Lautrec

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

Pink garlic is the pride of Lautrec, grown across the surrounding farmland and celebrated with a festival on the first Friday of August. The town was the seat of a viscounty and the cradle of the Toulouse-Lautrec family, and its heart is a triangular market square edged with timber-framed houses. Above it, the Salette windmill of 1688, restored to working order, still turns on a few days a year.

Highlights

Ail rose de Lautrec, the Label Rouge pink garlic, and its August festival
Collégiale Saint-Rémy, with trompe-l'œil paintings and a marble high altar
The Salette windmill, built in 1688 and working again since restoration
Porte de la Caussade, last of the town's eight fortified gates
Former Benedictine convent with a stone model of the 13th-century village

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

Population: 1,673

Things to see

Travel guide (Wikivoyage)

Lautrec, in the department of Tarn, is one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France. A former city and seat of the local viscount, it is now a rural settlement of 1,755 (2018). The Toulouse-Lautrec family originates in the town, although by the time Henri was born, the family had relocated to Albi. Aside from its tenuous link with the famous 19th-century painter and poster artist, Lautrec is known for its pink garlic, a product which is celebrated by a festival every August.

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Events through the year

Fête générale de Lautrec Seasonal · Last weekend of MayFunfair, concert, belote and pétanque contests
Fête des Moulins et Vide Grenier Fairs and markets · Third Sunday of JuneWindmill open day and village junk sale
Fête de l'Artisanat et du Sabot Fairs and markets · Third Sunday of JulyOld crafts demonstrations, producers' market, pink garlic soup tasting
Festivaout Music and arts · Long weekend around 15 AugustFree open-air concerts; includes Fête Pains et Saveurs with flour milling
Fête de l'ail rose Food and wine · First Friday of AugustPink garlic tastings, contests, confraternity parade and evening dance
Les Pinceaux de Cocagne Music and arts · First weekend of SeptemberPainting competition in the village streets

Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.

Based on Wikivoyage (Lautrec (FR), Lautrec (EN)) (CC BY-SA).

Local food & wine

Ail rose de LautrecLocal produceProtected pink garlic, celebrated each August

Based on Wikivoyage (Lautrec) (CC BY-SA).

Where to sleep

8 places to stay within 3 km

B&Bs and guest houses 6
Apartments and chalets 1
Campsites 1

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