Tarn
This intriguing museum explores the adventures of Albi-born explorer Jean-François de Galaup (aka the Comte de Lapérouse), who made several pioneering…
Must-see attractions in Toulouse, Gers & Vallée du Tarn
Toulouse
These 200-year-old sculpted gardens are a refreshing place to take a breather from hectic central Toulouse. Find the entrance to this 7-hectare park on…
Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption
Tarn
Hanging in Montauban’s 18th-century Cathédrale Notre Dame de l’Assomption is one of Ingres' masterpiece, Le Vœu de Louis XIII (1824), which depicts the…
Toulouse
This natural-history museum ranges across the epochs, with exhibits from pterodactyl skeletons to ancient fossils. Exhibits are displayed with verve and…
Toulouse
Toulouse's former abattoir is now a cutting-edge art gallery hosting temporary exhibits. It's open until 8pm on Thursdays outside school holidays; ask…
Toulouse, Gers & Vallée du Tarn
The elegant, tiered bell tower of Beaumont's main church, dating to the 14th century, was closely modelled on Toulouse's Couvent des Jacobins.
Toulouse
This 19th-century brick tower once pumped out fresh water, but since the 1970s it's been a venue for contemporary photography displays.
Tarn
Feel stress melt away as you idle by frog-filled ponds and under shady palm trees in these sculpted flower gardens.
