A bit of geography…

Our region, Bas Armagnac, is situated in the north-east corner of the Gers, on the borders of the Landes and the Lot-et-Garonne.

The house is in a secluded location on a little lane in Cutxan, midway between Cazaubon (8 km) and Eauze (10 km).

Here you will enjoy plenty of peace and quiet, with splendid views - you may even glimpse the Pyrenees.

• About 1 hour from Auch, Agen, Pau, Mont de Marsan and Tarbes.

• About an hour and a half from Bordeaux, Toulouse and Biarritz.

A peaceful corner of the Gascony countryside, not far from the Pyrenees and the Atlantic coast .

Leaving directly from our house, you can enjoy many pleasant walks, starting with Cutxan village and its brick-built fortified church, with a very interesting octagonal steeple. Continue on to the banks of the Douze, where you can see the remains of the old Marguestau mill.

Within a radius of ten kilometres there are numerous tourist sites and cultural, sporting and gastronomic activities and events. Here is a selection :

• Eauze, today the capital of Armagnac, was, in the 3rd and 4th centuries, the prosperous Elusates capital of the Roman province of Novempopulania (the province of Nine Peoples). Many vestiges of the Gallo-Roman era bear witness to the town's glorious, sometimes turbulent, past. In the museum, you can view the treasure discovered locally in 1985, including 28,000 3rd century Gallo-Roman coins. For golfing enthusiasts, the 18-hole Guinlet golf course, open all year, offers a hilly and wooded course.

• Cazaubon, a picturesque village, home to the Barbotan les Thermes spa and the Uby Lake in a nearby wooded valley. With a recreational swimming pool, paddling pool, loungers and sun umbrellas, a fine sandy beach with lifeguards and a pontoon for lake swimming, pedaloes and canoes… everything for young and old !

• Nogaro, from the latin nogarolium, meaning walnut groves, a town on the St Jacques de Compostelle route. It is home to the famous Paul Armagnac racetrack, where you can enjoy car, motorbike and truck racing or even take a driving lesson. At the Jean Armagnac Aerodrome, you can take your maiden flight in a plane, helicopter or glider… or book an air tour of the region.

• Estang with its magnificent wooden arena, more than a century old, which in summer vibrates to the rhythm of the Courses Landaises, an ancient form of bullfighting plus Bandas music festivals and pétanque and darts competions.

Further afield you will find :

• the fortified village of Larressingle nicknamed ‘the little Carcassonne of Gers’ with its mock medieval camp,

• the Séviac Gallo-Roman villa near Montréal,

• the Fourcès circular bastide,

• the perched village of Lavardens with its fortified château with an interesting historical past,

… and many other bastides and villages which warrant a detour.

And you’re probably also visiting the Gers because of its reputation for good food, and you almost certainly won't say no to a small glass of… Armagnac ! We will be able to pass on our restaurant tips during your stay.

• Nogaro motorsports racetrack (12 km) with car racing, motorbike racing, truck racing, Mécanopôle,

• 18-hole Guinlet golfcourse in Eauze (10 km),

• Uby Lake (8 km) : 200-acre area with a multitude of water activities, swimming pool, beach, national and international rowing championships etc.

• Riding stables,

• Jean Armagnac aerodrome in Nogaro (12 km),

• Hiking (numerous GR marked paths).

After your cultural visits, come and take part in the many sporting activities and music festivals on the Gascony calendar :

• Festival Galop Romain (chariot racing) in Eauze, in July,

• Comic-strip Festival in Eauze, first Sunday of August,,

• Jazz in Marciac : first two weeks of August,

• Festival Eclats de Voix in Auch, week-ends in June,

• Tempo-Latino in Vic-Fezensac, in July,

• Festival Country (country music) in Mirande, in July,

• Gospel Festival in La Romieu (40km), around 15th August,

•  International Bandas Festival in Condom (40km), 1st week-end of May,

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