In the south of France, in the Occitanie region, the Haute-Garonne is a department stretching from north to south, bathed by the Garonne, but also the Canal du Midi and the Canal Latéral à la Garonne, waterways open to pleasure boating. In the north, this territory is very urbanized around Toulouse and its agglomeration, stronghold of the aeronautics and space industry. The south, on the other hand, is integrated into the Pyrenees, is rural and very sparsely populated. Toulouse, the pink city, rich in monuments, cultural sites and events, excellent restaurants and good living, is worth a visit to Haute-Garonne.
As for the rest, this territory is ideal for hiking or biking in summer. Take the colorful Via Garona, along the Garonne, which crosses 41 municipalities, crosses 6 monuments listed as World Heritage by UNESCO and links two routes leading to Santiago de Compostela. As for the Pyrenees of the Haute-Garonne, they constitute a sumptuous outdoor terrain with the high peaks in majesty as a backdrop. Up there, paragliding and gliding enthusiasts fly over Bagnères-de-Luchon, white water rafting and canyoning are practiced, as well as trails, climbing and via ferrata routes.
On the table, the duck is king! The discreet Toulouse violet is invited for dessert. Less refined but delicious: the purple garlic soup of the Cadours region or the cereal porridge will delight you.
Toulouse is pleasant and full of varied interests in all four seasons. There are many festivals there. To hike on the via Garona or to sail on the waterways, it is better to have good weather, which is the law from June to October, except showers (always check the weather, especially in spring, the season most prone to rain). Autumn is a particularly pleasant season in Haute-Garonne. It will be necessary to wait until winter to ski in Luchon-Superbagnères. You should also know that here the autan wind blows, in its most frequent white form, or black, the least sympathetic. The white autan, which can blow for up to a full week, is a sunny wind, cool in winter, warm in summer. The elders say that when it stops, the rain comes. The black autan, which comes from the sea, has a very high humidity level, it is a gentle wind that can bring precipitation. It hardly blows for more than two days in a row.
Haute-Garonne has a temperate climate with oceanic and Mediterranean influences mixed with moderate winters in the plain and colder in the south, especially at altitude, as well as strong heat in summer in the plain, followed by very sunny autumns. Spring, on the other hand, is rainy. The climate is also marked by the autan wind blowing in the Toulouse plain, and many storms in summer.
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