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.  Wine is still made in the vicinity and the local one is called Entraygues le Fel, you are able to visit the vinyard and do tastings. 
• 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 13^th 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 fete's 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 - Norman is a keen fly fisherman so if you need any tips or would like to learn then please just ask, kayaking, tennis, swimming, horse riding, golf, hang gliding and in the winter months skiing, snowboarding  and snow-shoeing are just 50 minutes drive away 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. We are also not far from the St Jacques de Compostelle walk and can easily pick people up from the route and drop them back there the following morning.
• Places of interest to visit include the beautiful historic towns of Conques - a well preserved 9th century village about 40 minutes drive away - well worth a visit, Estaing - one of the Beau Villages de France - Aveyron boasts six of these, Figeac and the seventeenth century Chateau de Conros. For the children there is Micropolis, Escoubiac Land, Les Jardin de Betes, Vallee des Daims, Chateau de Colombier and Gorges de la Jordanne - a wonderful 2.5 hour walk with a breathtaking waterfall at the end of the walk. 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 from London Stansted into Rodez airport and this year they commence 29th March and are every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday until 1st July when they are every day through July and August then back on 1st September to four times a week until 23rd October (50 minutes).  This year (2009/2010) Ryanair is continuing through the winter months and will fly in and out of Rodez on a Monday and a Friday, Ryanair also fly from Dublin twice a week on Tuesday and Saturday but this flight stops at the end of October. Air France fly into Rodez and this is year round or Entraygues can be reached by train into either Rodez or Aurillac (30 minutes). Entraygues is on the A920 picked up off the motorway N75 and between two and three hours drive from Clermont Ferrand.