Millau: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 52 - 86 Hotel Emma Calve
 Hotel Emma Calve was once a former 19th-century bourgeois mansion and is now a charming hotel offering a warm welcome and cosy atmosphere, in the hear… MoreEUR 39 - 160 Hotel du Bowling De Millau
 This affordable eco hotel offers comfortable rooms with free Wi-Fi internet access, TV, en suites and air-conditioning. The hotel offers free private … MoreEUR 35 - 150 Hotel Des Voyageurs
 Located two minutes from Millau city centre, at the gates of the Tarn gorges, the Hotel Des Voyageurs is the ideal base for a relaxing family break in… MoreEUR 55 - 109 Hotel Ibis Millau
 Hotel Ibis Millau is located in the city center, just 800 metres from Millau train station. It offers modern air-conditioned rooms with satellite TV, … MoreEUR 29 - 43 Hotel Restaurant l´Etape
 The Hotel Restaurant L´étape is located in the historic Aveyron town of Millau. It offers good value guest room, each with a private bathroom, … MoreEUR 39 - 90 P´tit Dej-Hôtel Millau De La Capelle
 La Capelle is located in the centre of Millau in the Aveyron region. It offers accommodation with views of the Causse Noir and Causse du Larzac and f… MoreEUR 72 - 72 Millau Hotel Club
 This hotel club is located in Millau, overlooking the Tarn Valley and the Grands Causses National Park. It offers a heated outdoor swimming pool, a te… MoreEUR 75 - 176 Mercure Millau
 This Mercure hotel is located in Millau in the Midi-Pyrenees, just 500 metres from the historic Place Foch. It offers views of the Millau Viaduct and… MoreEUR 35 - 300 Hericlea Hotel Sport
 Located near the town centre and offering comfortable accommodation with views over the Millau Viaduct, Hericlea boasts an outdoor swimming pool and a… MoreEUR 45 - 45 Hôtel Du Commerce
 The Hôtel Du Commerce is located in the historic centre of Millau, on the place of Mandarous. It has spacious guestrooms with TV and free Wi-Fi.
Gue… MoreEUR 49 - 89 Citotel Jalade
 The Hotel Jalade is located in Millau, a short walk from the town centre. It offers free private parking and each guest room has a private bathroom an… MoreEUR 78 - 120 Chateau De Creissels
 Chateau de Creissels is housed in a 12th-century medieval castle and offers a panoramic view of the Millau Viaduct. It has an outdoor swimming pool a… MoreEUR 44 - 115 Campanile Millau
 Located 2 km from the train station in central Millau, this Campanile Hotel is easily accessible from the A75 motorway and the Millau Viaduct. It offe… MoreEUR 33 - 49 Deltour Hôtel Millau
 Deltour Hotel is located in Millau, in the Regional Natural Park of Grands Causses. It offers en suite rooms for up to 3 people with free Wi-Fi and ca… MoreEUR 45 - 67 Deltour Hôtel Millau City
 This modern hotel with an outdoor swimming pool and a pleasant garden is located high-up in Millau. The comfortable rooms feature free Wi-Fi internet … MoreEUR 27 - 64 Gîte des Grands Causses
 This residence is located in the heights of Millau, 5 km from the Millau Viaduct and only a 15-minute walk from the town centre. It offers spacious ro… MoreEUR 37 - 75 Fasthotel De Millau
 The Fasthotel Millau is located just 800 metres from the city centre on the Paris to Montpellier route.
The hotel is 100% non-smoking and features qu… MoreEUR 80 - 160 Domaine de Saint Esteve
 Discover the hotel and residential grounds of the Domaine de Saint Estève, ideally situated in the heart of the countryside yet only 5 minutes from t… MoreEUR 49 - 90 Cévenol Hôtel
 Set next to the Millau Viaduct, the Cévenol Hôtel offers spacious and cosy rooms with free Wi-Fi internet access. Guests enjoy access to an outdoor … More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Millau: Guide
Millau is a town and commune in France|commune of southern France. It is located at where the Tarn and Dourbie rivers meet. Already in the first century AD there was a settlement on the spot, called Condatomagus, which was a major earthenware centre in the Roman Empire, La Graufesenque.
The town is known for its gloves and most recently for the elegant Millau viaduct, the tallest cable-stayed bridge|cable-stayed viaduct|road bridge in the world, which carries the A75 autoroute across the valley of the River Tarn near Millau, relieving the town of much traffic, especially during the summer months.
Millau's best-known inhabitant is Jose Bove, an anti-globalisation activist who demolished a McDonalds in symbolic protest of the spread of fast food and Americanization. There is a substantial population who support his aims if not his actions, both in Millau and on the surrounding Larzac plateau, where peace activists have lived since the 1970s.
Administration
Millau is a département, in the Midi-Pyrénées région in France|région.
Tourism
The glove museum
Micropolis (La Cité des Insectes)|Micropolis; the city of insects
Millau is also the main centre in France for paragliding
The nearby underground caves for Roquefort cheese production
The Place du Maréchal Ferdinand Foch|Foch, a square with 12th century arcades, one of which carries the inscription Gara qué faras or Watch what you are doing
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Espinasse. This church allegedly once possessed a part of the Crown of Thorns, making it an important pilgrimage centre in the Middle Ages. The church was destroyed in 1582 but rebuild in the 17th century. The frescoes from 1939 are by Jean Bernard, the stained-glass windows from 1984 by Claude Baillon.
The Passage du Pozous is a 13th century fortified gateway
The Belfry, a 12th century square tower topped by an octagonal 17th century tower on the place Emma Calvé
External links
(in French)
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