Pont-de-Salars tourism and travel guide

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Visit Pont-de-Salars: highlights and tourist information

Pont-de-Salars is situated in the Aveyron department and Occitanie region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Pont-de-Salars in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Rodez at 14 km and Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt at 26 km.

Pont-de-Salars, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Rodez

at 14 km (direction west-north-west)

In Rodez you can explore the historic town around the cathedral, and then choose...

See Rodez guide

Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction north-east)

After exploring the picturesque village at Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt you will find lots of scenic highlights...

See Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt guide

Espalion

at 27 km (direction north-east)

In the town of Espalion there is a lovely bridge over the river and...

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Saint-Come-d'Olt

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction north-north-east)

The pilgrimage village of Saint-Côme-d'Olt, with its castle and unusual church, is listed among...

See Saint-Come-d'Olt guide

Severac-le-Chateau

at 28 km (direction east)

The highlights here in Severac-le-Chateau include the castle and the ancient vaulted passages in...

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Estaing

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction east)

This pretty village in the Aubrac region has several monuments of note, including the...

See Estaing guide

Peyre

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction south-east)

Close to Millau Bridge, the small village of Peyre is listed among the most...

See Peyre guide

Millau bridge

Bridge at 32 km (direction east-south-east)

Millau Bridge (the Viaduc de Millau) is a modern bridge designed by Norman Foster,...

See Millau bridge guide

Brousse-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction south-south-west)

Brousse-le-Chateau is an idyllic little village of steep cobbled streets on the banks of...

See Brousse-le-Chateau guide

Belcastel

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction west-north-west)

The lovely riverside setting, the steep cobbled streets and the castle combine to make...

See Belcastel guide

Sauveterre-de-Rouergue

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction west)

The highlight in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue is surely the medieval houses and arcades in the central...

See Sauveterre-de-Rouergue guide

Millau

at 35 km (direction east-south-east)

The town of Millau is a lively traditional town, well worth a visit when...

See Millau guide

Les loups du Gevaudan

at 36 km (direction east), in the Lozere department

The Loups de Gevaudan park is a chance to see wolves living in semi-liberty...

See Les loups du Gevaudan guide

Chateau de Bournazel

Castle at 39 km (direction west-north-west)

The Chateau de Bournazel is a charming chateau in the renaissance syle, in Aveyron...

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Map of places to visit near Pont-de-Salars

Markets in and near Pont-de-Salars

• Arvieu: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (12km)
• Salles-Curan: market Saturday - seasonal market only (12km)
• Laissac: market Tuesday (13km)
• Rodez: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
• Villefranche-de-Panat: market Sunday - seasonal market only (22km)
• Baraqueville: market Sunday - seasonal market only (23km)
• Espalion: market Friday (27km)
• Severac-le-Chateau: market Thursday (28km)
• Naucelle: market Saturday - seasonal market only (32km)
• Millau: market Wednesday & Friday (35km)

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Tourist attractions near Pont-de-Salars, France

What to do at Pont-de-Salars? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Pont-de-Salars.

Heritage sites

• Espalion Pont Vieux (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km)
• Estaing pont sur le Lot (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
• St Chely d'Aubrac pont des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
• Conques abbatiale Sainte-Foy (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Conques pont sur le Dourdou (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (26km)
• Saint-Come-d'Olt (27km)
• Estaing (30km)
• Peyre (31km)
• Brousse-le-Chateau (33km)
• Belcastel (33km)
• Conques (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (54km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (33km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d'Eden du château du Colombier (24km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Tindoul de la Vayssière (21km)
• Trou de Bozouls (21km)
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (43km)
• Cascade du Déroc (49km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (33km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Canourgue (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (36km)
• Maison des vautours (vultures) (43km)

Geography and distances

Pont-de-Salars is in the southern-centre of France at 14 kilometres from Rodez, the department capital (general information: Pont-de-Salars is 509 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Pont-de-Salars from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arques, Canet-de-Salars, Le Vibal and Prades-Salars.

This page in French: Visiter Pont-de-Salars