Sorèze, A TIME-COLOURED city which has got character
Located at the foot of the Montagne Noire, Sorèze is a significant historical place linked to the origins of the knowledge. This little city which has got character is renowned for its heritage: Abbaye Ecole Royale Militaire, houses with sides for banns and corbelled constructions, XVth cent. Saint Martin’s church-tower and its internationally renowned students.
The famous and magnificent Festival "Musiques des lumières" is held on this outsanding site; you will find too: permanent shows, a museums route...
Above Sorèze, Pierre-Paul Riquet built Saint-Ferréol artificial lake in the XVII th cent. for supplying water to the Canal du Midi (UNESCO world heritage ).