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Albi - Lisle-sur-Tarn

The city is located halfway between Toulouse and Albi, in the Gaillac vineyard, on the banks of the Tarn. Historically speaking, it is also located on one of the ancient Ways of St. James. Created as a bastide by Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse in the 13th century, after the destruction of the castel of Montagut, ordered by the crusaders during the Albigensian Crusade. Thanks to local productions such as pastel and Gaillac wine, the city became an important market with a fluvial port on the Tarn. This charming village, in a region that is still producing wine nowadays, plays an important role in the local tourism-oriented economy.