The Landes
Bordered by the longest beach in Europe which stretches from Biscarrosse to the Adour estuary, the Landes region provides you with a vast choice of activities and places to discover.
• Culture and Places of Interest
Along your journey, you’ll discover our “bastides”, museums and romanesque churches.
- The “bastides” or fortified towns of Labastide d'Armagnac, St Justin, Geaune and Grenade
- Marquèze and its Ecomuseum
- The Abbeys of Saint-Sever, Mimizan, Aire-sur-l’Adour, and Sorde
- The Sea Ecomuseum in Capbreton
- The Borda Museum in Dax
- The Landes “Courses” (arena games with bulls),
- Festivals and Corrida
- The Contemporary Art Centre in Mont de Marsan
- Various cultural events such as The Flamenco Festival in Mont de Marsan
• Nature and relaxation
The Regional Nature Park, nature reserves, bodies of water and the Landes pine forest – so many places where you can enjoy getting back to unspoilt nature.
- The Parc Naturel Régional des Landes de Gascogne (Gascony Landes Regional Nature Park)
- The Landes great lakes: Sanguinet, Parentis, Soustons
- The Arcachon Basin bordering Gironde.
- Parcs Naturel des Pyrénées (Pyrenees Nature Parks)
• Sports
In the neighbouring Pyrenees, climb around the Pic du Midi d'Ossau, try downhill or cross-country skiing, rafting, canyoning and kayaking in mountain streams and rapids.
Biking, surfing, walking, golfing, funboarding, swimming, tennis, ... just to give you an idea of sports you might have a go at during your stay.
Catch a wave surfing, bodyboarding and longboarding all along the Landes coastline.
Footpaths along the dunes and in the Landes pine forest.