The four species can be observed from the Square in Rémuzat and along the walking tracks in the surrounding area. The heart of the vulture colony is located directly opposite the Maison des Vautours, on the Rocher du Caire. The imposing cliff resembles the enormous bow of a ship and is home to dozens of pairs of griffon vultures and their young every year. To get a close-up view of the vultures without disturbing them, you can walk up to the St Michel chapel, or drive from Saint-May and follow the signs for ‘parking des vautours’. But you can also observe them at any time simply from the Square, or from the roof terrace of the Maison des Vautours. All you need to do is look up and, at times, be a little patient – after all, vultures are still wild animals.

All year round, from Rémuzat, Saint-May, Villeperdrix and throughout the Eygues Gorge and its tributaries, you can see these large birds of prey – some with a wingspan of almost 3 metres – circling overhead, with the exception of the Egyptian vulture, as it is a migratory bird only present from mid-March to early August. With a bit of luck, you might spot all four different species on a single summer’s day. The bearded vulture was reintroduced in 2016 and, along with the griffon vulture and the black vulture, can be seen all year round. The best season to spot them in our region is winter, when the sheep have returned to the valley and there is snow on the mountains.