Monclar de Quercy
A small town located 8 Km east of La Castellane with a selection of small shops including a bank and a pharmacy as well as two bars and a restaurant. An open farmer's market is held in the square every Thursday.

Agen
The County town of the Lot-et-Garonne which changed hands 11 times during the hundred year war. It sits on the banks of the Garonne River and has a beautiful museum contained in four Renaissance houses. This town is well known for its plums (pruneux).

Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Founded in 1264 on the banks of the Lot River, this town grew to become a powerful bastide. It still has an abundance of well preserved small streets and hal-timbered buildings. Close by is a superb 18-hole golf course.

Moissac
On the banks of the Tarn River this town is famed for its Romanesque cloister. Consecrated in 1100 and rich with 76 decorative capitals - all of which are different. Time is required to fully appreciate the Monastery and its associated museums.

Montauban
County town of the Tarn-et-Garonne. Built from rose coloured stone and founded in 1144 with an intersting old town cathedral. It is home to the prestigious Ingres art museum.

St Antonin-Noble-Val
Once a Cathar stronghold this charming village is close to the stunning Aveyron Gorge. It has a good choice of restaurants and shops and each Sunday hosts a "not to be missed" large French market.

Toulouse
As the second largest city in France, it naturally offers large shopping areas, museums and a university. The visitor can discover no less than 70 private mansions built during the Renaissance by rich merchants and make the most of the shady banks of the Canal du Midi and the Garonne River which run through the city. It is home to the Cite de L'Espace (Space City) where an Ariane launcher is exhibited. This, along with its Airbus assembly lines, make Toulouse the European capital of aeronautics.

Cordes-sur-Ciel
A fortified hilltop village and living history book, founded by the Count of Toulouse in 1222. Rich with heavily carved Gothic facades, narrow streets and workshops, where artists and craftsmen labour to express themselves, Cordes is keen to treat its visitors to its historical, cultural and gastronomical specialities....all in surroundings of rare authenticity.

Albi
Dominated by the extremely impressive Gothic Sainte-Cecile Cathedral, entirely built in brick and decorated internally with the largest "Last Judgement" sculpted in the Middle Ages. It has a Renaissance ceiling comparable with that of the Sistine Chapel. This city is also home to the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum. With over 1000 exhibited works, it represents the largest publicly owned collection in the world dedicated to this artist.

There are many other ancient towns and hilltop villages throughout the area of Tarn et Garonne. Discover sleepy bastide towns and villages, rest awhile in beautiful colonnaded squares and immerse yourself in typical French 'market' culture.