房源位置

Timeless Varen village is characterful all year round, with good local amenities (pharmacy, bar, supermarket), the highly-rated Moulin restaurant, a Saturday morning market and summer festivities, including village feasts and vide grenier. It’s ideally placed for wider exploration of the Golden Triangle (Toulouse-Montauban-Albi), and one of a string of medieval and bastide towns along the spectacular Gorges de l’Aveyron. The area is great for walking, hiking, wild swimming, horse-riding, climbing and canoeing through the beautiful limestone Causse. Buzzy St. Antonin, with its cinema and photogenic Sunday market, is just 10 minutes away; cycling or easy driving on good roads to numerous Beaux Villages: Cordes sur Ciel, Najac, Bruniquel and Penne (for starters) – familiar backdrops to the Tour de France. There’s plenty for art lovers, too, notably Albi and the wonderful Toulouse Lautrec museum, just a 40 min drive through sunflowers and the Gaillac vineyards. The stunning Pierre Soulages museum is in Rodez, 70 min away – stop off at the quirkily perfect village of Belcastel en route. Lexos train station is 5 minutes from the house, with four trains a day in and out of Toulouse.

Closest airports are Toulouse (90 mins), Carcassonne (120 mins) and a smaller airport in Rodez (75 mins away, which hosts some international flights). The roads are excellent in Tarn et Garonne and, with so much to explore, you’ll benefit from having a car. Parking is free and convenient in Varen; there are two electric charging points in the main street. From Matabiau train station in Toulouse, there are four trains per day arriving at Gare de Lexos, a short 5 minute drive from Varen. Pick up can be arranged with your host. The train service is more frequent to Caussade (30 mins away), but you’d have to organise own transport from there. Bicycles can be stored in a lock-up garage. Maison d’Aigle has some basic men's and ladies' bikes you’re welcome to hire for local jaunts.