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My Beautiful Occitanie

A guide to France's best kept secret

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  • Ariège – Haute Pyrénées
  • Aude – l’Hérault
  • CULTURA
  • Haute Garonne – Le Gers
  • Le Gard – Lozère
  • Le Lot – Aveyron
  • Pyrénées Orientales
  • Tarn – Tarn et Garonne
  • CONTACT
culture, france, Haute Garonne

Rieux-Volvestre

The medieval city of Rieux Volvestre in Haute Garonne is like a little sister to Toulouse. La Cathedral of Sainte-Marie … Continue reading Rieux-Volvestre

The fragile psyche of a confined traveller
culture, france, occitanie

The fragile psyche of a confined traveller

Never one to revel in being told what to do, I am dreading the speech this evening by our president … Continue reading The fragile psyche of a confined traveller

Nostalgia
Toulouse, travel, voyage

Nostalgia

I can never decide whether nostalgia is a good thing or a bad thing. The Greek roots of the word … Continue reading Nostalgia

How Moissac became exotic
culture, occitanie, travel

How Moissac became exotic

In the heart of Tarn and Garonne, you can discover the town of Moissac and one thing is for sure, … Continue reading How Moissac became exotic

Toulouse Lautrec
culture, france, occitanie

Toulouse Lautrec

“To think I would never have painted if my legs had been just a little longer!” If there is one … Continue reading Toulouse Lautrec

Albi
france, occitanie, Uncategorized

Albi

Never let your memories be greater than your dreams – Douglas Ivester Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose … Continue reading Albi

2021 – What’s Toulouse?
france, occitanie, Toulouse, Uncategorized

2021 – What’s Toulouse?

In Toulouse, like everywhere in France it is customary to wish people a “happy new year” during the first month … Continue reading 2021 – What’s Toulouse?

Gruissan
Aude, occitanie, travel

Gruissan

The pretty medieval village of Gruissan is one of my local happy places. It is so hard not to be … Continue reading Gruissan

Château de Lastours
Aude, occitanie, Uncategorized

Château de Lastours

Les châteaux de Lastours or castles of Lastours stand on a  spur above the village of Lastours in the Black … Continue reading Château de Lastours

Château de Lagarde
Ariège, culture, occitanie

Château de Lagarde

A few kilometres from the pretty town of Mirepoix, on the border of Ariège and Aude, is the village of … Continue reading Château de Lagarde

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