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Tourism Auch
Auch is 22,000 inhabitants city located in the Gers department and the Midi-Pyrenees Region, in the heart of the Great South-west of France between the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea and only one hour drive from Toulouse and the Pyrenees. The town of Auch is the historical capital of Gascony enjoying a prestigious architectural heritage, witnessed of a wealthy past.
Auch is located since the Roman Empire along the river Gers with a medieval district in the left bank where visitors can admire many wonders: the St. Mary's Cathedral, masterpiece of Gothic art, but also the Escalier Monumental, the magnificent Prefecture (formerArchbishop's palace), the Musée des Jacobins, the Place Salinisavecet and the Tour d'Armagnac. On the right bank, it is possible to admire remarkable buildings from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Today, Auch is a lively, welcoming city which owns a high quality of life, attracting visitors. Each year is held in the City the Festival de Music classique of Auch. Culinary traditions, cultural and art heritage, and the nature will satisfy the desires of everyone in the land of D'Artagnan.
Attractions in Auch
- Saint Marie Cathedral
- Giro d'Armagnac
- Museum of the Jacobins
The bastides in Gascony
- Thème : Sites and museums
- Départ : Auch
- Durée : 7 jours
Whether circular, semi-circular or square, the "bastides" of gascony distinguish themselves by their diversity. here is a 7-stage discovery tour of the land of d'artagnan.
The castles of Gascony
- Thème : Sites and museums
- Départ : Auch
- Durée : 7 jours
When the Gers opens its doors to you, it isto offer you its landscapes.Bursting with light, they unveil thesurprising treasures of a rich and variednature.
Discover Gers
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Auch
- Durée : 4 jours
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Come to discover the heart of Gascogne
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Castera-verduzan
- Durée : 7 jours
In the heart of Gascogne, between Auch and Agen, at 1:00 from Toulouse, we accomodate you… with the research of calm, serenity, the small valleys gersois offer to you a green nature, a built inheritance, an authentic gastronomy, lodgings with your taste for good moments in ...