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MOISSAC, A MEDIEVAL GEM IN L’OCCITANIE

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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.  We had been to Moissac a few years ago, drawn by the town’s medieval Abbey.  It was classified as a U…
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CASTRES – AN UNKNOWN GEM IN THE LANGUEDOC, AND A RUINED ABBEY

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We have been travelling around the Languedoc region on and off for many years, and this time, as well as returning to some old favourites, we were keen to seek out a few places and sights we hadn’t visited before.  We thought we would drive from…
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LES PLUS BEAUX VILLAGES DE FRANCE

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In September 2021 two more villages achieved the highly prized acceptance into the association of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, namely Polignac in the Haute-Loire, and Le Malzieu-Ville in the Lozere.  It’s certainly no secret that France ab…
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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…
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