The Gorges du Tarn is a stunningly beautiful canyon that was formed by the River Tarn and is about 33 miles (53kms) long. We’d read about how beautiful it was …
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Medieval Conques and its awesome Abbey
Conques is a beautiful old medieval village built on a hillside in a valley and it has an awesome Abbey. We were visiting our friends Paul & Sue who live …
Gouffre de Padirac caves
Who doesn’t like pretending they are in a Jules Verne novel and journeying to the centre of the earth. Well we didn’t go to the centre of the earth but …
The beautiful small clifftop village of Rocamadour
Rocamadour is known for the Cité Réligieuse complex of religious buildings, accessed via the Grand Escalier staircase. We did the tour of Rocamadour a little differently to how most people …
Saint Cirq Lapopie and swimming in the river at Vers
We had a truly great time in Saint Cirq Lapopie area as we met up with some friends who were also in their motorhome. Paul and Sue live in France, …
Cahors and its beautiful medieval bridge
When we went to Cahors it was mainly to see its magnificent medieval bridge and we also popped in to see its lovely Cathedral. The bridge appears in all of …
The oldest cloister in the world at Moissac
Moissac is an unremarkable small town bordering the Tarn river in the Occitanie region of Southern France. It has a single claim to fame that makes it worthwhile to travel …
Cordes-sur-Ciel, the village above the clouds
In 1222, Cordes received its charter from the Count of Toulouse to become a “bastide” – a fortified new town. The entire town was built from scratch on top of …
Albi and the largest brick building in the world
In Albi France, there is a Cathedral that is the largest brick building in the world. It’s a monster of a building! With all those bricks it’s not surprising that …
Lourdes and its Holy Water
It was a bit of a grey day, weather-wise, the day we went to Lourdes. We were there with quite a few other people on the day but it wasn’t …