Tourist Attractions & Monuments en Languedoc Roussillon

It existed in 1092, and that is where the crusaders, in 1209, massacred a large part of the city's inhabitants. It seems that the nave and the choir of the time remained, but the church underwent numerous changes in the th century - the sur of the bell - and the th century, mainly because of its transformation, after the Revolution, by making bayonets.

On the ground floor of the Mediterranean Lighthouse, a stone's throw from the beach and fishing port, the Palavas-les-Flots Tourist and Convention Bureau is a good partner for your holidays. Classified in category I and recognized as Quality Tourism, you will find a multilingual team, a warm welcome, all the possible information and brochures, a shop, proposals for guided walks, "nature" workshops or excursions in the surroundings and a whole host of ideas for the most diverse activities to share with the family.

Discover in the heart of the Beaux-Arts district of Montpellier an important collection of creators from the naive art movement, singular art and others, visionaries, surrealists from all walks of life, from the "historical" period of the early 20th century to today's international outsider art. This museum showcases major works by self-taught, inventive, inspired genius, primitive, obsessive creators, each with a very personal universe, including the icons and fundamentals of naive art: Aloïse Corbaz, Martin Ramirez, Johann Hauser, Adolf Wölfli, Madge Gill, Augustin Lesage, Oswald Tschirtner, August Walla, Carlo Zinelli, Gaston Chaissac... The work of the zinc worker-artist Fernand Michel is also available to visitors (home and workshop) as part of the museum's tour. This space is part of one of the most beautiful museums in France in its "naive art" section and actively contributes to the international cultural and tourist recognition of Montpellier and its great region.

The castle is a feudal building dating back to the tenth century, the vaults of which are always apparent. He dominated the slope of the hill on which three floors of large terraces were spread, with French gardens, to a large park crossing Le Lez. He was looted in the Revolution and partly destroyed. In 1850, what was left of the castle was returned to the commune, and for a century part of the building is reconstituted stone stone after stone. The town hall occupies a wing, and its cellars and kitchens have been rehabilitated to host exhibitions. Its terraces, from where the view is impregnable, are pleasant walks and the scene of cultural events.

The Car and Train Museum was inaugurated in the summer of 2019. The establishment is built around the Petit train de Palavas, a famous means of locomotion that brought the Montpellier bourgeoisie from the city to the sea until the end of the 1960s. The museum allows you to contemplate one of the authentic locomotives of the time and to discover the history of the coast. Just a few metres from the train, visitors will be able to admire an impressive collection of scale models. Nearly 5,000 vehicles of great renown are presented in 45 showcases. A year-round attraction.

Coming from the Atlantic coast, the practice of erecting megaliths reached the south of France around 3,600 BC. The territory of Lozere, and the Causses region, was then covered with menhirs and dolmens, funerary constructions buried under mounds. The Cham-des-Bondons (north-east of Florac) has a number of menhirs which has nothing to envy to the site of Carnac. Under the aegis of the Cévennes National Park, several discovery circuits have been established.

The Departmental Committee on Tourism contributes to the implementation of the tourism policy of the General Council, the mission of which is to organise, promote and develop tourism in all its forms in the department of Lozere. In practice, it contribueà the development, promotion and marketing of tourism products, in collaboration with professionals in this sector. As a departmental relais of Gîtes de France and Clevacances, it also participates in tourism fairs in France and abroad, and declines in various forms tourism in Lozere: seasonal thematic (winter otherwise, autumn otherwise…), equestrian tourism, fishing… found on the web, but also brochures and tourist maps republished each year, and the biennial magazine "Breathe". The collaboration with the tourist offices of the department allows the collection of reliable information on its website. It is also the Lozere Résa reservation centre, La Maison de la Lozere in Paris, and the reception and information antenna at the Lozere area on the A 75 motorway. Finally, we cannot forget the remarkable work of communication and promotion towards the press, written or television, carried out with a communicative passion by Brigitte Donnadieu. Le Petit Smart would like to thank her for: she is a formidable ambassador of the Lozere!

The site is part of the Cévenne Ecomuseum: explanatory panels help visitors to discover this natural area located on a rocky base overlooking the Tarnon valley. The big beast is called grallator minusculus, the prints are those of its toes (50 cm). As for the animal itself, it would have been of a total length of 7 to 8 m. A small dinosaur, therefore, which left its tracks in the calcareous clay, 200 million years ago.

The highest point of the Margeride at an altitude of 1,552 m, it can be reached via the Col du Cheval mort. On site, the former World War II bunkers border the imposing granite chaos and the telecommunications tower. We will climb up to the orientation table to admire a stunning panoramic view and a pretty view of Lake Charpal, not far from there (also worth visiting, it is within walking distance from Fortunio). The steppe landscape reflects the climate of Margeride, and it would be a good idea to provide the little wool and especially the windbreak, in all seasons!

A rallying point for the ecomuseum of Mount Lozere, the house of Mount Lozere is also the starting point. In this large modern building, a permanent exhibition tells the country's history, that of men and landscapes, through testimonies and antiques. Museum space serves as an introduction to educational paths, accompanied by the summer demand and the discovery trails.