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.
On a course Tree Climbing parkor a cheval, on a walk or trails, enjoy the great outdoors with your family! Discover new activities, experience great moments with your children and leave with a head full of beautiful 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 XNUMX°C covered 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.
Visits, sites and monuments to do with the family
Explore exceptional sites and monuments: castle, fortress, abbey… As a family, visit differently! Treasure hunt, treasure hunts, booklet-games… Have fun in the heart of the Aveyron heritage. Enjoy unique experiences: torchlight tours, storytelling tours, climbing the bell tower of the collegiate, you will be amazed!
Activities with animals
Reconnect with nature! Visiting the farm, in one Zoo or a zoo, observe the animals from here and elsewhere! Meet producers, farmers and healers who love their job.
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…
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Festival in Bastides
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...
22 August 24 August 2026
Najac Fouace Festival
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…
26 June 28 June 2026
Saint John's Day festival in Villefranche de Rouergue
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…
17 July 19 July 2026
Medieval Villeneuve
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…
