We have raved about this bridge/viaduc at Millau (12 Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees) before, but it has just celebrated its first anniversary with news that more than 4 million people have used it so far. Such has been the success that they are to construct additional toll booths to reduce waiting time in peak season (although when we went through midweek in April and August it was wonderfully quiet) - and they plan to improve the visitor areas which had a distinctly temporary feel to them.
The bridge and its completion of the A75 motorway south from Clermont-Ferrand has really opened up this area, and it is on our list of places to explore - great scenery, fortresses of the Knights Templar and unspoilt countryside and villages - hurry before everyone discovers it.
For more info see www.viaducdemillau.com/
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Keywords: France,Millau,Viaduc,Aveyron,autoroute
