Things to do around Entraygues-sur-Truyère
The cottage sits where the Lot and the Truyère meet, in Entraygues-sur-Truyère. Here is what you can do from here.
- HikingFrom the cottage
Lo Camin d'Olt, the regional trail that starts in Entraygues
Two waymarked loops of 55 and 62 km starting from Entraygues-sur-Truyère, through the Lot valley, chestnut woods and the Truyère gorges.
2 to 3 days per loop
- RiverFrom the cottage
Canoeing, kayaking and swimming from the garden
The cottage opens straight onto the Truyère by a private stairway. Canoe, kayak and raft descents from Entraygues, where the Lot and the Truyère meet.
1 hour to a full day
- Heritage1 km
Entraygues-sur-Truyère, thirteen minutes on foot
A listed medieval bridge, a 13th-century castle, half-timbered houses and a Friday market: the village is a short walk from the cottage.
Half a day
- Food & wine10 km
Entraygues-Le Fel, twenty hectares clinging to the slope
One of the smallest appellations in France, about ten growers, and a 50 km wine route starting from Entraygues-sur-Truyère.
A full day
- Heritage30 km
Conques, the abbey church and the Soulages windows
About thirty kilometres from the cottage, Conques and its abbey church of Sainte-Foy, a UNESCO World Heritage site on the routes to Santiago de Compostela.
A full day
- Heritage25 km
Estaing, Espalion, Saint-Côme-d'Olt: the valley of the finest villages
Following the Lot upstream from Entraygues links Estaing, Espalion and Saint-Côme-d'Olt, on the GR65 and the pilgrim routes to Santiago.
A full day
- Nature15 km
The Truyère gorges, a Natura 2000 site
Upstream of Entraygues the Truyère cuts into deep wooded gorges punctuated by dams and reservoirs, as far as Lac de Sarrans.
Half a day to a full day
- CyclingFrom the cottage
170 km of waymarked mountain-bike trails and the Lot valley by bike
A 170 km mountain-bike network with a trailhead in Entraygues, the V86 cycle route towards Estaing, and road circuits in the Aveyron hills.
From 2 hours to several days
- Nature40 km
The Aubrac plateau and Laguiole
About forty kilometres from the cottage, the wide open spaces of the Aubrac, its stone huts, its aligot and the knife-making of Laguiole.
A full day
- Heritage50 km
Rodez and the Soulages museum
The capital of Aveyron, its pink sandstone cathedral and the museum devoted to Pierre Soulages, about fifty kilometres from the cottage.
A full day
- RiverFrom the cottage
Fishing from the garden, where the Lot meets the Truyère
The cottage has direct access to the Truyère by a private stairway. Trout, predators and coarse fish at the confluence, in Entraygues-sur-Truyère.
As you please