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St. Sernin Basilica   Toulouse

St. Sernin Basilica, Toulouse

 19 Reviews  Romanesque style and built between about 1.080 and 1.120, this Basilica is the former abbey church of the Abbey of St. Sernin or St. Saturnin. It's an important site for pilgrims on the Way of... 

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Jacobins Church & Cloister   Toulouse

Jacobins Church & Cloister, Toulouse

 17 Reviews  Magnificent pillars. If the outside of the church of the Jacobins, except for the bell tower, does not arouse the aesthetic enthusiasm, the inside with its magnificent pillars in the form of palm... 

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Outside Toulouse - Excursions   Toulouse

Outside Toulouse - Excursions, Toulouse

 22 Reviews  Montauban is a vigorous city (pop. 51K) . It began as a bastides and traces remain at the city center. It sits above the west bank of the river Tarn next to its old bridge that now connects a suburb... 

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Place du Capitole   Toulouse

Place du Capitole, Toulouse

 28 Reviews  This Building connected by two Henri IV Gates In the courtyard of Capitole. In 1525, the sheriffs decide to build a new tower on the site of an ancient tower of defense to keep the archives of the... 

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Walking - Les Rues   Toulouse

Walking - Les Rues, Toulouse

 15 Reviews  It's a pretty common convention in Europe to name streets and squares after regions and cities in the country in which the streets are located, or after large cities elsewhere in Europe. This is just... 

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Gardens-Jardins   Toulouse

Gardens-Jardins, Toulouse

 18 Reviews  This is a very nice garden I discovered while walking downtown to the Musée Georges Labit. Trees, flowers, fountains operating at full stream and thereby masking the noise of traffic around the... 

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La Garonne   Toulouse

La Garonne, Toulouse

 16 Reviews  When from the St-Pierre bridge one looks downstream the river, eyes and ears are drawn by the waterfalls at the height of the reach of the Brienne river. There stands the hydroelectric power station... 

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St. Etienne Cathedral   Toulouse

St. Etienne Cathedral, Toulouse

 10 Reviews  FOR TAPESTRY AMATEURS. During my visit of the basilica St Etienne I had been intrigued by the numerous tapestries hung above stalls because it is a less frequent element of decoration in a church... 

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Musée des Augustins   Toulouse

Musée des Augustins, Toulouse

 9 Reviews  In my opinion this is the best museum in Toulouse. The works of art are presented in the sumptuous setting of the church and the chapter houses of the old Augustins convent. The visit begin with the... 

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Canal du Midi   Toulouse

Canal du Midi, Toulouse

 7 Reviews  The Canal du Midi is the other major waterway of Toulouse is the Canal du Midi, and unlike the River Garonne, it is man-made. You can go on river cruises here too, but I somehow think that it is... 

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Museums others   Toulouse

Museums others, Toulouse

 10 Reviews  In fact there are two small museums in the left wing of the Hotel Dieu Saint-Jacques: The Museum of the History of Medicine and the Museum of Medical Instruments of the Hospitals of Toulouse. To get... 

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Places - Squares others   Toulouse

Places - Squares others, Toulouse

 8 Reviews  Place Jean-Jaurès greets you as you leave the Tourist Information centre and head towards Rue d'Alsace-Lorraine. The park, which has various playground pieces and is almost always full of shrieking... 

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Markets - Marchés   Toulouse

Markets - Marchés, Toulouse

 3 Reviews  We had no accommodation booked for our first night in Toulouse, and as it was too late to search afar without risking divorce, so we booked into a rather bland place that had one thing to recommend... 

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Culture   Toulouse

Culture, Toulouse

 3 Reviews  One of the great opportunities a city break to France affords, is the chance to do a bit of posing. Plenty of opportunity in Toulouse's lovely teashops. (Note the wine glasses, however, to the... 

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Churches Others   Toulouse

Churches Others, Toulouse

 7 Reviews  The facade on the Garonne of Notre-Dame de la Daurade, with its Doric columns, looks more like a temple of the antiquity than a church. The present basilica, dating from the end of the 18th c., is... 

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Hôtels Renaissance Mansions   Toulouse

Hôtels Renaissance Mansions, Toulouse

 8 Reviews  Toulouse boasts about 50 handsome hotels particuliers - grand, private mansions mostly dating from the 16th century. Hotel D'assézat built by a rich woad merchant, is one of the finest. It now houses... 

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Musée des Antiques - St Raymond   Toulouse

Musée des Antiques - St Raymond, Toulouse

 5 Reviews  The Musee Saint-Raymond, in a beautiful building opposite the Saint-Senin Basilica, is a wonderful muesum of Roman antiquities, but with the exception of the underground arcaheological remains... 

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Briques roses - Pink bricks   Toulouse

Briques roses - Pink bricks, Toulouse

 2 Reviews  If in combination with dressed stone as on the facade of the Capitole (photo n°1) or some private buildings (n°2) bricks in all their shades are pleasant to look at, there are public or religious... 

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Ancient Toulouse Romaine -   Toulouse

Ancient Toulouse Romaine -, Toulouse

 1 Review  A certains endroits de la ville, le visiteur averti peut voir des vestiges du mur d'enceinte romain qui entourait entièrement la cité. Bien peu d'habitants de la ville savent eux-même ce que sont... 

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Cabrespine cave and gorge

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Deep in the Black Mountain, the patient work of water has carved, for thousands of years, a huge cave. Visit the Giant Hole of Cabrespine peacefully from a path in belvedere. The setting and its remarkable lights, make it an exceptional site.In addition, the giant hole of Cabrespine has acquired, since its discovery in 1968, an international reputation. This huge network of over 25 km has become a classic of speleology. This prestigious site is no longer limited to insiders, it is now open to a wide audience through underground discovery tours, which does not require any particular technical or sport skill. Comments on the history of the cave and its evolution are available throughout the tour.You can watch my 3 min 10 sec Video Cabrespine cave out of my Youtube channel.

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Cabrespine Cave

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Carbespine Cave is one of the most interesting caves in the south of France. According to "cave" classification it has "four stars". The volume of a cave makes 1,3 million cubic metre.From a balcony it is possible to observe below mountain lake. It seems improbable, but up to it more than 200 meters! And in general the sizes of a cave allow to place into it Eiffel tower!Open  11 february 2012 to 31 march 2012 - From 14:00 to 17:30 01 april 2012 to 30 june 2011 - From 10:00 to 11:30 and from 14:00 to 17:30 01 july 2012 to 31 august 2012 - From 10:00 to 18:00 01 september 2012 to 31 october 2012 - From 10:00 to 11:30 and from 14:00 to 17:30 01 november 2012 to 10 december 2012 - From 14:00 to 17:30Rates, Methods of payment  Basic rate - adult full rate : 9.10 € Child rate : 5.80 €(Child from 5 to 12 years) Adult groups rate :...

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An Ancient Romanesque Church Near St.-Bertrand's

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Outside of Valcabreres (pop. 120) on the river near the source of the Garonne on the left bank is the Basilica of St. Just. It is aone mile north of Cathedral St.-Bertrand. We see here a church built between the middle of the 11 and end of the 12C . The most outstanding element in the church is the north portal which has a tympanum and lateral to this four full-sized column statues, who are Saint Etienne and two Saints Just and Pasteur killled in 304 by Diocletian with their heads in their hands and Ste. Helene. One should be aware that these statues were created less than 50 years after the west facade statues at Chartres.

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St.-Bertrand de Comminges is Near St.-Gaudens

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The Cathedral of St.-Bertrand is the most Southern Cathedral in France and was started in 1083. It is a single nave structure but was finished slowly with an eastern end quite a fine Gothic affair contributed by Clement V in 1305. Until into the 17C the regular parishioners were only allowed into the church at the western end and around the ambulatory. There is a good cloister and in the lower town are Gallo-Roman remains which include parts of a Baths and beyond this a paleo-christian cemetary and remains of a church.

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In the Southwest Midi At the Pyrenees

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We spent two days in the southwest part of this area at the beginning of the Pyrenees. Here there are Romanesque churches and even the remains of Gallo-Roman remains and elements from slightly more recent times. In St. Gaudens there is one such old church and also a large monument remembering World War I and the famous Three Marechaux. (Foch was reared in these surroundings).

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At the Bottom of the Gorge du Tarn at Les Vignes

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Along side the river we stopped for lunch in Les Vignes, where no eating places were open because it was after season (November). We finally found a source for a sandwich and a cup of coffee. At this point there is an old bridge that crosses to the south bank, which gives access to the south side for views and climbs to fine sites which we did not do. There is a good road along the river onward to Le Rozier which we did use and ultimately went on to the Millau Aqueduct.

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From Point Sublme Toward Les Vignes

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After seeing this vista, we headed for the town of Les Vignes, stopping along the way for further views nearer the river but still high above it. Along the river there are various sorts of river activities in season. From here the souther bank of the river is also seen with steep falls to the river and the adjacent Causse de Mejean to the South.

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Visit the Gorges du Tarn at Point Sublime

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We arrived from the Northwest coming from two nights at Grand-Vabre which sits near the last mile of the Dourdou River just below its entry into the Tarn and two miles north of Conques on that same Dourdou river. Our way was east along the Tarn headwaters near the south bank, east of Rodez to Severac. Here we took a back road further east along the Causse de Sauve Terre for 15 km to near the Point Sublime. This point is the highest place along the 60 km of the Gorges du Tarn. From here one can look both up and down the river below. .

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Cordes-sur-Ciel Is A French Hill Town

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As its name implies, Cordes is a hill town ( a rarity in France). Its added dividend are the ancient mansions. Gothic secular buildings are few in the world and Cordes has 5 or more from the 14C or slightly later. Many artisans have withdrawn to the town and their work is onview, but there are vistas as well.

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Albi Is A Major Stop Here

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Albi is one of the most attractive and famous cities in the Midi. It has a famous fortress-like Cathedral which contains a late 14C painted and frightening Last Judgement mural that is unique of its type. The Cathedral and the old Town sit on a commanding height looking over the Tarn River and its bridges. The older buildings, like those in other places nearby are built of red brick. A day or more could be profitably spent there

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Hotel Albert 1er  Toulouse

 1 Review and 206 Opinions  Comparing with anther 2-star hotels this is one of the best I have found. Take into account that it... 

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Grand Hotel Moderne  Lourdes

 1 Review and 52 Opinions  I was extremely comfortable during my stay at the Hotel Moderne. From the welcoming and efficient... 

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Mercure Albi Bastides Albi  Albi

 1 Review and 99 Opinions  We stayed two nights at this hotel and had breakfast and dinner there each evening. It has the... 

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