The gite is in the countryside yet convenient for shops,
restaurants and golf courses
- Shopping
- An easy 5 minute drive away is a small town which has a good
range of local shops - butcher, charcuterie, boulangeries, mini-supermarkets,
banks, post office, cafes, plus a weekly market.
- A pleasant 10 minute drive passing through the vineyards brings
you to a truly excellent farm shop on the outskirts of Albi plus two larger
supermarkets, one specialising in fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and
cheeses
- Albi is rather
special - and the centre is only 15 minutes away. The shops in and around the
old part of the city, much of which is pedestrianised, are varied and generally
of high quality.
- Toulouse
is about 45 minutes by car - or you can take the train, leaving your car at our
local station 5 minutes away.
- Markets
- There are a number of
markets in Albi during the week
including that held in the delightful, newly restored,
covered market
- Art & culture
- The museums of the artists
Toulouse-Lautrec
(Albi), Goya (Castres),
Ingres
(Montauban),
Lenoir
(Montricoux) and Bistes (Chateau de
Mauriac) are noteworthy and well worth visiting.
- Wine and food
- The gite is in the Gaillac Appellation area so there
will be no problem in finding vineyards where you can taste and purchase the
local wines. Particularly outstanding are the wines from nearby
Domaine Rotier ,
Château Touny-les-Roses
, and the 'caves cooperatives' of
Labastide de Lévis and
Tecou
- There is a superb choice of places to dine, from simple
cafés to smart restaurants. Perhaps try
L'Epicurean, one of
many restaurants of quality in Albi or, in the surrounding countryside,
Château de
Salettes, Le
Pigeonnier and La
Taverne
- Birdwatching
- For information about birdwatching in the Tarn, plus a list of
birds we have seen around the gite, please click here