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SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES OF GASCONY-GERS

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The traditional name of Gascony nowadays refers to modern-day French departments of the Gers, the Landes and the Hautes Pyrénées.  To the west, it’s bordered by the Atlantic ocean and to the south by the Spanish border.  The name ‘Gascony’ conju…

EXPLORING MONTAUBAN, CAPITAL OF THE TARN-ET-GARONNE

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Formerly part of the provinces of Quercy and Languedoc, this Occitanie region in the southwest of France is traversed by the Garonne and Tarn rivers from which it takes its name.  It’s one of the most picturesque agricultural départements of the…