You’ll enter Villeneuve d’Aveyron through one of the four towers, two of which have survived.
intact. Take a stroll through the narrow, regular lanes and admire the architecture.
typical of bastides. Inevitably, you will arrive at the central square, the Place des
Conques. Here, time stands still as you admire the medieval and Renaissance houses with
their pointed arches. The architecture of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre may surprise you: in the 14th century, the apse of the Romanesque edifice was demolished to make way for a new church.
much brighter Gothic nave. Enter the world of yéyé stars at the Maison de la
Photo, which presents the permanent Jean-Marie Périer exhibition in a beautiful mansion.
medieval. His photographs have become classics of the golden age of rock.
