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• The city of Toulouse
• Carcassonne and its fortified city
• The Pic du Midi and its astronomical observatory
• The pretty hilltop town of Cordes-sur-Ciel
• The medieval town of Rocamadour
• The Episcopal City of Albi
• Figeac, a town of art and history
• Cahors city centre
• Conques, one of France’s most beautiful villages
• The Great Staircase of Auch
• Turn back time in the castles of Cathar country
• Be transported by rhythm at the Marciac Jazz Festival
• Make the pilgrimage to Lourdes
• Discover the fascinating life of astronauts at the Cité de l’Espace space theme park in Toulouse
• Take in a concert or performance at the Les Abattoirs modern and contemporary art centre in Toulouse
• Feel tiny as you gaze up at Albi Cathedral
• Walk the Cirque de Gavarnie path
• Study every detail of the capitals of the Moissac Abbey cloisters
• Meditate on the depth of blackness at the Musée Soulages in Rodez
• Walk part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrims’ way
• Cassoulet
• Gimblettes Albigeoises, delicious little cakes
• Toulouse sausage
• Duck in all its guises (stew, pâtés, preserve, cassoulets, etc.)
• Cabécou cheese
• Croustade aux Pommes
• Tarbais beans
• Malbec
• A fillet of Aubrac beef
• Truffles
• A Laguiole knife
• Gloves from Millau
• Cachous lajaunie liquorice sweets
• Foie gras
• A bottle of Armagnac
• Some Roquefort cheese
• Violettes de Toulouse candies
• A natural horn comb from Ariège
• Donkey milk soap from the Pyrenees
• Berlingots boiled sweets from Cauterets
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