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Music and wine in Fronton

The Festival “Musique en Vignes dans le Frontonnais” takes place 1-12 July 2012

 

A series of musical concerts held in wine cellars, churches and other venues covering the range from classical to jazz is planned each followed by a wine tasting from different Fronton vineyards, including personal favourites such as Chateau Bouissel. Fronton wines

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Gaillac Wine Festival

Gaillac (81,Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees) holds its annual wine fair (Fete des Vins) 6-7 August 2011. Situated between Toulouse and Albi, the wines of this region tend to be a variation on the Languedoc style.

Between the wine-producing areas of Bordeaux and Languedoc-Roussillon, the Aquitaine and Midi-Pyrénées vineyards have succeeded in perpetuating their wine-growing vocation across a

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Carnival in Albi

The town of Albi (81 Tarn et Garonne, Midi Pyrenees) holds its annual Carnival celebration from 20 – 28 February 2010.

Albi is perhapes best known for its pink brick Cathedral, the Toulouse Lautrec museum and the birthplace of the Albigensian Crusades which led to the Cathar heresy and battles.

However for a week in

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Le weekend in....the Segala (Aveyron/Tarn)

Our ocassional series of articles using local knowledge to help you get the best out of a visit to different parts of France.

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The Segala is a rural area comprising part of the south Aveyron and northern Tarn departments.

The Segala is an old provencal region also known as the Land

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Gaillac Wine Fair – August 2008

The Gaillac AOC appellation celebrates the local wines over 3 days (8–10 August 2008) in the town of Gaillac (81 Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees) Famous for its wines made from local grape varieties such as Mauzac and L’En de l’El, a wide range of wines styles is produced from dry to sweet, white, rose, red, still. sparkling

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Lautrec's Bread and Pink Garlic Festivals

The village of Lautrec (81 Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees) is proud of its local pink garlic (l’ail rose) and celebrates this every year in August with a Festival, market, competitions and music – 3 August 2012

According to Chocolate & Zucchini. one of the best food websites:-

Apart from its undeniable attractiveness, l’Ail Rose de Lautrec is

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Lautrec’s Bread and Pink Garlic Festivals

The village of Lautrec (81 Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees) is proud of its local pink garlic (l’ail rose) and celebrates this every year in August with a Festival, market, competitions and music – 3 August 2012

According to Chocolate & Zucchini. one of the best food websites:-

Apart from its undeniable attractiveness, l’Ail Rose de Lautrec is

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Table in the Tarn

Another of those books that leaves you yearning for the gentle pleasures of southern France, this one combines the story of setting up a classy B&B in the Tarn département and 100 recipes based on the food of the area. This is the land of Gaillac wines, Albi and the Tarn Valley on the

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Tour de France 2008 – Stage 8: Figeac – Toulouse

The Tour de France 2008 (21 stages, 3500 km) Stage 8 is on 12 July 2008 and starts from Figeac (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees) and runs 170km via Gaillac (81 Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees) to Toulouse (31 Haut-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees).

For more on the Tour de France 2008 see www.letour.fr/ For details of coverage on ITV see www.itv.com

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Bread and Windmills in Lautrec

Lautrec (81 Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees) holds its Festival to celebrate the connection between windmills and bread (Fete du Four au Moulin).

includes a demonstration of milling the flour in the traditional manner (wind permitting!)

- plus a Marché de Terroir (farmers market) – lots of different breads to try, music,dancing.

The village also famous for

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