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Four of
our beautiful villages
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The medieval city of
Sarrant
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This medieval city
with its circular shape winds around its church, Sarrant is listed
since 1999 among the most beautiful villages of France. The visitor
gets into the surrounding walls, since listed, by the rib door of the
town made of beautiful stones surmounted by its exceptional defence
tower. The enclosure had kept its medieval nature with its paved
streets lined with half-timbered houses oriel windows. |
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You
can discover :
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- The
tower, the door of the town from the XIV century, surmounted by a small
bell.
- The church of
Saint Vincent with its
southern gothic style.
- The chapel of
Notre-Dame de la Pitié built up in
the XVII century.
- The fountain of
the village and its roman
base.
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The Castellum of
Mauvezin
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Chosen as the capital
of the Fezensaguet in 920, mentioned in 1142 in the register of the
Abbey of Gimont, this castellum was opened in the XIII century to
convert into a fortified town and its caracteristics : covered market,
beautiful buildings with arcades surrounding the large square, suburbs
in the lower part of the townn. |
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can see :
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- The
bell tower of Saint Michel's church (listed to the Historic Monuments
in 1930).
- The Temple which was built in 1832
- The Covered market of the XIV century.
- The house of Henri IV and the house of
Jeanne d'Albret.
- The wash house and the fountain of
Saint-Cère.
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The fortified town of
Monfort
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The village, founded
in 1275, consists in orthogonal streets and a central square lined with
houses and galleries ("hambans"). The covered market which stands in
the middle of the square was built in 1852 to replace the council
house. This typical fortified town seduces by its medieval aspects and
its old stones with its indiscutable charm... |
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You
can see :
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- The
church of the XIV century dedicated to Saint Clément.
- The restaured organs and a "maître-autel"
of the XVII century.
- The native house of the Gascony poet :
Salluste du Bartas
- The parts of the medieval walls with the
"Tute du Loup"
- The wash house with its fountain and its
watering place.
- At 1 km: The Saint Blaise chapel.
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The fortified town of
Solomiac
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The rectangular
fortified town has got right angles organised around a beautiful
covered market of the XIV century and a square with ornamented arcades
of the and half-timbered houses. |
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can see :
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- The
church and its octogonal bell tower.
- The dovecot of Camusat (listed).
- The castle of Jourdain (private).
- The district fountain with triangular
pediment and a sculpted cornice.
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But, Gers is also :
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Landscapes,
walks, exhibits, markets and products of the soil ... festivities and
festivals :
* Mirande : Festival Country Music
* Vic Fezensac : Festival Tempo Latino
* Marciac : Festival Jazz in Marciac
* Fleurance : Festival d'Astronomie |
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