Get ready for unforgettable adventures! When family activities in Aveyron rhyme with laughter, discoveries and memories guaranteed in this corner of paradise!
Our ideas for family holidays in the Bastides and Gorges of Aveyron
- Sports activities
- Activities around water
- Visits, sites and monuments
- Activities with animals
- Free activities
Sports activities for the whole family
Imagine wide open spaces, nature to explore, a river to tame... Welcome to the Bastides and Gorges of Aveyron! A family destination where everyone can enjoy at their own pace and in complete safety.
Whether on a treetop adventure course , horseback riding , a stroll or a hike , enjoy the great outdoors with your family! Discover new activities, experience exciting moments with your children and leave with wonderful memories.
Bike rental
Bike rental
Family water activities
The weather's nice ? It's hot ? All in the water! Race in canoe Kayak, keep your balance on a paddle boarding or start a water fight at the swimming pool !
As a family, the lakes and rivers form a veritable playground in the heart of nature. In contact with the elements, feel unique sensations.
The banks of lakes and rivers are also perfect places for relaxing and picnics.
Centre Aquatique Aqualudis – Piscine
Swimming pool
Swimming-pool
Base nautique et de loisirs de Parisot
Nautic base
Visits, sites and monuments to do with the family
Explore exceptional sites and monuments: castles , fortresses , abbeys … Discover a different kind of family visit! Scavenger hunts , treasure hunts , activity booklets … Have fun in the heart of Aveyron's heritage. Enjoy unique experiences: nighttime tours, storytelling tours, climbing the collegiate church 's bell tower – you'll be amazed!
Activities with animals
Reconnect with nature! Visit a farm , an animal park or a zoo and observe animals from here and elsewhere! Meet producers, farmers and keepers who love their work.
DuPrem Alpaga – Visite de la ferme et boutique
Agriculture
Free activities with children
Because family vacations quickly get expensive: tickets for amusement parks, buying back the lost cap for the 3rd time (this year) or the sunscreen forgotten at home (even though you had just bought a brand new tube)… Not to mention the memories that your little ones want to bring back to grandma, grandpa, uncle, aunt, and then to friends too!
So, to compensate, we deliver to you a selection of 5 free activities to do with the family!
The Bastides and Gorges of Aveyron: an ideal destination for family holidays! Wide open spaces, unspoiled nature, outdoor activities... Paradise for little explorers!
Going as a family to Aveyron means choosing to cut yourself off from the hustle and bustle of everyday life to experience moments together, share emotions and create memories that you will never forget. It also means living stories without capital letters, simple and unique adventures with your children...
Together, live beautiful natural stories, those that combine immersion in nature and discovery of an authentic heritage.
Activities for all ages
Make the whole family happy! Find activity ideas for all ages. A stroll in a stroller with baby, an exploration in the woods with your little adventurers or a game of paintball with your teenager, no member of the family has been forgotten!
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Looking for an unusual activity for our holidays and to please the children, we book a visit to the DuPrem Alpaca farm, in Maleville. An outing in the middle of nature in the middle of alpacas, the whole family is enthusiastic so let's go! A farm of enthusiasts At first glance, the setting seduces us! The…
Family events
Mystère à la Chartreuse, 6-12 ans
October 06 , 2026
Jeu pour les familles : Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs, 6-12 ans
October 06 , 2026
Mystère à la Chartreuse, 6-12 ans
October 07 , 2026
Jeu pour les familles : Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs, 6-12 ans
October 07 , 2026
Mystère à la Chartreuse, 6-12 ans
October 08 , 2026
Jeu pour les familles : Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs, 6-12 ans
October 08 , 2026
Semaines d’information sur la santé mentale – Atelier artistique « Motifs » à Villefranche
October 09 , 2026
Mystère à la Chartreuse, 6-12 ans
October 09 , 2026
Jeu pour les familles : Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs, 6-12 ans
October 09 , 2026
Semaines d’information sur la santé mentale – Atelier artistique « Motifs » à Lunac
October 09 , 2026
Festival in Bastides
August 03 - August 08 , 2026
Every summer, the Festival en Bastides showcases street arts in Villefranche, Najac, Villeneuve, La Bastide l'Evêque, Rieupeyroux and Sauveterre de Rouergue. Let yourself be surprised! A festival, bastides Now an unmissable event in the cultural landscape of Aveyron, the Festival en Bastides will illuminate, again this summer, the squares, alleys and gardens of the bastides...
Najac Fouace Festival
August 22 - August 24 , 2026
On the occasion of Saint-Barthélemy, savor an essential specialty of Aveyron… Fouace! Like a regional star, this brioche cake is celebrated at the Najac festival in August. A gourmet and festive product: the fouace! Fouace, a crown-shaped cake flavored with orange blossom, looks like a brioche in…
Saint John's Day festival in Villefranche de Rouergue
June 26 - June 28 , 2026
Flowered corso, bandas in the squares and in the streets, traditional musical groups from all European countries, parades of majorettes and folk groups, large funfair, the Saint Jean festival is an essential part of Villefranchise life. An unmissable annual event Every year in June, the big celebration…
Medieval Villeneuve
July 17 - July 19 , 2026
Come celebrate the medieval heritage of Villeneuve d'Aveyron at the Medieval Festival! Shows, performances, a traditional dinner… all to the sound of flutes and tambourines. A plunge into the Middle Ages! For a weekend, immerse yourself in the time of troubadours and traveling players! Gentle ladies and lords, come admire the feats of knights during…
