The Tarn-et-Garonne

Although it was the last French department to be created, a good 18 years after the others, the Tarn-and-Garonne existed already as a junction of the river Garonne and its two principal tributaries, the Tarn and the Aveyron,  along the banks of which villages developed over the centuries..

A crossroads also of mediaeval battles, trading and religion with as proof several remarkable abbeys (Moissac, Belleperche, Beaulieu-en-Rouergue) and  forts  as well as varied and interesting tourist spots (the canal de Garonne, Montauban, Moissac) now become cultural centres providing astounding settings for festivals.
The river and its tributaries, the gorges de l'Aveyron  and the hills of Moissac today provide a natural and majestic site for sports and loisirs. 

The Tarn-and-Garonne is in the heart of the south-west, a social fusion of masons and warriors (mediaeval castles of Brassac, Bruniquel, Bioule, Cas, Gramont, Saint-Projet), a witness to religion (the abbeys of Moissac, Belleperche, Beaulieu-en-Rouergue), and art (artists Ingres, Bourdelle, Marcel Lenoir) or the political ideas of Olympe de Gouges.

Guardians of this rich heritage, the "Tarn-et-Garonnais" have evolved a warm and opulent way of life resembling meals in the Occitan: you need time if you want to taste everything!
How, indeed, to choose between bastides and "castelnaux", the wild gorges of the Aveyron and excursions on the Garonne Canal, between fairs, festivals and sports activities (canoeing, rambling)
How to avoid tasting the fruit, vegetables, garlic and truffles, not to mention the wine in this land of milk and honey (Pays de Cocagne = Land of Cockaigne) where geese and ducks reign.

In Tarn-et-Garonne, whether you are a family, a couple or just friends, each step takes you towards a discovery, a landscape, a magical spot an a shared pleasure.