Gascony
(and Gers in particular) is well known for its gastronomy that especially
revolves round ducks and geese. You will discover the multiple and delicious
ways of serving Foie Gras, as well as Armagnac, France’s oldest
“eau de vie” (liquor).
Around the Château, a wide range of outdoor activities and excursions.
- Castelnau
- Fortified villages (called “Bastide”, they were built
with the Roman style)
- Collegiale de La Romieu
- The Séviac gallo-roman villa (The most famous one in Europe)
- The numerous cathedrals and cloisters of the neighbouring towns
- The Landes forest (the largest in Europe, created by Napoleon 1st)
- The Pyrenees, 1H30 by car
- The Atlantic Ocean, with Biarritz, the Basque country and some of
the world’s best surfing spots (1H00)
- Bordeaux and Toulouse, cities (1H30)
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