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A summer in Mont-de-Marsan

Traditions and specialities  Festivals and events 

With its Feria, Mont-De-Marsan is a Spanish influenced town.

Visit to mont-de-marsan' s village

Visit to mont-de-marsan' s village


  Visit of the town, with :
  The Discovery of Lacataye keep
  Of Madeleine Church.
  The limestone roman houses (with a fortified projecting part formerly used as ramparts for the town).
  The Commerce bridge.

  Every summer Mont de Marsan lives to the rythm of the Madeleine Festival. The fame of the Mont de Marsan bullfighting festival "The Madeleine festival" has made it the most looked-forward to event of the last two weeks of july. The whole town dances to the sound of the bandas.

Take the opportunity to relax, mont-de-marsan

Take the opportunity to relax, mont-de-marsan


  Take the opportunity to relax along the thirty-kilometer-long towpath. Enjoy rowing down the Midouze in a small boat and discover the waterway once travelled by boats loaded with Armagnac.

  Visite the Plumaçon bullring and assist at the bull races

Walking around the jean rameau named, mont-de-marsan

Walking around the jean rameau named, mont-de-marsan


  Walking around the Jean Rameau named after a Landes poet and novelist park.

  The flamenco art festival Every night the enjoyment goes on till very late with the traditional tertulias (evenings).

Discover the saint-roch market, mont-de-marsan

Discover the saint-roch market, mont-de-marsan


  While in Mont de Marsan discover the Saint-Roch market with its vegetables, its flowers and its poultry…

  In the streets, the statuts : Julien Lorieu

Day to admire architectural of the village,saint medard church

Day to admire architectural of the village,saint medard church


  Something to see, Antoine Bourdelle's statue.

  Saint Medard Church : A magnificient XIIth century sculpted wooden folding door leads to the nave. Inside a wooden altarpiece is the work of Floche an VIIIth century Montois sculptor.

Visit of the despiau-wlérick museum,single collection of french

Visit of the despiau-wlérick museum,single collection of french


  The Despiau-Wlérick museum gathers a single collection of French figurative sculptures of first half of the 20th century, the first in France to do that.

  We invite you to a virtual visit of some of the rooms of the museum

Tasting festivities,mont-de-marsan

Tasting festivities,mont-de-marsan


  Tasting festivities : Convivial and heartwarming plays a major role in the welcoming way of life of the «landais».
  A type of gastronomy deeply rooted in the traditions of area : Haute Lande, Marsan area, Gabardan, Bas Armagnac, Tursan…The forest shelters plenty of game. That’s were hunters are after woodpigeons and woodcocks...

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