Our gite is surrounded by the gentle undulating hills of the Tarn with nearby walks and cycle rides. We are 5 minutes from the medieval town of Lavaur and close to Giroussens with its steam railway line and pottery museum. Further afield there are beautiful medieval hill top towns such as Cordes-sur-Ciel and Lautrec. Toulouse and Albi are no more than 40 minutes away.

You will find below a list towns and sites of interest and in the right column you will find details of walks and circuits and more! Wherever possible we have provided links to English language pages but in some cases they don't exist and the link will take you to a French page.

5 à 20 minutes from the gîte
Lavaur	map	A market evey Wednesday and Saturday
		Cathédrale Saint-Alain  with its Jacquemart
		Medieval city centre
		Summer open air concerts (every Thursday)
		Restaurants et Shops
		App with walks for your mobile
		3 walks straight out of our front door
Ambres	map	A quiet village with a view of the hills
		Traditional bakery - you can visit the wood burning oven
Giroussens	map	Garden of Martels
		Ceramic centre/museum
		Tourist Train (with museum)
		Restaurant
Walks		Click here for a pdf with lots of local walks 3 walks straight out of our front door
Briatexte	map	13 century market square
		Walk - Sentier des Crêtes
Nalanda Monastery	map	Buddhist Monastery
		Beautiful  Gompa (Temple)
		Open to visitors every Sunday
		Program of teachings
Institute Vajra Yogini	map	Buddhist Institute
Chateau Mulée de Magrin	map	Historic chateau which also houses a pastel museum.
Chateau de Roquevidal	map
Fiac	map	Golf course and restaurant
Less than an hour from our gite
Albi	map	Spectacular Cathederal
		Toulouse Lautrec Museum
		Medieval City Center
		Shops and restaurants
		Glass museum (24 minutes from Albi
		Boat trip
		Chateau de Mauriac (between Albi and Gaillac)
Cordes-sur-Ciel	map	Bastide
		Panoramic views
		Shops
		Restaurants and cafés
		Jardins des Paradis
		Museum of the Art of Sugar and Chocolate Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
Ambialet	map	A small village with dramatic views and a lovely walk up to an old monastery.
		Hike - 9km - medium difficulty
Le Sidobre	map	Roc de L'Oie
		Car circuit (in French but last page has a map that you can follow)
		Walk - Sentier des Merveilles
		River of Rocks
Gaillac	map	Vinyards
		Walks
		Medieval city centre
Les Fôrets de Gresigne et Sivens	map	More than 10,000 acres
		Lots of walks
		Ideal for pic-nics
Toulouse	map	Airbus factory and aeronautique museum
		Space city
		Historic city center
		Good shops restaurants
		River and canal trips
Mazamet	map	Mazamet suspension bridge
		Medieval village of Hautpoul
		Cathar museum
		Arthur Batut photograph studio - Labruguière
Chateaux		Chateau de Bonrepos Chateau de Roquevidal Chateau de Penne Château de Loubens-Lauragais Château de Montespieu Château de Foucaud
		Chateau de Mauriac (between Albi and Gaillac)
		Chateau de Mervelle
		Cayla - chateau and museum
		Chateau de Grandval
Sorèze	map	Abbey school and and Museum Dom Robert
Castres	map	Jean-Jaurès National Center and Museum
		Musée Goya
		Cerac Archeology museum
		Military Museum and Memorial for peace - Boissezon
		La Chapelle de Sanguinou - near Castres
Musée du Saut du Tarn	map	Industrial Museum near Albi
Minature Train Museum	map
European Bell Museum	map
Museum of Wood	map
Enfants		African Safari at Plaisance du Touche
		Cap Découverte (81450 Le Garric)
		L'Archipel close to Castres
		Tortoise refuge near Bessières
		Base de Loisirs Saint Férréol
		Base de loisirs Ludolac
		Lac des Montagnés
		Mine museum
		Tourist train - Albi
		3 Valley Zoo
		Aquaval - Lautrec
		Atlantis Taranis - Albi
		Lac de L'Orme Blanc - Caraman
		Espace Zoologique Exoticamis
		Tarn Planetarium Espace de Loisirs d'Aiguelèze - Near Gaillac Base de Loisirs Vere Gresigne
		Underground caves - St Sulpice Olfactory Garden
		Canoe - Ambialet Canoe - Saint-Juéry
		Canoe- Castres
		Canoe - Albi
		Space City
		Horse Riding - Farm de la Grésigne
		House of Wood and Toys
More than one hour from our gite
Le Pic de Nore	map	Cycling, hiking and panoramic views (1h30)
Les Gorges du Banquet	map	Walks
		Canoeing
Enfants		Prehistoric park
		Forges de Pyrene Sailing - Gase Nautique du Haut Languedoc
		Adventure Park Saint Pierre de Trivisy (1h06) Australian Park (1h39)
Niaux Grottes Préhistorique	map	Authentic prehistoric paintings in a network of caves(1h39)
Grotte du Mas-d'Azil	map	A cave network which is crossed by a river (1h45)
Le Chateau du Coupicac	map	A fortified chateau located on a rock in the hert of the village  (90 mins)
Canal du Midi		Le Seuil (threshold) at Naurouze - highest point on the canal
		Musée du Canal
		Surcouf - canal trips
		Cycling at Trèbes
		Cycling at Castelnaudary
		Cammazes dam on the Sor
		La voûte de Vauban - Les Cammazes Cycling at Toulouse
Grottes dans les Montagnes Noires		Giant chasm at Cabrespine (1h42) La Fileuse De Verre 1h25
		Grotto of Limousis (1h42)
Chateaux		Chateau de Penne
		Chateau de Brouniquel
		Chateau de Roquefère
		Chateau de Saissac
Tarn Textile Museum	map	Located in a 19th century textile factory
Historic Villages		Salvetat sur Agout Mazères Minerve
Paper Mill	map	Paper Mill at Brousse
Boat Trips		Cruise along the Lot near Saint Cirq Lapopie)
		Hire your own boat on the Lot Canoe and Rafting - Alet