Today's episode is an episode with Elyse Rivin about the town of Lavaur in Occitanie. Elyse and I went in September, and you know what? It's a cute small city of abour 11,000 inhabitants. We had a great time. It's a lovely town that attracts a lot of people who look to live in quiet area not too far from a major city. Table of Contents for this Episode [00:00:46] Podcast supporters [00:03:19] Annie and Elyse [00:03:24] Lavaur, Tarn Department [00:04:29] Lavaur today, town or city? [00:05:23] Happy people of Lavaur [00:06:52] O Temps des Saveurs, Epicerie Fine [00:07:52] Excellent Organic Food Market [00:09:05] St Alain Cathedral [00:09:59] Lavaur is famous for its Jacquemart (bellstriker) [00:13:13] St François Church [00:14:10] Taking care of their churches and houses [00:15:43] A lot of events and cultural activities [00:17:01] Municipal Museum and Mediatheque [00:19:38] Silk production in Lavaur [00:21:03] A step back in history [00:22:04] Guiraude, the Lady of Lavaur [00:31:05] The Food and Wines of Lavaur [00:32:10] Garlic Soup [00:33:47] Lavaur is great for people who want to get away from massive tourism [00:35:27] Outro [00:35:44] New patrons [00:37:05] Preparing a trip to France? [00:37:18] Itinerary consults [00:37:50] Self-guided tours [00:38:09] Visiting France in winter months [00:40:14] French Health System [00:42:03] In France patients are in charge of their records [00:44:58] ChatGPT [00:45:33] This week in French news [00:46:01] Show notes and transcript [00:46:24] Next week on the podcast Episode Notes | Show Notes | Transcript