Gaillac Tuscany, a rich territory

Markets and gastronomy

Salvagnac: small local producers' market on Wednesday morning and from 5:00 p.m.;
Lisle-sur-Tarn: market on Sunday morning;
Rabastens: market Tuesday and Saturday morning;
Gaillac: local producers' market on Tuesday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday morning (Place du Griffoul), and large market on Friday morning.
Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val : authentic and renowned market (40 minutes/43km) every Sunday morning;
Gourmet markets organized by the surrounding villages during the summer;
Puycelsi honey farm (11mn/8km);
Discovery of the areas of the Gaillac vineyard for an authentic tasting;
Wine festival in Gaillac the first weekend of August.

In Salvagnac (4mn/4km): Bakery, VIVAL supermarket, pharmacy, café-restaurants;
La Pause fermière (3mn/3km): local products 7 days a week;
Lisle-sur-Tarn (13mn/13km), Rabastens (16mn/13km) and Gaillac (20mn/16km): all shops.

Cathédrale d’Albi et cité épiscopale © Loïc Lagarde

The unavoidable:

Lisle-sur-Tarn, a 13th century bastide town, and the hilltop medieval towns of Cordes, Puycelsi, Castelnau-de-Montmiral, Bruniquel and Pennes;
And also: the villages of Lautrec, Monestiès, Salles-sur-Cérou, Saint-Martin-Laguépie, Vieux, Vaour, Briatexte, Larroque, Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val…
Visit of Albi (40mn/43km): Sainte-Cécile cathedral, Episcopal city (listed as a UNESCO heritage site since 2010), Berbie palace, Toulouse-Lautrec museum…
Visit of Montauban (35mn/35km): Ingres Bourdelle museum, national square, port, discovery of the canal, plant garden…
Aperitifs-concerts organized during the summer by winegrowers;
Castles of Mauriac, Cayla, Saint-Géry.

The cottage is located on the edge of a marked “GRP Lisle-Sivens” route, it is a hiking crossing point towards the forest of Sivens and Puycelsi.

La région regorge de balades, de randonnées et d’activités :

More than 35 marked hikes of all levels to discover Occitan Tuscany;
Passage of the GR46;
Santiago de Compostela connecting route from Conques to Toulouse;
Proximity to the forests of Grésigne and Sivens;
Martels gardens (Giroussens) ;
Picnics and swimming on the banks of the Tarn (Rabastens, Aiguelèze), Aveyron or Viaur (Saint-Martin-Laguépie);
Canoeing and kayaking in the Aveyron gorges, from Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val.