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March 29, 2024
     
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Gascony and the Comminges in Gascony, Toulouse
The Gascony and its counties and regions, especially the Lomagne, Astarac, Comminges, at the door of the Pyrenees, paysage commingesoffers visitors natural such as architectural and historical wealth. Its generous curved landscape form a vast mosaic of colors.
Church Simorre Its architectural heritage is remarkable, both in historical works such as cathedrals, abbeys, churches, castles ...etc, andworks 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. Land farming  , cattle, sheep and ducks, the hills are dotted with meadows, forests, lakes and rivers.
Because of its location at the gates of Comminges, on the road in the Pyrenees, and close neighbor of the Gers, L'Isle in Dodon, in Haute-Garonne, is 65 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 BastidesThe 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 de Fourcès Bastide de Miélan
"Bastide" in circle of Fourcès "Bastide" of Miélan 
Bastide de Marciac (Gers) Bastide de Cologne (Gers)
"Bastide" of Marciac  "Bastide" of Cologne
A "Bastide" is a new town based in the south-west France between the mid-XIII century and the mid-fourteenth-century.
Its main features are:

  • 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

Toulouse, the regional capital
Visiting Toulouse: Office de tourisme (Tourism Office).
From the  Garonne to Canal du Midi, from Saint-Sernin to Cité de l’Espace, Toulouse sows invitations to discover its many faces...

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