Olargues

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

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The Jaur almost encircles the rocky hill on which Olargues grew, in a narrow valley below the Monts de l'Espinouse, within the Haut-Languedoc regional park. Old shops with marble fronts and overhanging upper floors cluster round a bell tower that was once the castle's main tower, and the Pont du Diable, said to date from 1202, crosses the river. The old railway line is now a cycle path.

Highlights

The Pont du Diable, linked to a legend of a pact with the devil
The bell tower, once the main tower of the Romanesque castle
The museum of popular arts and traditions in the Commanderie stairs
Cycling the former railway line through the Jaur valley
Walks in the Haut-Languedoc regional nature park

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Olargues (FR), Olargues (EN), Olargues (IT)), Wikivoyage (Olargues (FR), Olargues (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 488

Things to see

Église Saint-Laurent d'Olargues (FR)
Pont ferroviaire d'Olargues (FR)

Events through the year

Carnival Seasonal · March
Fête des jardiniers et de la brouette Fairs and markets · May
Fête de la musique Music and arts · June
National holiday Seasonal · 14 JulyFiremen's ball and fireworks lighting up the tower and bridge
Festival de la vallée musicale Music and arts · July
Festibaloche Music and arts · Five days in early AugustFree nightly concerts, world music, disco and dances
Fête votive de la Saint-Laurent Religious · August
Heritage days Historical · Two days in SeptemberLocal associations and medieval-themed activities
Fête des marrons et du vin nouveau Food and wine · NovemberCelebrates the Olargues chestnut and the new wine
Christmas market Seasonal · DecemberAlso nativity scenes from around the world in the Commanderie stairway

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Olargues). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

Marron d'OlarguesLocal produceLocal chestnut variety, celebrated each November
ChataîgnonsLocal produceLocal speciality of chestnuts dried in stone secadous
Honey and pollenLocal produce

Adapted from Wikipedia (Olargues). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

4 places to stay within 3 km

B&Bs and guest houses 2
Hotels 1
Campsites 1

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Les Bains d'Avène · ~56 min by car