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Tarn-et-Garonne
4 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: April to June, and September to October
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Welcome
Tarn-et-Garonne, in a few days
Between the Garonne, the Tarn and the Aveyron, this small department packs in the Romanesque cloister of Moissac, Ingres's drawings in Montauban, the castles of Bruniquel and the cliffs of the Aveyron gorges. Add the bastide towns of the Lomagne, Auvillar and its round market hall, and the hat makers of Caussade.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 2 things
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Moissac cloister · about 1 hCompleted in 1100, according to an inscription on one pillar, it is among the oldest carved Romanesque cloisters, with 76 capitals, many telling Bible stories.
- Afternoon · Auvillar free · about 1 hA village on a bluff above the Garonne, one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France, with arcaded houses around a rare circular grain hall.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hôtel des Arts€100 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Beaumont-de-Lomagne free · about 1 hA bastide founded in 1276, keeping its grid plan, its vast 14th-century market hall and a brick church begun around 1280.
- Afternoon · Musée Ingres Bourdelle · about 1 h 30In Montauban's former bishop's palace, reopened in 2019: Ingres's own bequest of drawings, Bourdelle's sculpture, and the violin behind the French phrase for a hobby.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hôtel des Arts€100 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Caussade free · about 1 hWith Septfonds, a straw hat centre since the 19th century, where family firms still make boaters and wide-brimmed hats; factory shops show the wooden moulds.
- Afternoon · The Aveyron gorges and the Cirque de Bône free · 2 to 3 hBetween Saint-Antonin and Bruniquel, the river cuts through limestone cliffs and oak woods, passing below the ruined castle of Penne, with climbers and canoeists.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hôtel des Arts€100 a night
D4
Day 4
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val free · about 1 hA medieval town of lanes and half-timbered houses below the Roc d'Anglars, whose 12th-century Romanesque house is among France's oldest civic buildings.
- Afternoon · The castles of Bruniquel · about 1 hTwo castles share one courtyard above the Aveyron: the Old Castle, 13th century, and the Young Castle, built 1485 to 1510.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hôtel des Arts€100 a night
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
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🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Baguette: the daily bread, bought fresh from the boulangerie. Ask for a "tradition", made with nothing but flour, water, salt and yeast.
- Croissant and pain au chocolat: breakfast pastries, best in the morning while still warm.
- The cheese course: served after the main dish and before dessert, from Comté to Camembert.
- Steak frites: the bistro standard. Order it "saignant" for rare or "à point" for medium.
- Galettes and crêpes: savoury buckwheat pancakes from Brittany filled with ham, egg and cheese, then sweet ones for pudding.
- House wine: ordered by the carafe or the "pichet" at lunch, and often better value than a bottle.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Say "bonjour" when you walk into a shop, a bakery or a café, and "au revoir" as you leave. Skipping it comes across as rude.
- Lunch runs from about noon to 2pm and dinner starts around 7.30pm. In between, most restaurant kitchens are closed.
- Most shops close on Sunday, and many small towns shut on Monday too. Bakeries and markets open on Sunday morning.
- Do not pay for bottled water at the table: ask for "une carafe d'eau", tap water that is served free with a meal.
- Around the big Paris sights, walk past anyone with a petition or a friendship bracelet. They are there to distract you while someone else takes your wallet.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ French
| English | French |
|---|---|
| Hello | Bonjour |
| Thank you | Merci |
| Please | S'il vous plaît |
| Yes | Oui |
| No | Non |
| Excuse me | Excusez-moi |
| Goodbye | Au revoir |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais ? |
| I don't understand | Je ne comprends pas |
| How much is it? | Combien ça coûte ? |
| Where are the toilets? | Où sont les toilettes ? |
| The bill, please | L'addition, s'il vous plaît |
| Help! | Au secours ! |
| Cheers! | Santé ! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyEuro (EUR, €)
BudgetAbout €88 a day, mid-range
Best seasonApril to June, and September to October
PlugC/E · 230V
Tap waterSafe to drink
TippingService is included by law, round up
Emergency112
EntrySchengen area: an ID card or passport for EU citizens, 90 days visa-free for UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports.
HealthNo specific vaccination needed. Check that tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR are up to date.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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