On our way home from our superb two weeks in Felines-Minervois we had a few nights in Montauban. A medieval cité north of Toulouse, not quite what we expected but we made the most of it ... watching the Euro football on the bar terraces certainly helped, and I'm not a footie girl.
Anyway in the centre of Montauban is a lovely square with arched walkways around ech side and a flat water feature in the centre that changed its water fountain pattern, a big hit with the little ones.
After wandering around we decided on a plancha of meats for dinner, surprisingly we chose a Spanish bar. The selection was amazing, Hubby enjoyed his red wine but the white was a little sweet for me. It was lovely sitting outside listening to the music from other bars.
The football was on the outdoor screens, a great atmosphere with everyone sitting at tall barrel tables.
Although in an Irish bar it was Café Gourmand for dessert (coffee and three mini puds, a French classic) and had a superb French rosê. All in all a great night out, the square looked lovely lit up - no idea who was playing or who won!
Having a full day in Montauban we went exploring. Founded in 1144 by the Count of Toulouse the cité is on the banks of the Tarn and it's building have a pink hue being built from local stone.
There was an interesting road bridge, lovely church and white stone Cathedral but I didn't really understand the town's history.
Montauban is another town to add to our visited list, we've covered most of France over the years but have yet to do the south west. I'm not sure we'll visit here again, the centre square was its highlight but if travelling south Cahors or Rocamadour are nicer places for a stopover.
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