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Village guide · Tarn, Occitanie · 4 places to discover

A medieval bastide founded in 1222, Cordes-sur-Ciel seems to float above the morning mists on its hilltop, a former prosperous town of cloth merchants and craftsmen.

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The 4 must-see places in Cordes-sur-Ciel

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Grand'Rue of Cordes-sur-Ciel Must-see

The main street lined with Gothic houses adorned with sculptures, the former commercial heart of the bastide.

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Viewpoint over Cordes-sur-Ciel Must-see

A panorama from the plain over the perched town emerging from the morning mists, the origin of its current name.

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Gothic Houses of Cordes

Richly carved 13th-century Gothic façades, witnesses to the medieval prosperity of the cloth-trading town.

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Musée Charles-Portal

A local history museum housed in a Gothic house, tracing the bastide's medieval past.

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