The sweet white wine of Gaillac is well-known as ideal to complement foie gras (another famous product of our region), but do not miss tasting the many robust, spicy, fruity reds along the Gaillac Vineyard Route. On the other side of the Black Mountain, 50 km from our guest house, you can also try the

Visitors to the area cannot leave without a day in Albi and its Episcopal City, a UNESCO World Heritage site which boasts the world’s largest brick cathedral and the Toulouse-Lautrec museum.http://www.albi-tourisme.fr/

Set your own pace and choose your own level for a day kayaking down the Agout, or biking around the estate, or just attending a rugby match at Castres Olympique. For more exercise or excitement, try ‘via ferrata, or accrobranche ( ‘tree-walking”), or canyoning in the Haut Languedoc Regional park. We will do our best

At the foot of the Haut Languedoc regional park, historically torn between Catholic and Protestant traditions, Castres, birthplace of Jean Jaurès, is steeped in history: the famous architect Mansart and landscape gardener Lenôtre designed the Bishop’s palace and its gardens, whilst the ancient multicoloured wooden tanners’ houses along the banks of the River Agout remind