Saint-Symphorien – Langon

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At Le Nizan Gare, there are two routes available:

  • The official route of the Scandibérique :  it heads towards Langon and takes a detour through the Pays d’Albret. 
  • The CycloTransEurope route : taking a more direct route, it heads towards Bazas and then due south.

You cycle along a lovely greenway through pine trees, surrounded by the scent of pine resin, heather and the Gironde countryside.

Be sure to visit the Roquetaillade site, 3 km from the course – there are a few hills, but it’s well worth the detour! The medieval castle and the newer castle, the chapel and the grounds.

29 km
2h30

good

easy

Bazadais
Vallée de la Garonne

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  • Trains : from Langon, TER services to Bordeaux, Agen and Marmande

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Saint-Symphorien : 19th-century railway repair workshop, 16th–19th-century church, village hall (1932 – Art Deco), Chalet Mauriac and its grounds (Baroque-style pavilion, writers’ retreat, sculptures by David Boeno), the “Thérèse Desqueyroux” house (belonged to François Mauriac’s maternal family, home of the novel’s heroine), the mule barn (1944–1945, large wooden structure)

Saint-Léger de Balson : 12th–16th-century church, Saint-Clair fountain

Villandraut : the castle – a 14th-century fortified palace, and the 19th-century Church of St Martin.

Uzeste : the Collegiate Church of Uzeste (the tomb of Clement), old houses dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, the Amusicien l’Estaminet theatre (performance venue, home to the Cie Lubat, and host to jazz and improvised music festivals)

Mazères : the fortified castle of La Roquetaillade (the “old castle” from the 11th–13th centuries and the “new castle” from the 14th–19th centuries, the chapel, restored by Viollet-le-Duc, the farmstead and the vineyard)

Nearby :

Roaillan : St Louis Church, 15th–19th centuries

Mazères : the fortified castle of La Roquetaillade (the “old castle” (11th–13th centuries) and the “new castle” (14th–19th centuries), the chapel, restored by Viollet-le-Duc, the farmstead and the vineyard)

 Markets : St-Symphorien on Wednesday mornings, Villandraut on Thursday mornings

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Saint-Symphorien – Bazas

The route is full of tourist attractions: paddle down the Ciron in Villandraut, admire the collegiate church in Uzeste or take a detour through the vineyards of Sauternes.

In Bazas, there is a link to the Tour de Gironde cycle route, which leads to the Canal de la Garonne and then on to La Réole. Click on “link lanes”.

26 km
2h30

good
easy
Landes Girondines
Bazadais