Around Castelnaudary, Lauragais asparagus is one of the clearest signs of spring: short supply chains, local growers, the differences between each variety and 4 simple ways to cook it.
Lauragais asparagus: meet a local grower, cook seasonal produce and enjoy spring Read More »
Walking, cycling or taking a boat trip: the Canal du Midi can be discovered in a thousand different ways.
The Canal du Midi around Castelnaudary: a different way to understand its history Read More »
Two years. That’s how long it took me to truly grasp what cassoulet means here. Not the recipe, I understood that fairly quickly. But the soul of the dish, its place in the lives of the people of Castelnaudary, what it says about the town and its surrounding area. And that’s a whole different story.
Cassoulet of Castelnaudary: everything they don’t tell you Read More »
Car-free slow weekend from Toulouse in Occitanie: train to Castelnaudary, then train + bike between Saint-Papoul, Saissac, Montolieu and the Canal du Midi, with an optional Carcassonne stop.
Slow weekend from Toulouse: train + bike, zero car Read More »
Castelnaudary, Toulouse, Carcassonne, Mirepoix, the Canal du Midi… these names feel like an invitation to travel.
But how do you explore them without rushing from one place to the next?
4 days between the Aude, Haute-Garonne and Ariège: a slow itinerary from Castelnaudary Read More »
