WELCOME TO 'LA FRANCE PROFONDE'
La Peyriere is fortunate to sit close to the border of the Aveyron, Tarn-et-Garonne, Tarn and the Lot Valley, making it an ideal base from which to explore a historic and beautiful region.
The area has an almost meditative pace which seems entirely appropriate. Since the Middle Ages, millions of Christian pilgrims have walked the Camino de Santiago route, which wiggles its way across the region's northern reaches towards Spain.
But, more than anything, Aveyron is a place of villages. It has more official Les Plus Beaux Villages than any other region: eight within an hours drive of the house. There are ancient hamlets balanced on ridges, villages pressed into the sides of valleys, settlements wedged into the rippling green hillsides, each with their own stories to tell.
Here are just a small selection of the most interesting places to visit nearby.
Stunning market town on the edge of the Tarn-et-Garonne
Beautifully preserved bastide town with quaint shops and great restaurants
'Beaux Village', with a formidable hilltop fort
An exquisite 'Beaux Village' perched above the Lot
Thriving market town on the banks of the Aveyron
Beautifully maintained city and home of the Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile
The jewel in the Aveyron's crown
Home to the traditional Occitan pocket-knife and incredible cheese
