A village and a castle by the water

The village of Lacaze, on the banks of the Gijou river in the Monts de Lacaune, is best known for its listed 15th-century castle.
Today, this castle is a venue for cultural tourism, with exhibitions, artistic creations, shows and seminars. It can also be visited all year round, depending on opening times and days.
You can also enjoy a historic tour of the charming little streets of the village, which has been classified as a « Petite Cité de Caractère ».

Lacaze offers attractive green tourism, with hiking, horse-riding and mountain-biking trails, as well as fishing opportunities in a river classified as a biological reservoir.

Guided tours of the village and castle available by reservation on Tuesdays at 6pm in summer.

This astonishing chapel, one of the oldest in the Tarn, was originally a Carolingian watchtower. Before taking on its current name, it was called San Joan Frèis and then San Joan del Frigidis. It became a bell tower and was later joined by a nave to accommodate the believers. During the crusades against the Albigensians, its cemetery housed Cathar tombs. The particularity of this site is that it also hosted « Desert » assemblies at the time of the Wars of Religion.

This mysterious site is also home to box trees, which are listed as one of the department’s remarkable trees.

Walking in Camalières is like going back in time to a charming little hamlet in the Monts de Lacaune, forgotten by everyone.

Nestled in the heart of the small village, the church catches the eye from the road, as its bell tower is so unique in our region. Built at the beginning of the 19th century, in 1954 it became a setting for frescoes by the Russian artist Nicolaï Greschny.