Shortly before the Eiffel Tower was built, the visionary Gustave Eiffel worked with engineer Léon Boyer between 1880 and 1884 to create an elegant and daring metal structure over the Truyère gorges, in Cantal. Considered at the time to be not just one of the world's most beautiful structures but also a technical and architectural feat, the Garabit Viaduct, between Loubaresse and Ruynes-en-Margeride, is still admired today!
Now a listed Historic Monument belonging to the network of Remarkable Bridges of the South of France, this impressive 565-metre-long railway viaduct can be seen from afar, in particular due to its red colour and superb lighting at nightfall.
Boat rides on the Grandval Dam lake, at the heart of the Truyère gorges, depart from the Garabit site.
