라 살베타 쉬르 아구 최고의 사이클링 경로

peaceful but beautiful slopes

This tiny village is located on the Santiago trail. Besides the peaceful setting, you might encounter a few pilgrims.

Ideally located one kilometer from Lake Laouzas, this small village offers beautiful views of the surrounding countryside. You will find on site, in an old farm, the museum of peasant life.

The Col de Fontfroide marks the break in the Haut-Languedoc plateaus with diving in the Jaur valley in Olargues.

The view of the heights of Fontfroide is magnificent, and the Salvetat is just as magnificent, a route with a bit of D+ but it is well worth it.

Very nice lake. It can be chilly at times. Caught beautiful trout in the tributary.

Salvetat is not only sparkling water, one of the best-selling in France, owned by the Danone group, and whose source is located in the town. But it is also an old mountain village which was first established in the 12th century on a rocky peak surrounded by a meander of the Agout in order to ensure the safety of its inhabitants. The small city then developed little by little over the centuries, taking on the face we know today. The old village is characterized by mountain architecture and its houses protected from rain and humid winds by slate shingles covering entire sections of walls. These protections from bad weather by vertical tiles are designated by the term “essentes” which are small planks of slate or chestnut cut, arranged and fixed to the walls or beams in order to protect a facade against the flow of water. Houses in the Middle Ages were thus quite often covered with essentes, and sometimes these essentes were painted or cut in such a way as to allow certain geometric combinations. There are many examples in the town of Salvetat-sur-Agout. Although this makes the village look a bit dull and austere, it also gives it personality and rustic charm. The village was also part of the association “Les Plus Beaux Villages de France”, but it is no longer labeled to this day.

Congratulations, we can enjoy, there's space. The descent to the east is magnificent, there is a corner on the side of the road to admire the laces below. It really deserves.