Introducing the Pays de Tarare
| Nestled between the hills of the Beaujolais and those of the Forez, the "Monts de Tarare" are a landscape of green hills, pastures, vineyards and forests. |
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Situated halfway between Lyon and Roanne (45 kms), Tarare has always been a place of thoroughfare. The famous RN7 national road runs through the town which lies in the valley of three rivers : the Taret, the Turdine and the Soanan. Three passes open the horizon : the Croix Cazard pass (1004m), sided by the Matagrin Tower, the pass of the Sauvages (723m) and the Pin Bouchain pass (760m). From the summit of these passes one can view the Alps including the Mont-Blanc (highest mountain in Europe, 4807m) on a clear day. | |||
| The villages of the "Pays de Tarare"invite visitors to evasion ; numerous circuits for hikers, bikers and horseback riders have been created for this purpose. |
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Gourmets are invited to taste and enjoy local products such a cheeses, different honeys, sausages, jams, prepared with care and respecting the product's maturing seasons. Moreover, let's not forget the world known Beaujolais vine !
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Tarare is renowned for its muslin cloth ; this fine, light and vaporous cloth originated the town's celebrity. During the 20th century Tarare became the european capital of muslin curtains. |
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Athough the textile industry remains an important activity nowadays, the economy has diversified, going even as far as shipbuilding and will most probably expand considerably upon completion of the new motorway A89. | |||
| Every five years (the ones ending en 0 and in 5) the "Fête de la Mousseline" takes place paying tribute to those times. 150 000 metres of multicoloured muslin decorate the entire town. Street entertainment, fims, exhibitions, parades and concerts invite inhabitants and visitors to festivities during 10 days. |
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The Tarare festivities are increasingly becoming sought after and appreciated events. "La Fête du Beaujolais Gourmand" in November ; "La Fête des Conscrits" ; the annual motocross ; "Les Jeudînes" ; "Les Juillets Musicaux " and the recently created "Le Festival TREMPLIN". | |||
| There are more than 400 associations in the "Pays de Tarare" organising numerous activities and thus generating dynamism in the sports and cultural domain. |
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