Gers region

Located between Toulouse and Bordeaux, the Gers, heart of Gascony, welcomes you. Country of d’Artagnan and the musketeers, the Gers is the perfect place for calm and relaxing holidays in the countryside.

You will discover the monuments of the civil and religious heritage in the fortified towns, small castles and small villages. You may visit some of the Most Beautiful Villages in France: Montréal-du-Gers, Fourcès, Larressingle, Sarrant.

In Auch, the old capital of Gascony, you may visit the Sainte Mary’s Cathedral, the “pousterles” (narrow little old streets in the old quarter), the Armagnac Tower and the Museum of Art and Archaeology and so on.

Two of the main itineraries to Santiago de Compostela cross the department: le Puy and Arles, with two variants Rocamadour and Vézelay. Along the routes are remarkable historical monuments, chapels, abbeys and multiple vestiges, true indicators of the power and influence of the Christian faith.

To benefit from relaxing holidays, Barbotan-Les-Thermes, Castéra-Verduzan and Lectoure welcome you in their spa center.
In the evening, you might even enjoy going to the casino in Barbotan-Les-Thermes and in Castéra-Verduzan.

All around the year, local fairs, international festivals, cultural, sport and musical events enlighten your stay.

A trip in Gers goes along with gastronomy. Poultries, duck foie gras, confit, garlic, pastis gascon (traditional cake) are on all the good tables in Gers. The markets are the perfect place to meet the locals, taste their products, learn more about their savoir-faire and of course by some foie gras, confit, cassoulets, magrets, pâtés, rillettes.

With these local products, you might also taste the wine (Madiran, Côtes de Gascogne, Floc de Gascogne, Saint Mont, etc.). To finish your meal, let’s have a small glass of Armagnac!