Moissac was a popular stopping place on the pilgrim's route to Santiago de Compostela. Founded in the 7th century, partly destroyed by the Moorish invasion, restored at the time of Charlemagne, and, again, destroyed by the Normans.

The St.-Pierre Abbey Church reached its architectural zenith in association with the mother house of Cluny in 1047-1048. Today, it consists of a bell tower, with porch and doorway, and a unique nave, with Romanesque stone below and Gothic brick above. Its carved tympanum and cloisters, with 116 pillars, make Moissac a mecca of Romanesque Art.

The cloisters are the oldest and biggest (31metres x 7metres, 87 feet x 76 feet) in France, and, because of their symmetry and richness in carving, considered to be the most beautiful. The portal, depicting "Christ in His Glory" surrounded by symbols of the four Apostles, is a masterpiece of Christian Sacred Art that greatly influenced the development of Romanesque and Gothic Art.

The town itself changed dramatically after the 1930 flood when over 600 buildings were destroyed.

Market Days Saturday & Sunday am - farmers market

The Count of Toulouse built Montauban the capital of the Tarn & Garonne Department, a bastide town on the banks of the Tarn, in 1144. Extremely well preserved, the town offers pedestrians a visual history of French architectural styles set amid a living vibrant community:

Eglise Saint-Jacques with Toulousian styled steeple (mid-13th Century)

Pont Vieux bridge spanning seven pointed arches (14th Century), at the eastern end of the bridge you will find the Bishop's Palace (17th Century) that houses the prestigious Ingrés Museum and exhibits the works of Ingrés, Bourdelle and Desnoyers.

Place Nationale the brick market square with double vaulted galleries (17-18th Centuries).

Cathedrale Notre-Dame (late 17th-early 18th centuries) built on the orders of Louis XIV, is in stark contrast to the rest of the towns red brick construction.

Market Days Wednesday/Saturday am - Marche au gras, Place Nationale Saturday am - farmers & flea Marche - Place Prax-Paris

Set among orchards in the foot hills of the Quercy, the fortified village of Montpezat-de-Quercy retain sits medieval character. Renaissance houses, half-timbered houses, and medieval cob-walled houses complement the town's covered market place.

The Eglise Saint-Martin (1337), in the Languedoc style, features side chapels separated by the interior buttresses of a single nave. The church also houses superb Flemish tapestries from the late 16th century, the marble statue, Virgin with Doves, from the 14th century, and several English alabasters.

The Faillal Leisure Park, a residential and entertainment centre, is situated just outside the town.

This town's spectacular position earned it the title "Nobilis Vallis," or Noble Valley. Beneath the towering white cliffs of Anglars Rock, Saint-Antonin lies between the Aveyron and Bonnette Rivers.

The townhall, built in 1125, is the oldest in France; now a museum, it displays a remarkable collection of local prehistoric artifacts. Periods of war and prosperity have left their mark on the village making it a living museum of medieval civil architecture unique in France.

Market Day is Sunday am

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