Getting There -- If you're driving, RN20 (Paris-Toulouse-Andorra, Spain), RN113 (Bordeaux-Marseille), and the A61 motorway run through the Tarn-et-Garonne. Seven trains arrive here daily from Paris Gare d'Austerlitz (trip time: 5-6 hr.); trains arrive every hour from Toulouse (trip time: 25 min.). For train information and schedules, call tel. 08-92-35-35-35. For bus information, call tel. 05-63-63-60-60.
Visitor Information -- The Office de Tourisme is at rue Prax Paris (tel. 05-63-63-60-60; fax 05-63-63-65-12; www.montauban-tourisme.com).
Special Events -- The major cultural happening, the Festival Alors Chante (tel. 05-63-63-66-77; http://perso.wanadoo.fr/alors-chante), takes place during Ascension Week, which begins 40 days after Easter. The event showcases traditional French music and song, and offers performances by both stars and talented unknowns. Tickets cost 10€ to 35€ ($13-$46). The Festival de Jazz à Montauban (tel. 05-63-63-56-56; www.jazzmontauban.com), typically held the second week of July, fills the outdoor venues with blues and jazz concerts.
Montauban Travel Experiences
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La petite ville
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Day 45: Cite de L’Espace
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Lazing about Toulouse
My trip to Toulouse was not a tourist trip, but rather a social trip to visit my friend Sarah who had been studying abroad there since th... Continue reading »
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Etape 12 : Cahors - Moissac (65 km)
Comme elle m'avait manqué! La musique est rentrée dans mon voyage, au hasard d'une visite à l'Abbatiale St-Pierre de Moissac. Dans le... Continue reading »
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Etape 11 : Cajarc - Cahors (55 km)
Pourquoi est-on si limité? Pourquoi ne peut-on pas tout connaître, être omniscient? Pourquoi doute-t-on? Pourquoi ne peut-on... Continue reading »
