the river has cut deeply into the plateaux of the Méjean and Sauveterre:no less than a
canyon has been carved into the limestone massif of the Grands
Causses.
From Ispagnac to Rozier, the
Gorge
of the Tarn alternates
clear calm waters (planiols) with bubbling rapids (rajols).
The rocky outlines, cliff faces and underground springs which
well up all contribute to the extraordinary beauty of this
deep corridor with its high walls of up to 500 metres in
height.
As
it winds through 53 kilometres of towns, villages and hamlets,
it displays a parade of cirques and boulder fields.
The Gorge
of the Jonte,
tributary of the Tarn rising on the Mont-Aigoual, displays 20
kilometres of equally beautiful landscape from Rozier to
Meyrueis. On the heights either side of the Tarn are the
Grands Causses.
At
a height of 1000m, the Causse
Méjean opens
onto a vast steppe of yellow grassland as fascinating as the
desert. Its landscapes dotted with typical hamlets of shingled
roofs and shepherds huts rise and fall as far as the eye can
see.
The
Causse
of Sauveterre is
a less arid limestone plateau with hilly land in the
south-east. Alongside it is the Valley
of the Lot,
the most fertile region, and known as the "granary"
of the Lozère.
This
valley crosses the department from east to west, from La
Canourgue to the Goulet (Mont Lozère) where the river rises.
Historical remains – castles, fortresses, churches – line
the length of this twisting cheerful valley with landscapes as
varied as they are peaceful.
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