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L'Ermitage Saint-Michel

L'Ermitage Saint-Michel

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L'Ermitage Saint-Michel

Name: L'Ermitage Saint-Michel
Rating: 2

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Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses

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Location: Veyreau, Millau, Occitania, France

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1. The Hermitage Saint Michel - loop starting from Peyreleau - Regional Natural Park of Grands Causses

9.70km

03:30

500m

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2. L'Ermitage Saint-Michel – View of Le Rozier loop from Le Rozier

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740m

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3. L'Ermitage Saint-Michel – View of Le Rozier loop from Saint-André-de-Vézines

10.7km

03:12

320m

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David Lpx 📸

September 26, 2020

The old fortress of Montorsier, more commonly known as the Ermitage Saint Michel is located in the commune of Veyreau, canton of Peyreleau west of the hamlet of Paliès and 2 km north of the church of Saint Jean des Balmes.
This ancient fortified site, one of the strangest in the Causse Noir, clings to the impressive ruiniform rocks of the Jonte gorges at the mouth of the Madasse circus.
The site comprises four rocky massifs aligned from northeast to southwest, formerly linked together by walls. They carry on their top various ruins and vestiges of what could have been the fortress of Montorsier.
Rock 1: is surmounted by various sections of walls in poor condition and traces of construction located at its foot.
Rock 2: is crowned by the old castle chapel known as the Saint Michel hermitage.
Rock 3: contains the ruins of a construction known as the Redoubt.
Rock 4: contains at its summit a cistern carved out of the rock.
Source: millavois.com

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Ilse Buitelaar

December 20, 2021

You can go up with a ladder. Beautiful view

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Patrick

September 8, 2025

An exceptional site due to its location. One thing intrigues me: how did the ancients build with stone at such heights? Even on the backs of mules, the task of climbing the 500m drop from the Tarn is gigantic. Other questions: how did they live there? Certainly no prayers.

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Elevation 720 m

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L'Ermitage Saint-Michel

1. The Hermitage Saint Michel - loop starting from Peyreleau - Regional Natural Park of Grands Causses

2. L'Ermitage Saint-Michel – View of Le Rozier loop from Le Rozier

3. L'Ermitage Saint-Michel – View of Le Rozier loop from Saint-André-de-Vézines

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