Description

Cahors, Tolouse to Pyrenees. Mountains (10,000 ft+), Valleys - Tarn, Garonne, Lot, Dordogne. Toulouse, Cathedral. Albi, Lautrec gallery. Rocamadour, Black Madonna; Montauban, Ingres museum.

Weather
2000 hours sunshine av. per year. 60 - 80 days above 25C. Toulouse: January High 13C/57F, Low -4C/24F; July High 35C/96F, Low 12C/55F.

Food
Cassoulet, Saucisse: Toulouse. Foie Gras. Beans: Tarbes. Garbure soup. Cheese: Roquefort, Pyrenean Tomme. Melons; Quercy.

Travel
Airports at Toulouse, Tarbes - Lourdes, Rodez - Marcillac, Castres - Mazamet. TGV to Toulouse

Trivia
Visit Cirque de Gavarnie, Hautes Pyrenees for the longest waterfall in Europe - 240m.