Gabarret – Labastide-d’Armagnac
The greenway, which runs along the route of a former railway line between Gabarret and Mont-de-Marsan, becomes a little more rideable from Barbotan-les-Thermes onwards. Work is currently underway to lay a more suitable surface. It is well shaded and very pleasant in summer.
Bartbotan-les-Thermes is renowned for its healing black mud and hot springs. The building housing the thermal baths is reminiscent of old tobacco drying sheds.
The small bastide of Mauvezin d’Armagnac, also known as the “bastide-rue”, still boasts some beautiful half-timbered houses.
On the cycle path, just past the road to Mauvezin, a footpath leads to the Géou Chapel, an unusual chapel dedicated to the memory of cyclists.
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Itinerary Eurovelo3, recommended by CTE
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Must-see :
Barbotan-les-Thermes : the thermal baths (whose architecture is reminiscent of tobacco drying sheds), St Pierre’s Church (with a Renaissance-style door), the Adrien Barthélémy Botanical Garden (featuring exotic species such as pink lotus, palm trees and magnolias…), Lac d’Uby Leisure Park (2.5 km from the centre, supervised beach, swimming pool, water sports, picnic area, play area, tree-top adventure course)
Cazaubon : Old Cazaubon (a former medieval fortified village, half-timbered houses, a bullring, ramparts, a wash house, the former St Martin’s Church converted into a cultural centre), the new St Martin’s Church
Mauvezin d’Armagnac : a bastide town, a church with a bell tower, half-timbered houses
Notre Dame des Cyclistes Chapel (near the cycle path, 3 km before the village of Labastide d’Armagnac) : national shrine
Alternative to the stage “Gabarret – Labastide-d’Armagnac”
Perched above the Estampon valley, Roquefort is a former castelnau, a powerful 14th-century stronghold built around Pénecadet Castle.
Leaving the wooded area via Sarbazan, you enter the region of the bastides of Armagnac, a famous wine-growing area that straddles the border with the neighbouring department of Gers.
In the Douze Valley, the Templar Tower marks the entrance to Saint-Justin, a fortified town dating from 1280, built around its central square. Beneath the arcades of the charming Place des Tilleuls, it is lovely to enjoy the shade for a break where time seems to stand still. In this peaceful atmosphere, a few kilometres away lies Labastide-d’Armagnac.