3. TARN REGION - A COTTAGE TO RENT IN FRANCE
La Maison des Tournesols
Tarn region  -  Tarn cottage  -  Tarn village   
Tarn sightseeing  -  Tarn house-plans -  Tarn local region

Left - the back of our cottage has a terrace and garden with beautiful views looking out over the valley.
Right - the front our cottage has a facade of ancient exposed bricks faces out over the main street.
Our house is the 2nd from RHS with open shutters and window boxes.

Tarn region  -  Tarn cottage  -  Tarn village   
Tarn sightseeing  -  Tarn house-plans -  Tarn local region
 
The Tarn region
Set between Lavaur and Gaillac, our small village of Ambres is clearly visible from afar, 
on top of its gently rising hill in some of the richest agricultural land of France. 
The surrounding countryside is a patchwork of green crops, grape-vines and vivid yellow fields 
of sunflowers - les tournesols. The cottage - together with the church, school and  Mairie -
is in the single main street of the village which finishes in a shady park and viewing lookout. 
This cottage is also close to two of our favourite towns - 
Albi - with its magnificent cathedral and large collection of works by Toulouse-Lautrec 
and Lavaur - full of the history of the heretics (Cathars) and Simon de Montfort.
The Tarn, like Gascony, is not really a tourist area, so the restaurants cater more for
a discerning French clientele - and are therefore of quite excellent quality and value. 
        
        This is the region of rose-coloured houses around shady squares - 
hills of green vines and bright yellow sun-flowers - 
garlic, cassoulet and the excellent wines from Gaillac
plane-tree lined roads - trumpeters from Versailles playing Bach in cathedrals -
and the fascinating history of the mediaeval Cathars.

 
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