Undiscovered Jewel

Most people don't really know the Tarn area, if I asked someone in Britain about S.W. France they probably wouldn't know very much about it. This department offers one of the best climates, beautiful scenery and a rich heritage of culture and history. You have Toulouse airport to the west, Carcassonne to the east, and Rodez to the north-east.  Easyjet, Ryanair, BMI, Flybe and British airways all operate to and from the UK.  The villa is about 1 hour drive from Toulouse international and flights out of there with Easyjet are very good. The motorways in France are excellent you can travel to Bordeaux and the west in no time. A 2 hour drive takes you to the mediterranean or if you fancy a bit of skiing 2 hours take you to the slopes of the Pyrenees. If you wanted to go away for a long weekend shopping, 4 hours takes you to Barcelona.

The villa is 6 miles from the town of Realmont, which has a population of 3080 and is a 13th century bastide village as I said before it has a very popular market every wednesday.  On a good day you can see the pyrenees from the front porch. If you haven't seen the pyrenees before here is a photograph.

On a clear day you can see the snow capped mountains and is truly beautiful. The pyrenees mountains form a natural border between France and Spain, and the tiny country of Andorra is sandwiched in between. Alpine skiing and mountaineering are popular activities there.

The villa is in the heart of the Tarn, midway between Albi and Castres. The lake Bancal, which is 5 mins walk from the villa is a large dammed lake with lots of walking trails.

Roumegoux village is a small village with a population of about 300, the villa is not in the village, but on the opposite side of the road in a small commune of about 10 other houses. The commune is called La Radablene, and was so named by the surrounding farmers.

 This is the local church in Roumegoux

Quote for the day:

"Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads"