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- Gaillac et environs
For its wine and Toulousian bricks.
- Rabastens et environs
In the west of the Tarn, Rabastens stretches between the river Tarn and the accompanying
hills where the vines producing Gaillac wine intermix with flamboyant fields of sunflowers....Down in the plain, the village of Couffouleux, on a hillock Loupiac, on the opposite hills Giroussens and further North, between the plain and the hills, Mezens, Roquemaure, Grazac, Condel
- Triangle d'or et Cordais
Standing like an island in a sea of mist, the village of Cordes-sur-ciel is the focal point of the North Tarn,
- Tarn et Garonne
We can find you properties in the Quercy region between the eastern Lot with its rolling vineyard strewn hills centred on Cahors across to the Tarn and Garonne centred on St Antonin Noble Val and Caylus, famous for its spectacular gorges of the Aveyron, and over to the western edge of the Aveyron, France’s largest department centred on Villefranche de Rouergue. The scenery here is also breathtaking with vistas of green hills and one can see the Pyrenees in one direction and the mountains of the Massif Central in the other. The French Tourist Bureau has designated more ‘Beautiful villages’ in this area than anywhere else in France. Scenery and architecture are very diverse.
There is a wealth of things to do and see here. If you’re particularly sporty you can walk to your heart’s content along the myriads of hiking trails, canoe down the rivers, rock climb the gorges or soar over them in paragliders. This is the perfect place for lovers of wild life. There are countless markets to visit, bars and cafes in which to relax and just simply watch the world go by.
Visit the picturesque bastide village of St Cirq Lapopie in the Lot, perched high up on a rocky outcrop overlooking the River Lot. Also Puycelsi and Cordes-sur-Ciel in the Tarn, St Antonin Noble Val in the Tarn et Garonne and Najac in the Aveyron to name but a few.
For concerts and music festivals just pop down to Toulouse where you will also find great shopping and also the huge Airbus complex at Blagnac airport where they lay on special tours so you can see the aircraft, such as the A380, being constructed.
- Puycelsi et Grésigne
Listed here are some village names which surround the forest of Grésigne, Puycelsi, Bruniquel, Saint Antonin Noble Val, Penne, Campagnac, Vaour.
- Ségala - Tarn Nord-Est
To the north and east of Cordes the landscape changes to a mixture of pasture interspersed with steep wooded valleys of oak and sweet chestnut. This area is known as the Segalar, the name originating from seigle (rye), this being the only crop which thrived in the acid soil before the railways brought lime in the nineteenth century.
The area was also known for its chestnuts, and there is still a chestnut fayre every October in the village of Laguépie, whose chestnuts had the reputation of being the finest in France. Standing at the confluence of the Viaur and Aveyron rivers, as well as being at the meeting point of three départements (Aveyron, Tarn and Tarn et Garonne) this quiet little village is dominated by a ruined castle, and is a local centre of commerce with regular markets, and a station on the Toulouse to Brive railway line.
Nowadays the Segalar is known more for its veal so it’s no surprise that you will find herds of Limousin and Charentais cattle peacefully grazing the pastures here. It’s an area where you will find farmhouses built of local schist stone and terrisse (a local cob consisting of stone and clay) at the time that agriculture developed here in the nineteenth century. They often come with substantial barns offering conversion potential to gîtes or holiday homes.
The medieval village of Monesties is one of the prettiest in this area, with the original 12th century bridge spanning the river Cérou . In summer you can sit at the local cafés and watch the locals play boules on the village green. It is the home of the ‘Mise à Tombeau’, a remarkable set of gothic religious statues, and the Musée Bajen Véga where the works of the Spanish painters of those names are exhibited.
Marking a natural boundary between the Tarn and the Aveyron is the Viaur valley, a little known and wild place best explored on foot or in a canoe as few roads pass through it. This valley once marked the frontier with the former province of Rouergue, an area roughly corresponding with modern day Aveyron, which belonged to the King of England in the 14th century. The picturesquely situated village of Lagarde Viaur once performed the function which its name suggests; it was a guard post looking over the river crossing. The Viaur valley was a hiding place for Cathar heretics fleeing the inquisition.
- Albigeois
Come and discover the Sainte-Cécile cathedral, the Toulouse Lautrec museum, the new place du Vigan square, the bishop’s gardens.
- Vallée du Dadou
Around Briatexte, Graulhet