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Pont-De-Salars: Holiday Apartments and Houses

Accommodation in Pont-De-Salars

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Nature

Pont-De-Salars showcases its landscape particularly clearly at Lac de Pont-de-Salars and in the deeply cut, wooded valleys, including the Gorge du Viaur. Lac de Pont-de-Salars is a reservoir on the Plateau du Lévézou and is fed by the Viaur.

At the l’Anse du Lac water sports centre, canoes and kayaks are rented out on Lac de Pont-de-Salars. The lake’s calm waters are also home to 24 inflatable modules belonging to the Aqua Park.

File:Church in Pont-de-Salars 07.jpg File:Church in Pont-de-Salars 07.jpg Photo: Krzysztof Golik via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Water

Plage des Rousselleries is a free family beach on Lac de Pont-de-Salars. From 1 July to 31 August, the beach is supervised from 10:30 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 18:00. Fishing is possible year-round at Lac de Pont-de-Salars; the water body is classified as a category 2 fishing area.

There are boat-launch ramps for Lac de Pont-de-Salars at Pont de Salars and Montredon.

When planning a trip, you may wish to rent a holiday apartment in Pont-De-Salars.

Culture

The Notre-Dame de Salars Chapel is located about 500 m from Pont-de-Salars, on a hill overlooking the village centre. In 1078, it was given to Sainte-Foy de Conques.

The Église du Poujol has preserved its original Latin-cross floor plan. Outside, it has a 16th-century comb bell tower. The Pont de Saint Georges de Camboulas bridge is listed as a historic monument.

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Active pursuits

For the Alaret Méjanès Mérican hike, there is a car park at Place de la Rivière on the lower edge of Pont-de-Salars, near the road bridge over the Viaur. The hike is an easy 11-km circular route: it initially follows the area above Lac de Pont-de-Salars and then continues along the lake.

The Circuit des Lacs du Lévézou is a moderately difficult 67-km cycling loop starting from Pont-de-Salars.

Further destination pages: Campagnac, Castelnau-De-Mandailles, Ambeyrac, La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite, La Capelle-Balaguier, Muret-Le-Château, Saint-Laurent-de-Lévézou, Saint-Geniez-D'olt.

To the higher-level travel overview: Aveyron.

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