As do their people
who have forged the character of
this land and raised the Aubrac breed of cattle, the
fourme cheese and the aligot to heritage level. The markets
and farms are colourful and welcoming places to experience
moments of truth and intensity.
A3 Nasbinals
This little town of sturdy granite and
basalt houses is the setting-off point for many excursions and
discovery trips. Its lovely Romanesque church built in the12th-13th
centuries contains several listed works.
Twice a year – 17th August and 9th
September – Nasbinals holds a livestock fair, mostly of cattle and
horses. 
All the farmers from the region
attend. These traditional meetings go centuries back and are moments
of warmth and intensity, full of local colour and activity.
Whatever you do, don’t miss them if
you are in the region. Near to Nasbinals on 1st June is the fair of
Malbouzon, the biggest agricultural fair in the department.
B3 Chateau of La
Baume North of
Marvejols, in the borough of Prinsuéjols, is the
chateau of La Baume, nicknamed the “Versailles of
Gévaudan”.
Listed as a historic
building, it is one of the most beautiful chateaux in
the Lozère. It is 18th century and its decoration
imposed by Louis XIV is influenced by the Italianate
inspira-tion of the artists of Montpellier. Open to
visitors.
Tél.: 04 66 32 51 59
B2
Aumont-Aubrac
A stage on the pil-grimage route of Santiago de
Compostela, "villa-geétape" on the A75
motorway, Aumont Aubrac is renowned for its good food
and its lively market
days.
And
Arzenc d’Apcher, one of the most beautiful sites
in Lozère where the vestiges look down from a height of
200m onto the turbulent gorges of the Bès.
The tombs
of Malbousquet. At
5km south-east of St Germain du Teil, are some
fifty tombs carved into the rock face. Their date is
uncertain but they are called "Jewish".
Les
Salces. Pay
a visit to its church, a fully-restored masterpiece of
Auvergne Romanesque art.
Crosses in
basalt typical of the Aubrac are dotted along the paths
or set at the junctions of minor roads surrounded by a
landscape of pastureland criss-crossed by drystone
walls.
Credits
: www.lozere-tourisme.com
