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DISCOVER SOME OF THE CHATEAUX AND MONUMENTS SOUTH OF BORDEAUX

The fortress Chateau de Roquetaillade. When we think of French châteaux, we tend to think, first and foremost, of the Loire Valley .  If you have explored those many gloriou…

MOISSAC, A MEDIEVAL GEM IN L’OCCITANIE

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The Abbaye St Pierre, Moissac An hour’s drive north of Toulouse lies the medieval town of Moissac at the confluence of the Garonne and Tarn rivers, at the Canal de Garonne. …

CASTRES – AN UNKNOWN GEM IN THE LANGUEDOC, AND A RUINED ABBEY

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Castres’ historic painted houses that line the river Agout. We have been travelling around the Languedoc region on and off for many years, and this time, as well as returnin…

LES PLUS BEAUX VILLAGES DE FRANCE

The village of Polignac and its fortress, listed in Sept. 2021.  In September 2021 two more villages achieved the highly prized acceptance into the association of Les Plus B…