Villeneuve d’Aveyron Bastide
Visiting Villeneuve d’Aveyron and its surroundings, a bastide or fortified town built by Raymont VII, Count of Toulouse in the early 13th century
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Quercy – Causses de Quercy – Quercy Blanc
The historical Quercy is part of the Midi-Pyrénées Region and consists of a series of limestone plateaus or Causses in Haut Quercy and plains in Bas Quercy
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Domme – Medieval Bastide in the Dordogne
Domme, a medieval bastide perched on an eagle nest, ranked among the Plus Beaux Villages de France and known as the Acropolis of the Dordogne
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Capdenac le Haut – Uxellodunum Stronghold
The fortified village of Capdenac le Haut is believed to be Uxellodunum, the last Gaulish stronghold Julius Caesar seized during his conquest of Gaul
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Limeuil – Confluence Dordogne Vézère
Limeuil, a picturesque fortified village situated at the confluence of the Dordogne and Vézère rivers and ranked among the most beautiful villages in France
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La Cité – Antic Vesunna – Périgueux
The Gaulish Vesunna became the flourishing La Cite, the town the Romans built 2000 years ago along the banks of the river Isle, the modern city of Périgueux
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Blaye-Bourg wines – Bordeaux Vineyard
The Blaye-Bourg wines include 7 AOC among which the Côtes de Bourg and Côtes de Blaye, two excellent everyday wines considered Bordeaux Grands Ordinaires
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Mont St Michel – Medieval Abbey – Normandy
Mont St Michel, known as Marvel of the Western World and listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, a fortified medieval abbey built on an island
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St Malo Fortress – Privateers – Explorers
St Malo Fortress on the Emerald Coast, one of the seven episcopal cities in Brittany and a renowned maritime city of privateers and explorers
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Dinan ramparts – Historic city
The historic city of Dinan boasts a 2700m long rampart including 10 guard towers, 4 massive gates, the dungeon and Tour Coetquen known as Château de Dinan
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Brousse le Château – Raspes du Tarn
Brousse le Château in Aveyron, a medieval fortress and a walled village located in the Raspes du Tarn and ranked among the Plus Beaux Villages de France
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Knights Templar – Causse du Larzac
The Order of the Knights Templar founded five Commanderies in Aveyron during the Crusades and introduced sheep rearing in the Causse du Larzac
