Aveyron

Albi - Gorges du Tarn - Albi
Moderate Bike tour in South of France

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Albi - Gorges du Tarn - Albi cycling tour Tarn valley.

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Roquefort cheese caves in this mountain

On your way to Melvieu you will bike over 2 railway bridges and through 4 railway tunnels. For holiday makers who don't like tunnels: you will be able to avoid the longer ones (more than 800m).
Your start is in Albi, a beautiful, Southern Italian alike town along the Tarn river.

With its famous architecture, alike the architecture of Toulouse, which is only 75 kms away, its cathedral, of the times of the Cathar and its Museum Toulouse Lautrec, Albi - a beautiful, Southern Italian alike town along the Tarn river - is a perfect start and end for a moderate cycling holiday and also a perfect family trip.

Albi market
Albi Market

Albi, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
On the banks of the Tarn river in south-west France, the old city of Albi reflects the culmination of a medieval architectural and urban ensemble. Today the Old Bridge (Pont-Vieux), the Saint-Salvi quarter and its church are testimony to its initial development (10th -11th centuries). Following the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathar heretics (13th century) it became a powerful episcopal city. Built in a unique southern French Gothic style from local brick in characteristic red and orange colors, the lofty fortified Cathedral (late 13th century) dominates the city, demonstrating the power regained by the Roman Catholic clergy. Alongside the Cathedral is the vast bishop's Palais de la Berbie, overlooking the river and surrounded by residential quarters that date back to the Middle Ages. The Episcopal City of Albi forms a coherent and homogeneous ensemble of monuments and quarters that has remained largely unchanged over the centuries.

On your way from Creissels you will ride under and above the viaduc de Millau.

You will be cycling daily 50 km average through the friendly Valley of the Tarn.
Near Broquiès you can make a canoe trip.

You can also book a superior*** versionof this tour. Click here for all details.


You trip will be in the three main areas of Tarn basin: Tarn valley, Pays de Roquefort and part of the Gorges and Causses, the canyons of the limestone plateau, most of all in Aveyron department.

Click here for a virtual visit of Aveyron .

Pictures of Canyons, Gorges and Causses

Pictures of Pays de Roquefort.

Pictures of Tarn Valley.

 

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Itineraries Day stages Pricing

B10 plus package Bags transfers included in basic rate. Basic rate: in € p.p. double room, sharing.
2023 BnB Dinners Basic rate p.p. Supplement
July-Aug.
p.p.
Suppl.
single room
Bike
rental
e-Bike
rental
6 days 5 3 € 782 € 0 € 250 € 114 € 16 0
7 days 6 3 € 911 € 6 € 302 € 143 € 200
8 days 7 4 € 1077 € 7 € 360 € 172 € 240
9 days 8 5 € 1238 € 7 € 406 € 192 € 272
10 days 9 6 € 1385 € 7 € 445 € 211 € 302
11days 10 7 € 1523 € 13 € 489 € 227 € 330
12 days 11 8 € 1671 € 13 € 56 € 240 € 355

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Extra nights BnB Dinner Basic rate
p.p.
Supplement
July-Aug.
p.p.
Supplement
single room
Bike
rental
Bike
rental
Albi ** Les Pasteliers yes no € 54 € 0 € 39 € 24 € 33
Plaisance *** pool yes yes € 102 € 0 € 56 € 24 € 33
St. Affrique *** Le Vern pool yes yes € 94 € 0 € 59 € 24 € 33
Meyrueis *** pool yes yes € 76 € 0 € 36 € 24 € 33
St. Chély-du-Tarn ** pool yes yes € 82 € 0 € 43 € 24 € 33
Millau Hotel des Causses *** yes no € 61 € 5 € 46 € 24 € 33
  • Take-away lunches are not included. You can order them at the hotel or the host the evening before departure.

  • Solo bikers: all-in basic rate (including single room supplement): add 79 % to the basic rate p.p. of 2 persons sharing room (and costs of bags transfer).

  • We can make this tour starting in Plaisance if you want.

  • If you need e-bike rental, start will be in Plaisance


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Discount on basic rate p.p. for small groups and families
See terms and conditions of group discounts
Parties of 3 persons : 10 % p.p.
Parties of 4 persons : 15 % p.p.
Parties of 5 persons : 19 % p.p.
Parties of 6 persons : 16 % p.p.
Parties of 7 persons : 18 % p.p.
Parties of 8 persons : 20 % p.p.

Itineraries Day stages Pricing

program
B10 plus
6 - 11 days
6 days 7 days 8 days 9 days 10 days 11 days
Albi ** Les Pasteliers, BnB-hotel, arrival day
No cycling stage.
Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1
Plaisance *** Les Magnolias, pool
elevation gains : +350 m
day 2
(45 or 61 kms)
day 2
(45 or 61 kms
day 2
(45 or 61 kms
day 2
(45 or 61 kms
day 2
(45 or 61 kms
day 2
(45 or 61 kms
St. Affrique *** Le Vern
elevation gains : -300 , +110 m
day 3
(66 or 94 kms)
day 3
(66 or 94 kms)
day 3
(66 or 94 kms)
day 3
(66 or 94 kms)
day 3
(66 or 94 kms)
day 3
(66 or 94 kms)
Camarès ** Hotel Résidence
elevation gains : +150 m
  day 4
(56 kms)
day 4
(56 kms)
day 4
(56 kms)
day 4
(56 kms)
Cornus ** Hotel du Nord
elevation gains : +190 m
  day 4
(52 kms)
day 4
(52 kms)
day 4
(52kms)
day 4
(52 kms)
St. Jean-du-Bruel ** pool
elevation gains : +150 m
   day 5
(34 or 82 kms)
day 5
(34 or 82 kms)
day 5
(34 or 82 kms)
Meyrueis-Ayres *** pool
elevation gains : +350 m , -250
    day 6
(49 or 57 kms)
day 6
(49 or 57 kms)
St. Chély-du-Tarn ** pool
elevation gains : +400 m , -350
     day 7
(51 or 61 kms)
Millau, Hotel des Causses ***
 day 4
(42 or 52 kms)
day 5
(68 kms)
day 6
(44 kms)
day 7
(45 or 73 kms)
day 8
(50 or 81 kms)
Villefranche-de-Panat
 **/***
elevation gains : +450 m
day 4
(63 kms)
day 5
(59 or 74 kms)
day 6
(59 or 74 kms)
day 7
(59 or 74 kms)
day 8
(59 or 74 kms)
day 9
(59 or 74 kms)
Albi ** BnB Alt. 150m. elevation gains : -550m
day 5
(88 down and flat kms)
day 6
(88 down and flat kms)
day 7
(88 down and flat kms)
day 8
(88 down and flat kms)
day 9
(88 down and flat kms)
day 10
(88 down and flat kms)
End of package after breakfast
Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11
Route notes of short and long stages included.

12 days: extra night in the Gorges du Tarn at St.Chély-du-Tarn ** pool


Itineraries Day stages Pricing

map-valleedutarn


Summary of cycling tours

Cycling in South of France with La Ligne Verte

Very light
Cycling Holiday

Max 40 km almost flat
Challenging
Cycling Tours in France

80-100 km Challenging

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