Montauban in Occitanie, Episode 348

<p>Are you thinking about making a stop in the city of Montauban in Occitanie? Annie Sargent and <a href= "https://toulouseguidedwalks.com/">Elyse Rivin</a> visit Montauban today and share their insights about this town in the southwest of France. Montauban is a city with lots of history and some recent controversy. Should you put it on your list? It's definitely off the beaten track and that's a plus to many people. Take a listen to decide for yourself if you'd like to check it out!</p> <p>If you have time for nothing else, here's what you should put on top of your list in Montauban:</p> <ol> <li>The <a href= "https://www.montauban-tourisme.com/decouvrir/musees-et-expositions/le-top-5-des-musees/musee-ingres-bourdelle/"> Ingres Bourdelle Art Museum</a> inside of the former Bishop's Palace.</li> <li>It would make a good base to set off to see gorgeous villages in the Aveyron area (<a href= "https://joinusinfrance.com/episode/penne-in-the-tarn/">Penne</a>, <a href= "https://joinusinfrance.com/episode/bastides-in-the-southwest-of-france/"> Castelnau de Montmiral</a>, <a href= "https://joinusinfrance.com/episode/exploring-saint-antonin-noble-val/"> Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val</a>, <a href= "https://joinusinfrance.com/episode/the-charming-village-of-bruniquel/"> Bruniquel</a> to name just a few that we've done episodes on in the podcast)</li> <li>Here is a <a href= "https://www.booking.com/searchresults.fr.html?aid=954523&sid=542663f2d1c6b16ea06c0a83ccc2f628&tmpl=searchresults&city=-1452421&class_interval=1&dest_id=-1452421&dest_type=city&dtdisc=0&group_adults=2&group_children=0&inac=0&index_postcard=0&label_click=undef&no_rooms=1&postcard=0&raw_dest_type=city&room1=A%2CA&sb_price_type=total&shw_aparth=1&slp_r_match=0&srpvid=247a5d48835303e8&ss_all=0&ssb=empty&sshis=0&top_ufis=1&nflt=review_score%3D90%3Bdistance%3D1000%3B&rsf="> selection of accommodations we like in Montauban</a></li> </ol> <p><strong>For Americans planning to visit France in Aug or Sept of 2021: Information on how Americans can get a QR code starts 59