Foie gras circuit
Combining discovery and local gastronomy, this walk will make your mouth water. Departing from Samatan, nicknamed “the mecca of foie gras”, travel through a colorful countryside dotted with Gascon farms, mills and small lakes.
64.45Km elevation gain: 887 m, time: 3h30
Via the Save valley, the circuit takes you through a colorful countryside dotted with Gascon farms, mills and small lakes. On the way, you will pass Lombez (former bishopric) which was the seat of a Benedictine abbey created in the 11th century. It contains the Sainte Marie Cathedral with its stained glass windows attributed to Arnaud de Moles and the organs restored in 1995 which are said to be the most beautiful in the South.
In Cazaux-Savès, you will discover the imposing Caumont castle which was the host in the 16th century of Jean-Louis Nogaret-de-la-Valette, better known under the name of the Duke of Epernon and later in the 19th century Armand , Marquis de Castelbajac lived there.
Combining discovery and local gastronomy, this walk will make your mouth water. Departing from Samatan, nicknamed “the mecca of foie gras”, travel through a colorful countryside dotted with Gascon farms, mills and small lakes.
64.45Km elevation gain: 887 m, time: 3h30
Via the Save valley, the circuit takes you through a colorful countryside dotted with Gascon farms, mills and small lakes. On the way, you will pass Lombez (former bishopric) which was the seat of a Benedictine abbey created in the 11th century. It contains the Sainte Marie Cathedral with its stained glass windows attributed to Arnaud de Moles and the organs restored in 1995 which are said to be the most beautiful in the South.
In Cazaux-Savès, you will discover the imposing Caumont castle which was the host in the 16th century of Jean-Louis Nogaret-de-la-Valette, better known under the name of the Duke of Epernon and later in the 19th century Armand , Marquis de Castelbajac lived there.
The Gallery
