The Gascony and its counties and regions, especially the Lomagne, Astarac, Comminges, at the door of the Pyrenees, offers visitors both natural wealth  so as architectural and historical one. Its generous curves to form a vast mosaic of colors.
Its generous curved landscape form a vast mosaic of colors.
 Its architectural heritage is remarkable, both in historical works such as cathedrals, abbeys, churches, castles ... etc, and works more modest such as old houses, windmills, fountains, dovecotes, laundries, halls, chapels ... etc. ... 






The Comminges
The Comminges, a former province of Gascony, known as "the French Tuscany", in the middle of the Pyrenees and important step in the pilgrimage of Saint-Jacques de Compostela, offers a wonderfull landscape, beautifully undulating.
By its location in the Comminges, on way of the Pyrenees, and close neighbor of the Gers, L'Isle in Dodon, in Haute-Garonne, is 60 kms south-west of Toulouse. 
It is an ideal base for visiting nearby, on all reliefs, the discovery of houses and castelnaux, cathedrals and Gallo-Roman villas, castles and abbeys, witnessing a long history.
A more modest heritage, carefully preserved today, stake paths and delights hikers.

Les Bastides The Bastides
"Bastida" - bastit, bastia-the very broad sense, means recent construction or ongoing importance.
The "bastide" stands out then: "villa", "castrum", "sauveterre", "salvetat", "castelnau" ... of often earlier origins

"Bastide" in circle of Fourcès	"Bastide" of Miélan
"Bastide" of Marciac	"Bastide" of Cologne

• a regular plan with parralleles and perpendicular streets, ordered around the central square
• the rights and duties of citizens (poblans) and the administration of the city are reflected in the charter "customs" (franchises) granted by the lord founder
• a commercially oriented, fairs and markets are regularly held in the central square
• a military vocation for some of them that have been fortified at the time of the Hundred Years War

Gastronomy

Geese, ducks and poultry from the farm ...
The goose: emblem of the tradition and the Gascon gastronomy, the goose was for a long time the basic food of countryside.
The confit, magrets and foie gras dishes remain the meal of choice.
Le Canard: The tradition of duck fat is well entrenched in the South-West. Foie gras, magrets, conserve of duck, necks stuffed.
Markets with the fat in the Gers:
Samatan / Mirande: Monday morning
Fleurance: Tuesday morning
Gimont: Wednesday morning and Sunday morning
Eauze: Thursday morning
Riscle / Seissan: Friday morning
The poultry from farm
Raised in the open air in a preserved environment, the chickens, turkeys, guinea fowls, poulard and other farm capons have a tasty flesh which takes part in the reputation of the Gascon gastronomy

The vineyard ...
Armagnac: The Lord of Gascony. Result of a distillation of white wine South-West in a alambicen copper and aged many years in oak casks, Armagnac is the oldest brandy in France.
Grapes used are: colombard, folle blanche, baco and ugni blanc.
The terroir, production area bounded AOC since 1909 and since 1936:
The Bas-Armagnac, Armagnac-Ténarèze and Haut-Armagnac together constitute a vineyard in the form of a fig leaf which represents 15000 hectares of vines planted on part of three departments: the Gers, Landes and the Lot - et-Garonne.
The three regions, different soil and their own personality contribute to the richness and diversity of Armagnac.
The Floc de Gascogne: The name means "Flower" in Gascony language. This aperitif, which also joins very well melon, the foie gras, desserts maybe red or white.
It comes from a mixture of armagnac and juice of fresh grapes.
The wines Gascons
THE AOC: Madiran (Hautes-Pyrenees), old wine pilgrims from Saint-Jacques de Compostela, Madiran wines are wines "virile" par excellence. Pacherenc du Vic Bilh (Hautes-Pyrenees) over the same area that madiran, white wine comes from the local grape varieties (arrufiat, manseng, courbu) and Bordeaux (sauvignon, semillon).
Jurançon (Atlantic Pyrenees).
The Tursan is located within the confines of Landes, Gascony and Bearn. Mid-Landes, mid-gascons, former vineyard of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the land of tursan produces red wines, rosé and white.
THE AOVDQS: Odds of Brulhois (Tarn and Garonne), wines Lavilledieu (Tarn and Garonne), Cotes de Saint-Mont (Gers).

The crops and gardens of Gascony...
The gascony, enhanced by the farmer, fertile land and fresh, Countries of hills and plains ....
Corn, wheat, sorghum, sunflower ... so many colors that drape the hills of Gascony and form the mosaic so characteristic of the region.
The melon from Lectoure comes along very well with a feature of Floc.
The white garlic Lomagne
Mostly grown in the canton of Saint Clar, its capital, garlic white is crisp and tasty.
The white bean that grows on the plain of Tarbes, the first bean Red Label.
Native of South America, reached in Europe via Spain, the bean is implanted in the plain of Tarbes at the beginning of the XVIIIth century, at the same time as the corn. Climbing plant, the Tarbais Bean was quickly associated with the corn whose poles are used to him as tutor. The Bean in pods, under the naming " fresh" or " half-dry ", appears on markets at the end of August, till the beginning of October.
The prune d'Agen
The origin of prune in France would go back to the twelfth century. The crusaders of the order of the Knight Templars discovered the plum tree of Damascus during the siege of the city. 
The plum tree "d'Ente", which supplies fruits benefiting from the naming " prunes of Agen " arises from the crossing in the XIIIth century of the plum tree of Damascus in the local plum tree of the Abbey of Clairac, situated near Agen.