Do you need a rejuvenating holiday, in a setting conducive to rest and escape? Looking for fresh air, splendid landscapes, historical discoveries and hikes with a view? Head for the Lozère department, in the Occitanie region, for a trip with a change of scenery near Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers.
Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers is located on the border with Aveyron, in the heart of a region renowned for the great variety of its proudly preserved landscapes. Perched between 392 and 1065 metres above sea level at the western end of the Causse Méjean, the village of Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers is ideally situated between the Jonte and Tarn gorges. Organized around a splendid Romanesque priory of the Middle Ages, the village is articulated around its church, named Saint-Pierre church. Built from 1070, with its 5 vaults emblematic of Romanesque art and its splendid architectural elements, it is undeniably one of those places that are worth a visit in Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers. Although the Middle Ages have left their mark on the village, its origins go back even further. To retrace the steps of its past, it is on the side of Mont Buisson that you should go, to discover perched on its hill a protohistoric enclosure of Celtic origin, dated from the 6th century BC.
But if Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers is really worth a visit, apart from its charming heritage, it is thanks to a number of natural curiosities. Our advice? Bring good shoes, here, hiking is the main activity, and... it climbs! In the Jonte gorges, south of the village, several places will not fail to amaze you, such as the Sèvres vase, the China vase, the Balcon du Vertige, or the Arcs de Saint-Pierre on the causse. On the south-western tip of the Causse Méjean, this landscape made of granitic ruins is a real chaos of stones, made of dolomitic rocks, amazing natural vaults, and prehistoric caves like the Beaumelle and Dead Man's caves. On the side of the Tarn gorges, it is the hamlet of La Sablière which deserves a short visit, for its old dwellings characteristic of the local architectural heritage, as if frozen in time, built in stones overhanging the left bank of the Tarn gorges. After visiting the Maison des Vautours, taking the time for a canoe trip on the Gorges du Tarn, climbing the slopes of the Cinglegros, or going on a mountain bike to the Point Sublime (north of Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers) or to the Cité de Pierres in Montpellier-le-Vieux, you will only have one desire: to come back next year!
