Bastides in the Southwest of France

<p>On today's episode of the podcast Annie Sargent and Elyse Rivin talk about bastides in the southwest of France. What do tour guides mean when they tell you that a place is a Bastide? Why is that important? There are a lot of bastides in the southwest of France. For this episode we use the example of Castelnau de Montmiral a charming village in the Tarn. But bastides were a small revolution at the heart of the Middle Ages and Elyse will explain that they sprung up  #joinusinfrance #podcast</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/JoinUs" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Patreon</a> | <a href= "https://joinusinfrance.com/boutique/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Boutique</a> | <a href= "https://joinusinfrance.com/newsletter/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Newletter</a></p> <p>This episode features my frequent guest Elyse Rivin. You can book a tour with her through her <a href= "https://toulouseguidedwalks.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">website</a> and you can also support her on <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/elysart" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Patreon</a>.</p> <p>Useful Links</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://fr.wikiloc.com/">Wikiloc</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.visorando.com/">Visorando</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.estivalesdemontmiral.com/">Les Musicales de Montmiral</a></li> </ul> <p>Related Episodes</p> <ul> <li><strong><a href= "https://joinusinfrance.com/episode/cordes-sur-ciel-episode-88/">Cordes-sur-Ciel, Episode 88</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href= "https://joinusinfrance.com/episode/soreze-and-revel-great-day-trips-from-toulouse-episode-156/"> Sorèze and Revel, Great Day Trips from Toulouse, Episode 156</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href= "https://joinusinfrance.com/episode/mirepoix-episode-81/">Mirepoix, Episode 81</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://joinusinfrance.com/329">Full show notes</a> for this episode are here: https://joinusinfrance.com/329</p>