Tarn: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

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Nature

Within Tarn, Sidobre is a unique granite plateau shaped by erosion; along the paths, visitors encounter rock formations. Its approximate elevation ranges from 500 to 800 metres. In the wider Tarn region, the Plateau des Lacs comprises four lakes created by artificial reservoirs.

Within Tarn, the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park provides numerous hiking trails and loops, four GR routes and several greenways. It also offers 28 hiking guides that combine discovering the heritage with outdoor activities. In Sidobre, activities include hiking, fishing and mountain biking. The Maison du Sidobre provides information about the formation of granite, and a visit to a granite quarry in Sidobre can illustrate how stone is extracted and cut.

Tarn Pleine Nature provides route information, tracks and heritage discoveries for paths travelled on foot, on horseback, by bicycle and by mountain bike.

Culture and History

In the wider Tarn region, you will find the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, the Collégiale Saint-Salvy, the Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile, the Jardin National, the Jardins du Palais de la Berbie and the Parc de Rochegude. In the vicinity of Tarn is the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Candeil.

Within Tarn, the episcopal city of Albi forms a complete urban ensemble spanning the Middle Ages to the present day. The medieval centre of Cordes-sur-Ciel includes fortified gates, defensive walls and elaborately designed Gothic façades. Artists and craftspeople operate workshops there. The abbey school of Sorèze became a royal military school under Louis XVI.

Visitors reach the upper town of Cordes-sur-Ciel on foot via steep, cobbled lanes. In Tarn, visitors can follow traces of fortified villages associated with the Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade. The Dom Robert Museum displays colourful works inspired by the nature of the Montagne Noire.

The Mazamet footbridge is 140 metres long and hangs 70 metres above the abyss; it connects the heights of Mazamet with the medieval village of Hautpoul.

Gastronomy

Within Tarn, the Gaillac wine-growing region bears the Vignobles & Découvertes wine tourism label. It is also described as one of France’s oldest wine-growing regions. Culinary traditions in Tarn include Croquants de Cordes, soupe à l'ail Rose de Lautrec and poumpet. Melsat and bougnettes are described as local specialities. Farms, shops and producers welcome visitors for direct sales.

Places

Other place pages in Tarn: Aiguelèze, Alban, Almayrac, Ambialet, Brassac, Castres, Crespinet, Le Travet, Trébas, Rosieres, Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe, Vénès, Lagarrigue, Cordes-Sur-Ciel, Escoussens, Vitrac, Terssac, Sorèze, Saint-Affrique, Montredon-Labessonnié, Lacaune, Les Cabannes, Puylaurens, Albi, Lavaur, Prades, Brens, Castelnau-De-Brassac, Burlats, Sainte-Gemme, Mazamet, Rivières, Lacrouzette, Mirandol-Bourgnounac, Saïx, Montcabrier, Curvalle, Marsal, Castelnau-De-Montmiral, Le Sequestre, Réalmont, Lacabarède, Dourgne, Pont-De-Larn, Senouillac, Saint-Pierre-De-Trivisy, Lagrave, Valence-D'albigeois, Gaillac, Roquecourbe, Lautrec, Aiguefonde, Labastide-De-Lévis, Marssac-Sur-Tarn, Lisle-Sur-Tarn, Les Cammazes, Graulhet, Giroussens, Montgey, Payrin-Augmontel, Cahuzac-Sur-Vère, Saint-Beauzile, Villeneuve-Sur-Vère, Cagnac-Les-Mines, Durfort, Rabastens, Ferrières, Larroque, Salvagnac, Teyssode, Labastide-Rouairoux, Castelnau-De-Lévis, Villefranche-D'albigeois, Saint-Cirgue, Noailhac, Puycelci, La Sauzière-Saint-Jean, Labruguière, Donnazac, Garrevaques, Cestayrols, Carmaux, Damiatte, Lescure-D'albigeois, Tanus, Nages, Saint-Amans-Soult, Mouzieys-Panens, Vielmur-Sur-Agout, Trévien, Montdurausse, Cadalen, Belleserre, Viterbe, Ambres, Fiac, Pampelonne, Vieux, Vindrac-Alayrac, Bellegarde, Virac, Cuq-Toulza, Castanet, Boissezon, Cambounès, Blan, Busque, Puygouzon, Saint-Germier, Sainte-Cécile-Du-Cayrou, Gijounet, Lempaut, Vaour, Puycalvel, Fayssac, Bournazel, Saint-Juéry, Magrin, Le Garric, Monestiès, Valderiès, Mouzieys-Teulet, Saint-Gauzens, Parisot, Carlus, Andillac, Murat-sur-Vèbre, Rayssac, Montans, Mont-Roc, Massac-Séran, Le Bez, Cuq, Le Riols, Fauch, Lamillarié, Saint-Jean-de-Marcel, Labastide-Dénat, Dénat, Albine, Montirat, Palleville, Fréjairolles, Cahuzac, Florentin, Massaguel, Verdalle, Anglès, Labastide-Gabausse, Mailhoc, Blaye-les-Mines, Jouqueviel, Paulinet, Arifat, Fraissines, Tonnac, Milhavet, Assac, Le Masnau-Massuguiès, Viane, Le Vintrou, Sérénac, Montpinier, Moulin-Mage, Padiès, Frausseilles, Laboulbène, Lombers, Livers-Cazelles, Poudis, Bout-du-Pont-de-Larn, Peyregoux, Fréjeville.

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