Summer Festivals

Summer in the Tarn

This popular area is busy with almost too much choice of interesting and fun things to do and places to visit.  

Now that Cordes sur Ciel has been officially recognised as the most favourite village in France, by the French, we have more visitors than usual. The final was televised and it was a splendid night of cheering when we were announced as the winner in all France.

One such interesting and popular event was included in the July Timeout in the Tarn holiday.  

It was the medieval Fete du Grand Fauconnier with real Falcons and amazing owls peering at all the visitors wearing their costumes and medieval finery.  

Everyone gets into the swing and  a small dedicated army of petit mains, make costumes for hire each year.  

The town “encourages” everyone to dress up by charging a small entry fee for those who are in 21^st century costumes.

There is a dungeon to explore as well - without the cobwebs!

One could also fire an original blunderbuss if one dared; and the noise is more fearsome than the shot I suspect.  

We bought meat pies made from some ancient recipe and drank ale as in 'ye olde days'.  In the medieval street we watched the procession of princesses, monks, and crusaders on horseback enter the city and make their way up to the market place which dates from the mid 13^th Century.

Modern insights into this ancient city, its history, culture old and present, fairs, markets and more can be learned in a Timeout in the Tarn short break.