Discovery classes - Green classes
Heritage discoveries
History, archaeology and the Middle Ages
Step back in time for a week... Stop off at the Château de Calmont d'Olt to experience the siege of a fortified castle, where Bombardes, Pierriéres, Couillard and the wooden Fortin await you, along with a knight's diploma. You will then visit the medieval Eden of Le Colombier, with its garden and animals (bears, lions, wolves, etc.).
Even further back in time, you'll learn how to make pottery, and you'll discover the dolmens of the Causse thanks to speakers from the Montrozier Archaeological Museum.
In the centre, Les Enluminées will take you through some fascinating workshops (calligraphy, illumination, dances, the scent workshop, ciergerie, leatherwork).
Finally, you can end the tour with a jewel of Romanesque art, the village of Conques and its abbey church (a major architectural heritage monument on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, the abbey church at Conques boasts an incomparable treasure trove of Romanesque sculptures (tympanum of the Last Judgement, historiated capitals) that magnify the stained glass windows by Pierre Soulages.
Nature and environment
One country, one river from Olt to Lot
Over the course of the week, you'll discover the water circuit in Espalion, how water is collected from the tap, how peat bogs work, and how water is taken from a boralde and analysed,
Woods and forests in the Pays d'Olt
This theme invites you to rediscover the forest, the formation of humus, life in the trees, jobs in the timber industry, moulding footprints, creating a herbarium...
You can also visit
- The Rouergue Museum in Salles la Source (traditional arts and crafts),
- The "Happy Donkey" educational farm, with its animals and antiques,
- Les Coutelleries de Laguiole,
- The Jeune Montagne cheese cooperative, which produces the tome used to make the famous Aligot and Laguiole cheeses,
- The Roquefort cheese cellars,
- The Millau Viaduct, Micropolis (the city of insects),
- The Gévaudan wolves,
- The large livestock market at Laissac,
- Conques and its abbey church
You can go hiking with the Lpo to discover the birds, with Rand'Aubrac to walk near the peat bogs in the footsteps of the wolf and the big deer on the Aubrac plateau, or with the Cpie to help you better understand our surroundings.
Finally, you can try your hand at horse-riding with the Cavaliers du Causse (a riding centre in Bozouls approved by the French Equestrian Federation).
Pedagogical advantages
The first is the quality of the instructors (all are accredited by the Aveyron inspectorate). They are passionate and qualified professionals (LPO, CPIE, Rand'Aubrac, Vert Tea Jeu).
The second is the proximity of exceptional sites (the Lot Valley, the Aubrac plateau, the Grands Causses, the Gorges du Tarn, Conques, Estaing, the geological site of Bozouls, the Millau Viaduct), which offer the chance to discover the environment through a multitude of activities.
Last but not least, the region's exceptional heritage is showcased in fun ways that will delight children (Château de Calmont d'Olt, Château du Colombier, Musée Archéologique de Montrozier, Musée des Arts et Métiers de Salles la Source, Parc à Loup du Gévaudan, Micropolis, the villages of Conques, Espalion d'Estaing and many others).
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- holiday villages for families, couples and groups of friends
- the holiday centre for classes, camps, training courses and seminars
- the Roc de l'Arche campsite for camping enthusiasts, with mobile homes and pitches for tents, caravans and camper vans.
