The best road cycling routes around Saint-Rome-De-Cernon

From this point at the foot of the structure, the regular succession of piers and guyed pylons can be particularly well distinguished. The deck, 2,460 m long, crosses the valley at a height of approximately 270 m above the Tarn. Pier P2, the tallest, culminates at 245 m, while the assembly formed by the pier and its pylon reaches 343 m: a height greater than that of the Eiffel Tower. This perspective also recalls the technical feat that the construction of the viaduct represented. The metal deck was assembled in sections from either side of the valley, then progressively launched across the void. The joining of the two parts was carried out on May 28, 2004, 268 m above the Tarn, before the official inauguration a few months later. An interesting detail can be discerned here: despite its exceptional dimensions, the structure appears remarkably light. This impression is not accidental. The viaduct was specifically designed to blend into the valley by limiting the visual impact of its structure, with a very slender deck and piers that branch out in a "Y" shape.

Absolutely worth seeing - view it from below and definitely join the architecture tour.

Commissioned in 1929, the Pinet dam is a 175-meter-long and 41-meter-high concrete gravity dam. Its reservoir of over 10 million m³ forms the Lac de Pinet, a narrow but spectacular body of water stretching for 12 kilometers at the bottom of deep gorges, while its power station produces around 105 GWh of electricity per year.

The Raspes du Tarn, from the Occitan "raspar" (grated), are gorges set in schist, covered with chestnut trees, white oaks, broom, and heather. Wild due to their relief but tamed by several hydroelectric dams, they offer an unusual landscape, dotted with waterfalls and old perched villages like Peyre or Saint-Rome-de-Tarn, which can be discovered by cruise, on foot, or from the roads overlooking the valley.

A viewpoint on the small mill located below.

Beautiful walks to do along the Tarn.

From this bridge, Saint-Izaire reveals all its history. The Dourdou in the foreground, the bishops' castle, the church and the village houses form a whole where each element recalls the past of the place. This location is not accidental: the river has shaped local life, while the castle bears witness to the major religious and political role this village played for several centuries.

After Lauras, the D23 gradually gains height. Then, in the third bend, the view opens up to the Combalou which emerges, like a limestone tooth placed above the meadows of the causse. Massive, cut, almost sculptural, it dominates Roquefort-sur-Soulzon and marks the entrance to its mineral universe.