Marciac Jazz Festival

Although the Marciac Jazz Festival happens every year, it is the first time we have been. Marciac is about an hours drive away. Some friends were going, so we tagged along, otherwise we probably would never have got round to it.

The sun was shining and we had a very pleasant day out. In the evening there are various paid concerts, but during the day there is a stage in the middle of the town square with free jazz. We had lunch in a restaurant overlooking the square with the jazz as a nice background. Then we wandered around various market stalls (reminded us of our old home in Camden!). We didn't actually sit down at the stage and watch any of the music, but it made a very nice background to a lovely sunny day shopping (window shopping - didn't buy anything).

Marciac is about an hours drive away from the mountains. Round here they grow mostly maize (for animal food I think). Away from the mountains, where it is dryer they still grow maize (they have to water it) but also a lot of sunflowers. Fields full of them look very impressive.