An active town during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (some beautiful houses to admire), Ispagnac has a beautiful Romanesque church, built in the 11th century but altered since then. Although Ispagnac was attacked by the Huguenot captain Mathieu Merle in 1580, the building has survived. Very well restored, it is distinguished by its cupola, its octagonal bell tower and its three-bay nave. The porch, high and deep, protects a Romanesque portal and a niche built into the wall that housed abandoned children. The choice of material, a beautiful golden limestone, gives a light color to the building, especially to the western facade which presents a portal with two vessels and a groove, perhaps intended to receive a defense element. A few additions from the 17th century have modified the purely Romanesque form without altering the whole Following the Tarn, the imposing Gothic bridge of Quézac spans the river. Its importance can only be explained by the need to ensure the passage in all seasons to the numerous pilgrims who, in the Middle Ages came to venerate the Virgin of Quézac. The statue, destroyed by the Huguenots, was replaced and is still the object of a pilgrimage in September. The village of Montbrun, perched on a hillock overlooking the valley, has been able to keep its authentic character by being a little removed from the tourist flow of the gorges. Its houses, tightly built in concentric circles, formed a sort of rampart that protected the village; well preserved, they constitute a very beautiful architectural ensemble.

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