The principal cities are Toulouse and Bordeaux.
Between these two are major towns including:
Moissac: On the banks of the Tarn river this bustling town with lively weekend markets, is famous for its Romanesque Abbey and Cloisters.
Valence d'Agen: A pretty town with a lovely fountained square. Originally a 1283 bastide, it has a good range of shops & restaurants and a 9 hole golf course nearby
Lauzerte: Nicknamed the Toledo of Quercy, its interesting square, which looks as if it's been turned up like a page of a book, sits in the centre of this lovely bastide village that has a choice of restaurants and shops.
Montaigu-de-Quercy: Was the site of a 12c castle built by Raymond V of Toulouse. Now this atmospheric lively village has a range of local shops a typical French market each Saturday and a large leisure lake

Essential information

Accommodation: The entrance hall has a sofa bed and stairs to the upper floor. Inner hall with laundry/boiler/storage room. Main bathroom: bath, shower and wc. At the rear of the hall is the large master bedroom/sitting room that is well furnished and has a four poster bed. This attractive room has French doors to a private patio with views over the parkland.

First floor: Spacious well-equipped farmhouse kitchen with a beautiful old tiled fireplace and a decorative stove and a large pine table and chairs. The sitting/dining room has comfortable seating, country antiques, radio/tape/cd and tv/video/dvd. Double bedroom with pretty decorative stove, twin bedroom, and shower-room with wc and basin. 

Upper floor: This enormous room has a fascinating old beamed ceiling, four single beds and a large play area with a folding pool table. 

The superb pool is fully terraced with roman steps. There is a large open barn of great character that provides garage space and a covered dining area with BBQ, and games area. The gardens are well planted and there is plenty of garden furniture and games equipment.

	The tennis court in the village of Touffailles

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