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Location
- Entraygues sur Truyere is located in the beautiful department of Aveyron where the rivers Lot and Truyere meet. It is a bourg ( halfway between a village and town) and well served with all the shops you could possibly need for a holiday here. Here in days gone by barges carried wine and flour from the region along the river Lot as far as Bordeaux.
- La Porte Valette, the large gate that opens into the courtyard and was used in the sixteenth century by cavaliers and foot soldiers, is one of two historic monuments in Entraygues with the gate into the courtyard being classifed as historic by the Valette family that lived in the house for six generations, the other is the 13th century bridge that crosses the Truyere as you enter from the direction of Montsalvy in the Cantal department.
- During the summer months of July and August there is much going on in Entraygues with markets three times a week and live music twice a week at either end of the main street and a choice of cafes and bars to sit back and relax in while soaking up the atmosphere and watching the entertainment. There are fetes and fairs throughout the summer in and around Entraygues. There are celebrations on Bastile day and at the end of August there is the carnival over two days that culminates in a wonderful firework display on the old bridge.
- Sports that can be participated in include hiking, walking, cycling, mountain biking, fly and coarse fishing, kayaking, tennis, swimming, horse riding, golf, hang gliding and in the winter months skiing and snowboarding or you could of course just stroll along the river bank and relax at the many picnic areas enjoying a baguette, cheese and wine of the area.
- Places of interest to visit include the beautiful historic towns of Conques, Estaing, Figeac and the seventeenth century Chateau de Conros. For the children there is Micropolis, Escoubiac Land, Les Jardin de Betes, Vallee des Daims and Gorges de la Jordanne. Puy Mary is wonderful for walkers, la Salle de Source has a superb waterfall, Laguoile is famous for the making of knives and cutlery, Poterie de Don is a very modern pottery and art studio. The Millau Viaduct (also famous for leather gloves and bags) is about an hour and a half drives away and well worth the drive for the wow factor, Roquefort Caves for the cheese is a bit further on to Millau and of course Rodez the capital of Aveyron with its old town full of little alleyways and numerous shops is but an hours drive away along the Lot valley and through some very pretty towns.
- The area is served by Ryanair flying into Rodez airport every day during March to October (50 minutes) or can be reached by train into either Rodez or Aurillac (30 minutes). The road system is excellent and never too busy.
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