Château
de Pont Bourguet,
81140 Larroque
Telephone:
+33 (0)5 63 40 52 57
Mobile:
00 33 (0)6 89 77 53 85
Email: davina.doughan@orange.fr
THE
REGION
Fields of sunflowers, fields of vines, rolling hills dotted
with cypresses, rivers, gorges, old stone, fortified mediaeval
towns and villages; the Tarn is awash with beauty and history
waiting to be discovered.
To punctuate lazy days beside the pool, you could visit some
of the many mediaeval hill towns in the region, try some of
the local wine in the bars, or sample a little foie gras in
the restaurants. Discover why Puycelsi - the nearest bastide
village - just a couple of kilometres from Pont Bourguet up
a very steep hill, was called ‘the well in the sky’
by the Romans, or why the cliff hanging village of Bruniquel
is, as legend goes, is named after a mediaeval princess.
You could visit the city of Albi, the capital of the Tarn, where
you will find the Saint Cecile cathedral with its extraordinary
frescos depicting heaven, hell and purgatory as a cautionary
lesson to the Cathars. There you will also find the Toulouse
Lautrec museum that proves that the small man was more than
a minor artist.
You could do a tour of the local châteaux and vineyards
to taste and buy the Gaillac wines or try canoeing down
the river Aveyron just a stones throw from here.
A little further afield there is Toulouse, ‘La ville
rose’ with its shops, restaurants and museums.
