アルビの天然記念物・トップ7

An original segment that will delight the naturalist cyclist. Slightly set back from the Tarn, we find a singular alignment of mulberry trees which are regularly pollarded. this ancestral practice offers shelter and board to a myriad of animals, including the friendly little owl of Athens. Other similar paths exist upstream of Saint-Sulpice.

The Saint-Paul dolmen is a remarkable prehistoric site which dates from the Neolithic period. This megalithic monument bears witness to ancient funerary practices. It is surrounded by a superb natural setting.

5000 year old megalithic monument. Only the uprights and the cover slab remain. A picnic area is opposite, on the other side of the road.

Hidden away peaceful resting area for a picnic or to relax and read a book.

There are still a few examples of washhouses in the Gailloi, not always easy to spot, listed under "heritage" when the washing machine arrived in the 1960s.

Small picnic area next to the Château de Saurs, shaded and close to the vineyards.

If the peninsulas formed by meanders are relatively common, here the isthmus which prevents the Tarn from shooting straight is only about ten meters wide, which makes it the narrowest and most spectacular of Europe. It is a safe bet that in a few millennia, erosion will eventually lead the Tarn to cross it and thus abandon its arm, as is sometimes the case (cf. Cirque de Navacelle). This geological particularity was in any case exploited from the very beginning of the 1900s for the production of electricity with a factory with magnificent architecture that can be visited.

Unfortunately there was no water at the petrifying waterfall, but the place is still pretty to see and provides some shade and coolness for a short break.