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…

Cordes-sur-Ciel (in Occitan Còrdas d’Albigés, in French Cordes until 1993), known during the Revolution under the name of Cordes-la-Montagne, is a commune located in the Tarn department, in the Occitania region (Massif Central, France). Historically and culturally…

Monestiés (in Occitan Monestièr) is a commune in the Tarn department, in the Occitania region (Massif Central, France). Historically and culturally, the commune lies in the Ségala, an area stretching across the departments of Tarn and Aveyron, and made up…

Château du Bosc is a 15th-century château, now a large restored family home, which stands in the French commune of Camjac in the Aveyron departement, in the Occitania region (Massif Central, France). It was the family home of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, where…

Château de Taurines is a 13th-14th century château located in the heart of the small rural village of Taurines, in the commune of Centrès, Aveyron, Occitania (Massif Central, France). Since 1981, a volunteer association has brought the château back to life…

Toulouse-Matabiau is a railway station on the Bordeaux-Saint-Jean to Sète-Ville, Toulouse to Bayonne and Brive-la-Gaillarde to Toulouse-Matabiau via Capdenac lines. It is located close to the city center of Toulouse, capital of the Haute-Garonne department…

Combret is a commune located in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region (Massif Central, France). Since April 7, 2016, it has been awarded the “Petites Cités de caractère de France” (Small towns of character) label. Main attractions The town’s architectural…

Saint-Affrique (in Occitan Sant Africa) is a commune in the Aveyron department, Occitania region (Massif Central, France), sub-prefecture from 1800 to 1926. Main attractions Religious buildings: Notre-Dame de Saint-Affrique parish church, built between 1894…

The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn valley in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region (France, Massif Central near Millau). Supporting the A75 motorway, it provides a link between the Causse Rouge and Causse du Larzac, crossing…

Millau is a commune, sub-prefecture of the Aveyron department, in the Occitania region (Massif Central, France). Located 49 km southeast of Rodez, 84 km from Montpellier and 142 km from Toulouse, it is part of the ancient province of Rouergue. The commune’s…

Château de Lugagnac stands less than 2km northwest of the village of Rivière and more than 600m above sea level. It is located opposite the Pic de Suège, near the Millau-Sévérac railway line, which it dominates (Aveyron, Massif Central, Occitania, France).…

Rennes-les-Bains (Rennes-les-Bains) location is in the Aude Upper Valley (Haute Vallée de l’Aude), in the Occitania region (Pyrenees, France), in a quiet place at an altitude of 310 meters. The town is in 13 km from Rennes-le-Château town, 50 kilometers from…

Château de Cabrières is located on the left bank of the Lumensonesque river, 4 km northwest of Compeyre, overlooking the old Millau/Séverac road in Occitania (Aveyron, Massif Central, France). It comprises a 20th-century rectangular main building, flanked…

Peyre, or Pèira in standardized Occitan, is an ancient Aveyron commune (Massif Central, Occitania, France) that has been part of Comprégnac since 1830. The name has been retained for the village, the former administrative center. Main attractions In September…

Saint-Izaire is a commune in southern Aveyron, in the Occitania region (Massif Central, France). Main attractions The Château de Saint-Izaire is a 14th-century episcopal castle. Since 1991 it has been classified as a historical monument. It is maintained…

Brousse-le-Château is a commune in the Aveyron department on the Tarn river, in the Occitania region (Massif Central, France). It is a member of the “The most beautiful villages of France” association. Main attractions Religious buildings Saint-Jacques-le…

Château de Salamon is located on the river Tarn in Aveyron department Occitania (Massif Central, France). Château de Salamon is mentioned as Lo Mas del Mazet oltra Tarn – “the little cottage on the Tarn” in a census around 1350 with reference to a previous…

The Tarn is a river in southern France (Occitania). Along with the Lot river, it is one of the main tributaries of the Garonne. The Tarn has given its name to the French departments of Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne. It starts in the Massif Central. It rises on…

The Massif Central is an essentially Hercynian mountain range that occupies the center of the southern half of mainland France. With a surface area of 85,000 km2; i.e., around 15% of metropolitan France, it is the country’s largest massif. The massif is of…

Lot is a river in the south of the Massif Central (France), tributary on the right bank of the Garonne (together with the Tarn river). It gave its name to the French departments of Lot and Lot-et-Garonne It is the second longest river entirely in France after…