Lourdes (French: Lourdes) is a municipality located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of the Occitania region (France, Pyrenees). Being the center of the Catholic pilgrimage since 1858 (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes), the city annually receives 6 million…

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, or Sanctuary of Lourdes, is a Catholic shrine and Marian pilgrimage site located in Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitania, France (Pyrenees). It is comprised of several buildings and places of prayer on the site of the…

The Peyragudes ski resort is located in the heart of the Central Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrénées department (Occitania, France). It appeared in 1988 as a result of the merger of two resorts: Peyresourde and Les Agudes. Surrounded by peaks reaching an altitude of…

The ski resort of Saint-Lary is one of the largest in the Pyrenees (Occitania, France). It is located on different slopes – both in the mountains and in the forest in the commune of Saint-Lary-Soulan. Rich landscapes have a big advantage – they allow you…

The Pyrenees ski resort of Luchon-Superbagnères is located in the town of Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (France). The resort is located at an altitude of 1465 – 2125 meters. It has been inaugurated since the early…

Grand Tourmalet / Pic du Midi, France Located at the foot of the Pic du Midi and the Aspin and Tourmalet passes (Occitania, Pyrenees, France), Grand Tourmalet is the ideal destination for a sporty, dynamic and relaxing holiday, including skiing, canyoning…

Pic du Midi (fr. Observatoire du Pic du Midi, Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, Pyrenees, France) was classified in 2003 as a national natural site due to its landscape’s beauty. Pic du Midi received the international star reserve status, the first in…

Saint-Lary-Soulan is a commune located in the south-east of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Occitania region (Pyrenees, France). The commune, in the Pays d’Aure, is made up of the Neste valley (downstream of Sarrancolin), the Aure valley (upstream…

Génos-Loudenvielle lake is a reservoir located in the communes of Génos and Loudenvielle in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Occitania region (France, Pyrenees). It is located in the Louron valley at an altitude 960 m and has an area of 32 hectares.…

Bagnères-de-Luchon, also referred to as just Luchon, is a commune and spa town in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region of south-western France (Pyrenees). Many famous visitors came to Luchon, attracted by the popularity of the thermal waters…

Olargues is a commune located in the west of the Hérault department in the Occitania region (France, foothills of the Massif Central). It is located in the Haut-Languedoc regional natural park. The village is a member of the “Most beautiful villages of France”…

Mazamet is a commune, located in the Tarn department, in the Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the town of Mazamet is located at the foot of the Montagne Noire (a mountain massif constituting the southern edge of the Massif Central).…

Gaillac (in Occitan Galhac) is a commune located in the Tarn department, in the Occitania region (France, Massif Central). Its inhabitants are called Gaillacois. Historically and culturally, the town is in Gaillac, a country which owes its notoriety to the…

The Château de Mauriac is a castle located near the town of Senouillac in the Tarn department, in the Occitania region (France). The chateau is located in the heart of the Gaillac vineyards at the foothills of the Massif Central. The castle was built in the…

The Château de Salettes is a castle which stands in the commune of Cahuzac-sur-Vère in the Tarn department, in the Occitania region (France). The chateau is located in the heart of the Gaillac vineyards at the foothills of the Massif Central. It dominates…

Albi is a commune, prefecture of the Tarn department, in the Occitania region on the river Tarn (foothills of the Massif Central, France), former Languedoc region. As of 2021, the city of Albi had 49,714 inhabitants, and, with its urban unit, 73,260 inhabitants.…

Sainte-Cécile d’Albi Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d’Albi) is the seat of the archdiocese of Albi, in the Tarn department in Occitania (France). It is built on a rocky peak that dominates the Tarn river. It took two centuries to construct (from 1282…

Castelnau-de-Montmiral (in Occitan Castèlnòu de Montmiralh) is a commune located in the northwest of the Tarn department, in the Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the town is in Gaillac, a country that owes its notoriety to the quality…

Puycelsi (Puycelsi, in Occitan: Puègcèlsi), known during the Revolution as Puycelcy-la-Montagne, is a commune located in the Tarn department, in the Occitania region (foothills of the Massif Central, France). Historically and culturally, the town is in Gaillac…

Bruniquel is a commune, located in the east of the department of Tarn-et-Garonne, in the Occitania region (foothills of the Massif Central, France). The village is a member of the association, The Most Beautiful Villages of France. Geologically, historically…

The Cayla castle-museum (or Eugénie and Maurice de Guérin museum, Château-musée du Cayla) is located in the commune of Andillac, in the Tarn department, Occitania region (foothills of the Massif Central, France). Originally, a hunting lodge was built in the…