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Tournemire-Roquefort
On the Occitanie Rail Tour
Discover Tournemire-Roquefort
At the foot of the Larzac plateau, the Tournemire-Roquefort rail station serves one of the most famous villages in France: Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
This is where, in the natural fault lines of the Combalou cliff, Roquefort cheese is made. Discover the “king of cheeses”, a cheese already praised by Diderot in his time. You can also go hiking in the nearby Grands Causses Regional Nature Park.
In Roquefort, you'll enjoy:
- Discover the greatest of Roquefort AOP cheeses in their immense, deep caves. Sampling and buying handmade Roquefort cheese in the caves Société, Papillon, Roquefort Carles Boutique
- Taking a digital tour of the village, using your smartphone, guided by the “cabanière” Francine
- Hiking the Sentier des échelles trail (7.8 km) to discover the pastoral life of yesteryear
- If you're travelling with your bike, cycling on the Brebis'Cyclette, A 61km cycle tour through the splendid countryside of the Grands Causses.
