Day 8-- Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Villefranche de Rouergue; Najac; Saint-Cirq-Lapopie;
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Najac, Aveyron
The village is known for historic buildings and medieval character. A partly ruined château dominates; it was built by villagers in 1253 on the orders of Alphonse de Poitiers.
The 13th century Eglise Saint-Jean, built by villagers as a punishment for Cathar beliefs, overlooks the lower village, while at the other end, the faubourg has the typical architecture of many bastide villages with timber-framed houses and commercial arcades around an open area.
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