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Midi-Pyrenees

Ingres paintings Our gallery

Midi-Pyrenees is known for remarkable parks of the nature, beautiful settlements and lakes. Mountains form natural border between France and Spain. On the French side Pyrenees reach at 3298 m. (10820 ft.) - the peak “Pic de Vignemale”. Trekking, biking and river tourism are very popular here. In winter fine skiing and snowboard activities are easy available. In Midi-Pyrenees hunting and fishing are permitted. Untouched nature of the Pyrenees area plays in favor of a wide network of the recreation and wellbeing centers, which provide curing by hydrotherapy and with pure mountain air.

Camera in hand through Midi-Pyrenees

The capital of Midi-Pyrenees Toulouse is the fourth on size city of France. It is considered capital of Southwest of France. The other big cities are Lourdes, Cahors, Montauban , Foix, Albi, Auch. To fans of painting we recommend to visit the Ingres’s museum in Montauban and that one Toulouse-Lautrec’s in Albi.

Pyrenees potato in tomatoes recipe

(Pommes de terre aux tomates)

If cooking for 4 person, take: 1 kg. potatoes, 200 gr. tomatoes (it is possible to use tomato paste in according quantity), 50 gr. lard, some bay leaves.

Cut potato and tomatoes slices. Melt lard on a pan lard and fry potato (up to semi-readiness) and tomatoes, having laid potato first, and then tomatoes. Salt and pepper to your liking. Put in a frying pan bay leaves and pour water till it slightly covered vegetables. Stew on strong fire with no cover, to allow a liquid to boil half away. In France the meal is, as a rule, served with fresh cucumbers. Very easy.