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Monesties, with its classification of ‘one of the most beautiful villages in France’ lies in the north of the Tarn, in south west France on the river Cerou. Dating from the 10th century it is on the pilgrims route to St Jacques de Compostelle .The village is an enchanting mixture of history, art, culture and everyday village life .One of the most famous exhibits here is the ‘Mise au Tombeau’, 20 statues of Christ, his disciples and Mary Magdalena housed in the Chapelle St Jacques. Monesties is a mecca for artists who come to paint its beautiful old streets and buildings, the river and surrounding countryside and to visit the Bajen-Vega Museum and other small galleries. There are various artisans who sell and exhibit their work in the village, sculpters, tile makers, glass and mosaic artists.
There are many Fetes throughout the year ,the donkey fair ,heavy horse fair ,antiques ,music and of course the summer Fetes du Monesties which lasts all weekend and goes on well into the night ,with music dancing and plenty of attractions for children.
There are activities for the more active such as walking, cycling, horse riding, and water sports on the local lake or maybe you just want to relax with a cold drink beside the Griffoul fountain and watch the locals play Boules in the shade of the chestnut trees.
Monesties also has all the necessities of everyday life, mini-market, boulangerie, restaurants, docter, chemist, and guided tours and walks organized by the tourist office who also supply detailed information on where to go and what to do. The surrounding area is well served with various standards of accommodation from the campsite in Monesties on the banks of the river to houses with private pools.
How to get there.
Monesties and the surrounding area are well served with transport links to the UK and Ireland.
Rodez Airport ( In French : http://www.rodez.cci.fr/fr/infrastructure_aeroport.php ) is 45 minutes away with flights from Stansted and Dublin with Ryan Air (http://www.ryanair.com )
Toulouse Airport(http://www.toulouse.aeroport.fr/US/ ) is 1 hour 15 minutes away, with flights from Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds, Gatwick, Manchester and Shannon with both scheduled and budget airlines.
Carcassonne Airport( http://www.carcassonne.aeroport.fr/uk ) is 2 hours away with with scheduled and budget flights from Shannon, Cork, Dublin, Liverpool, East Midlands and Stansted.
If you want to bring the car and don't want to drive all the way put it on the train ,from Paris or Calais to Toulouse( http://www.raileurope.co.uk ) or if you have time on your hands, take a ferry and meander down through France.