Saint-Côme-d'Olt
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
A twisted spire crowns the church of Saint-Côme-d'Olt, a village on the right bank of the Lot where the Boralde from Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac flows in, below the slopes of the Aubrac. Pilgrims on the Via Podiensis to Santiago stop here between Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac and Espalion.
Highlights
- Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian, with its twisted spire
- Église Saint-Pierre, a listed historic monument
- The listed town hall and the Levignac portal
- The GR 620 footpath, which starts in the village and heads south
- A stage on the Via Podiensis pilgrim route
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Saint-Côme-d'Olt (FR), Saint-Côme-d'Olt (EN), Saint-Côme-d'Olt (IT)), Wikivoyage (Saint-Côme-d'Olt). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,449
Things to see
Specialities of Occitania
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Petit pâté de NîmesBread and pasta
- Fish soup of SèteDishFish cooked with vegetables, white wine and olive oil, served with rouille croutons
- Pain paillasse de LodèveBread and pasta
- BajanaDishTraditional chestnut soup of the Cévennes
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine occitane). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
8 places to stay within 3 km
- Hostels 3
- B&Bs and guest houses 2
- Campsites 2
- Hotels 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Station Thermale La Chaldette · ~44 min by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt · 12 km
- Estaing · 12 km
- Conques · 34 km
- Belcastel · 40 km
- Marcolès · 47 km