Taxi Toulouse → Agen

Agen is the prefecture of Lot-et-Garonne, a characterful city on the banks of the Garonne between Toulouse and Bordeaux. Its worldwide fame comes from the Agen prune, a dried fruit from the Ente plum cultivated in the Lot and Garonne valleys since the 12th century — the monks of Clairac imported the plum tree from Syria during the Crusades. Today the Pruneau d'Agen IGP protects this emblematic product. But Agen offers much more: the Garonne canal bridge (539 m), built in 1839, is a spectacular engineering feat that carries the Canal lateral a la Garonne over the Garonne itself — a river bridging a river! The Fine Arts Museum holds a remarkable collection including the Venus du Mas d'Agenais (Greek marble Aphrodite) and works by Goya. Agen is also a passionate rugby town: the SU Agen, founded in 1900, is one of the historic clubs of French championship rugby. The old town, with its medieval lanes, arcaded squares and markets, breathes Gascon joie de vivre. The Boulevard de la Republique, the main avenue lined with plane trees, concentrates shops, cafes and lively terraces. The recently landscaped Garonne banks offer a pleasant walk facing the canal bridge.