by Admin | Nov 20, 2011 | Châteaux, Driving in France, History, Holidays in France, Mountains and Valleys, Villages, Where to Go
Now, I thought I knew a lot about the Midi-Pyrénées region, especially the multitude of beautiful villages and places to see, but this one just flew right under the radar and I ‘found’ it totally by accident. I had just left another beautiful village, St...
by Admin | Nov 18, 2011 | Food, Markets & Fairs, Villages, Where to Go
Grenade was founded as a bastide in 1290 and became one of the most important Cistercian abbeys in the South of France under Pierre Alafarici et Eustache de Beaumarchais. The name ‘Bastide” meaning new settlement, and are often named after foreign towns,...
by Admin | Nov 17, 2011 | History, Villages, Where to Go
The village, or maybe it’s really a small town, of Bram is at the crossing of two ancient roads – The Via Aquitaine, between Narbonne and Toulouse and the road which goes between the departement of the Ariège and the Montagne Noire, which made it...
by Admin | Nov 16, 2011 | Food, Markets & Fairs, Villages, Where to Go
The departments of The Haute Garonne, The Gers and The Tarn are well known for their garlic production, there are protected AOC (Appélation d’Origine Controlée) varieties, such as the pink garlic of Lautrec in the Tarn and the purple garlic of Cadours. The...