Editing Aveyron (section)

== Tourism ==
Aveyron contains part of the [[Cévennes National Park]]. Tourist attractions include the castle of [[Château de Najac|Najac]], a [[medieval]] ruin perched high on a hill, and other castles and monasteries such as [[Conques#Sainte-Foy abbey church|Conques Abbey]], [[Sylvanès|Sylvanès Abbey]], [[Bonneval Abbey (Aveyron)|Bonneval Abbey]] and [[Loc-Dieu Abbey]], located near [[Martiel]] in a region with many [[dolmen]]s. The small city of [[Millau]] is the site of the world's tallest bridge, the [[Millau viaduct]], opened by President [[Jacques Chirac|Chirac]] in December 2004.

Activities include horseriding, fishing, swimming in the ''Lacs du Lévézou'' and hiking/camping. The inhabitants are also very good craftsmen, and Aveyron is full of various craft objects, handmade, that can be found locally. Examples include the ''[[Laguiole knife|couteau de Laguiole]]'', the world famous ''[[Roquefort (cheese)|Roquefort]]'' cheese, from the village of the same name and other local produce. Markets take place every Saturday on market places around the region.

[[Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance]] is the commune where the feral child [[Victor of Aveyron]] was found in the late 18th century.
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File:Rodez cathedrale.JPG|[[Rodez Cathedral]]
File:Estaing - Ville -JPG1.jpg|[[Estaing, Aveyron|Estaing]]
File:Chateau de severac le chateau.jpg|[[Sévérac-le-Château]]
File:Château de Peyrelade-2.JPG|[[Château de Peyrelade]]
File:Château Najac.jpg|[[Château de Najac]]
File:Montpellier-le-Vieux Porte-de-Mycene.jpg|[[Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux]]
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===''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France''===
Ten towns in Aveyron fall within the classification of a 1901 association ''[[Les Plus Beaux Villages de France]]'':
*[[Belcastel, Aveyron|Belcastel]]
*[[Brousse-le-Château]]
*[[La Couvertoirade]]
*[[Conques]] 
*[[Estaing, Aveyron|Estaing]] 
*[[Najac]]
*[[Peyre, Aveyron|Peyre]]
*[[Saint-Côme-d'Olt]]
*[[Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt]]
*[[Sauveterre-de-Rouergue]].

===Other tourist spots===
*[[Laval-Roquecezière|Roquecézière]]
*[[Saint-Geniez-d'Olt]]
*[[Loc-Dieu Abbey]]
*[[Bonneval Abbey (Aveyron)|Bonneval Abbey]]
*[[Coupiac]]
*[[Aubrac|Aubrac Mountains]]
*[[Causse]] du [[Larzac]]
*[[Château de Sévérac]]
*[[Bournazel, Aveyron|Bournazel]]
*[[Baraqueville]]
*[[Château de Calmont d'Olt]]
*[[Rodez]]
*[[Millau]]
*Pons
*Medieval villages in the Muse Valley:
**[[Castelnau-Pégayrols]]
**[[Saint-Beauzély]]
**[[Montjaux]]
*[[Villefranche-de-Rouergue]]
*[[Villeneuve, Aveyron|Villeneuve]]
*The ''Trou de Bozouls''
*The ''Tindoul de la Vayssière''
*Vale of Marcillac, Vineyards and towns:
**[[Marcillac-Vallon]]
**[[Salles-la-Source]]
**[[Clairvaux-d'Aveyron]]
**[[Muret-le-Château]]
*The Lakes of [[Lévézou]]
*[[Laguiole]]
*The [[Gorges du Tarn]]
*[[Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon]]
*[[Salles-Curan]] and the [[Lac de Pareloup]]
*[[Salvagnac-Cajarc]]
*[[Roquefort-sur-Soulzon]]
*[[Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance]], classed as a historic area with the "[[Feral child]]": [[Victor of Aveyron]]
*[[Peyrusse-le-Roc]]
*Grotto of Foissac
*The Basin of Decazeville ([[Decazeville]], [[Aubin, Aveyron|Aubin]], [[Cransac]], [[Firmi]] and [[Viviez]]) with old [[coal mines]].