Occitanie
Traveling to Quercy from the UK
Traveling to Quercy from the UK by air, land and sea is easy despite the distance as the area is served by 2 airports, good rail, road and ferry networks
Traveling to Aveyron from the UK
Traveling to Aveyron from the UK by means of air, rail and road is easy as the region is served by 2 airports, and extensive railway and road networks
Najac medieval fortress – Aveyron – Rouergue
The fortress of Najac in Aveyron where Richard the Lionheart signed a treaty of alliance with Alphonse of Aragon to strengthen his hold over Aquitaine
Ronde des Primeurs – Wine Festival Gaillac
La Ronde des Primeurs, the four-day annual Gaillac wine festival in Tarn, is held on the 3rd weekend in November for the release of the newly pressed wine
Goat Cheese Farm – quintessential Quercy
A visit to a goat cheese farm in Quercy, a farm adhering to the ‘AB’ label that certifies rigorous set of organic food production standards set by the EU
Mort pour la France – Remembrance Day
Mort pour la France – Dead for France, a moving epitaph that follows the names of all the Fallen who are remembered on each French War Memorial
Sainte Marie-Madeleine Church – Belcastel
Sainte Marie-Madeleine, a church dedicated to Mary Magdalene and located in Belcastel, a village in Aveyron ranked among the Plus Beaux Villages de France
Pastel – Woad – Isatis tinctoria – Facts
The production of Pastel, a wonderful blue dye that founded the fortunes of some of the principal cities of southwest France, revived after years of decline
Gaillac Wine Festival in Tarn department
Gaillac Wine Festival in Tarn, a giant 48-hour wine party held during the second weekend in August to promote the delicious Gaillac AOC wines
Albi – Capital of the Land of Plenty – Tarn
Albi, the capital of the Land of Plenty and heart of the Albigensian heresy, today boasts the stunning Ste-Cecile Cathedral and Toulouse Lautrec Museum
Moulin de Cougnaguet, fortified watermill in the Lot
Bouzies, boating base on the river Lot
Saint-Cernin du Causse village church
