Tourbes: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Tourbes can include this accommodation preference in their travel planning.

A tour through Tourbes passes numerous houses dating from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. The Église Saint-Saturnin is a 14th-century church in the style of southern French Gothic architecture. Tourbes is first mentioned in the year 990.

Culture and History

The former moats were filled in and transformed into boulevards. Elegant winegrowers’ houses were built along these boulevards in the 19th century. The Chapelle Saint-Roch stands on one of the hills of Tourbes amid vineyards; the path lined with fig trees leads to it.

Wines can be tasted at the wineries in Tourbes or at the Cellier Saint-Roch, the local winegrowers’ cooperative.

Events

Tourbes O’ Jazz is an annual cultural festival held in August that began in 2012. In mid-August, a mass is celebrated at the Chapelle Saint-Roch, to which the residents of Tourbes make a pilgrimage.

Nature

The “À la découverte de l’orchidée sauvage” circular trail in Tourbes is 3 kilometres long, takes about 1 hour and is rated as very easy. Depending on the season, several species of orchids and other plants can be seen along this circular trail.

Activities

The Tourbes pump track allows visitors to ride bicycles and scooters, as well as skateboard and roller-skate. The Tourbes fitness trail has various training stations for endurance, agility and muscle strengthening. It is located near the village and is freely accessible all year round.

Geographical Location

Tourbes is served by a full-access interchange of the A75 motorway, which is only a few minutes away.

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More Destinations

More places in the same destination:

Villeneuvette, La Caunette, Valflaunès, Margon, Nézignan-L'evêque, Vic-La-Gardiole, Cébazan, Rieussec.