Activities
What to do and visit in Millau?
MILLAU AND GRANDS CAUSSES MUSEUM
Hôtel de Pégayrolles - place Maréchal Foch – 12100 MILLAU
Free admission
https://musees-occitanie.fr/musee/musee-de-millau-et-des-grands-causses/.
Collections, permanent and temporary exhibitions: fossils from the Grands Causses, prehistoric fossils from the Copper Age, pottery from La Graufesenque... as well as a museum from the history of glove making in Millau, paintings and evocation of the singer Emma Calvé.
SAMBUCY CASTLE (1672)
Private House and French Gardens – visit by reservation at the Tourist Office.
https://www.millau-viaduc-tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme-millau-grands-causses
TOWER OF THE KING OF ARAGON AND BELFRY
42 meters high and 210 steps! But an extraordinary panoramic view. Guided tour by the Tourist Office
THE OLD MILL and the OLD BRIDGE
Located at the entrance to the city on the banks of the Tarn river, it is one of the oldest bridges in Rouergue, it probably dates from the 12th century.
The developed banks offer pleasant walks along the river.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF LA GRAUFESENQUE
On this site, for two centuries, more than 500 pottery workshops developed an immense production of sigillated ceramics, shiny red ceramics, which were distributed throughout the Roman Empire.
WEEKLY FARMERS MARKET
Les Halles on Wednesdays, at the foot of the Belfry.
Place Foch every Friday.
MILLAU VIADUCT
A true work of art, majestically dominating the Tarn valley, the highest viaduct in Europe is a technical feat you must see ! It is accessible from the A75 motorway and from the heart of Millau.
TARN AND JONTE CANYONS
The discovery of these canyons can be done by car, canoe, or by walking along the numerous hiking trails: typical perched or unusual villages, cliffs, points of extraordinary views, this grandiose natural site is a must.
LE LARZAC
The Larzac, which is part of the territory of the Causses and Cévennes, has been listed since 2011 in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It offers an ideal terrain for outdoor activities, its fauna and flora are exceptional in Europe, as well as a discovery of the cultural heritage of the Templars Hospitallers, with the medieval village of La Couvertoirade.
ROCKY CHAOS OF MONTPELLIER-LE-VIEUX
Nicknamed "the City of Stones", this extraordinary site evokes a city of rocks developed by nature.
Several levels of visit, from the effortless visit on board the little train to the vias ferratas supervised by instructors.
ROQUEFORT CAVES
A short distance from Millau, near St Affrique, is produced the world-reknowed Roquefort cheese.
The cheeses are matured in natural caves, which can be visited, and of course the tour ends with a tasting.
NATURE ACTIVITIES
Millau is also the capital of Outdoor Sports: hiking, trail running, canoeing, rafting, paragliding, hang-gliding, bungee jumping...
The Natural Games, a meeting place for the world's outdoor sports elite (kayak, slackline, mountain biking...) take place here every year and attract athletes and spectators from all over the world.
SPORTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS
Millau hosts many national events and competitions every year and international (non-exhaustive list)
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Natural Games (end of June) – Outdoor sports and music - https://www.naturalgames.fr/
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100 km from Millau (end of September) https://100kmdemillau.com/
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Trail des Templiers (end of October) https://www.festivaldestempliers.com/
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Viaduct Race (end of May) -https://www.course-eiffage-viaducdemillau.org/accueil/
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Mondial de Pétanque (mid-August)
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Jazz Festival (July) -https://millaujazz.fr/
THE AUBRAC PLATEAU
Located at an altitude of 1,500 m in the north of Aveyron, the Regional Natural Park of Aubrac offers its immense expanses to explore in many ways. (hiking, cycling, skiing) where you come across many shepherds' shelters called "burons".
Aubrac cows are famous, they give the milk which is used to make the fresh tome that is used for aligot.
http://www.aubrac-laguiole.com/fr/
You will also visit the village of Laguiole and discover the know-how of the cutler craftsmen.
THE SOULAGES MUSEUM IN RODEZ
Dedicated to the famous painter of “blackness” Pierre Soulages in his hometown, this is an exceptional museum, presenting works by the artist unique in France.