Tarn is a department in the Occitanie region of France.

Cities and towns

Cordes-sur-Ciel

• 1 Albi
• 2 Briatexte
• 3 Brens
• 4 Cadalen
• 5 Carmaux — was once the city of coal
• 6 Castelnau-de-Montmiral
• 7 Cordes-sur-Ciel — a breathtaking village perched on a hilltop
• 8 Couffouleux
• 9 Gaillac
• 10 Giroussens
• 11 Graulhet
• 12 Lagrave
• 13 Lautrec
• 14 Lisle-sur-Tarn
• 15 Montgaillard
• 16 Puycelsi
• 17 Saint-Sulpice
• 18 Salvagnac
• 19 Vaour
• 20 Durfort

Other destinations

• Le Sidobre — just east of Castres, this forms the westernmost extremity of the 1 Parc Naturel Régional du Haut Languedoc . It is cut by deep river valleys and covered with marvellous woods. It's renowned for its granite: huge boulders litter the woods, often carved by the millennia into fascinating shapes, such as Les Trois Fromages and l'Oie.

Get in

Castres-Mazamet Airport is linked by twice-daily flights from Paris Orly. However, Toulouse-Blagnac (in the neighbouring department of Haute-Garonne is much better served by airlines from all over Europe.

Drink

The village of 21 Gaillac (about 10 km west of Albi) is the heart of one of France's smallest wine appellations, and is the best place to try the wine.