern gate of the Berque fortifications,..
