Gers: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Gers is characterised by a landscape of gentle hills and asymmetrical valleys between 80 and 380 metres. Fields, meadows, vineyards and livestock farming form a changing rural mosaic. Beyond the Gers hills, the Pyrenees provide a visible backdrop. Characteristic villages are shaped by market halls, lanes, lively squares and viewpoints over the hills; they invite visitors to stroll and explore at a leisurely pace.

Culture and history

The Abbaye Notre-Dame de Flaran was built in 1151 by Burgundian monks in the Cistercian style; construction continued from the 12th to the 18th century. The Flaran complex includes a restored medieval garden with a fountain, round basin, enclosing wall, dovecote and a pavilion with a water pump. There are 30 bastides in Gers. Sarrant is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France and offers medieval half-timbered houses as well as initiatives centred around books and illustration.

Ten market halls in Gers are listed as Monuments Historiques. The Musée des Jacobins is located in the surrounding area of Gers. In the wider regional surroundings of Gers are Château de Loubersan, Abbaye de Boüillas and Abbaye de Flaran.

Landscape and trails

The 11-kilometre-long Sentier de la Baïse is suitable for hiking, cycling and horse riding. It includes picnic areas, an arboretum and information boards at the restored site of the Graziac lock. The signposted Grand Tour de l’Astarac cycling route is 154 kilometres long and can be completed in two to five days.

Cuisine

The regional Armagnac terroirs comprise Bas Armagnac, Armagnac Ténarèze and Haut Armagnac; Haut Armagnac extends across the east of Gers. The Route de l’Armagnac runs through Gers between Condom and Nogaro as a series of distillery stops. Along the route, distilleries open to the public, explain the production process and offer tastings with local products. The fat markets in Gimont and Samatan are described as a tradition in autumn and winter. Local products associated with the market halls of Gers include foie gras, magret, cheese, fruit, vegetables and Armagnac.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Gers can continue via the following location pages: Auch, Bazian, Castelnau-D'auzan, Cazaubon, Eauze, La Romieu, Lias-D'armagnac, Marciac, Masseube, Miélan, Mirepoix, Monfort, Nizas, Pauilhac, Samatan, Toujouse, Saint-Michel, Le Houga, Valence-Sur-Baïse, Luppé-Violles, Gensac, Fourcès, Condom, Castéra-Verduzan, Beaumarchès, Aubiet, Gimbrède, Montpézat, Sarcos, Lombez, Marsolan, Homps, Montréal, Mauroux, Monclar-Sur-Losse, Sauveterre, Saint-Maur, Nogaro, Lectoure, Mauvezin, Barbotan-Les-Bains, Larressingle, Gaujac, Barran, Lagraulet-Du-Gers, Gimont, Fleurance, Projan, Lussan, Duffort, Mirande, Espas, Montégut-Arros, Ségos, Seissan, Riscle, Vic-Fezensac, Estipouy, Laas, Saint-Lary, L'isle-Jourdain, Montegut, Castelnau-Sur-L'auvignon, Barcelonne-Du-Gers, Gondrin, Estang, Magnan, Montesquiou, Préneron, Tourdun, Laujuzan, Ladevèze-Rivière, Castelnau-D'arbieu, Saint-Jean-Poutge, Ayguetinte, Terraube, Pouy-Roquelaure, Castillon-Massas, Troncens, Berdoues, Tournecoupe, Vergoignan, Bourrouillan, Lavardens, Giscaro, Saint-Clar, Maravat, Plieux, Mérens, Bouzon-Gellenave, Aux-Aussat, Malabat, Callian, Estampes, Cazaux-Villecomtal, Tillac, Razengues, Armous-Et-Cau, Couloumé-Mondebat, Réans, Monguilhem, Monlaur-Bernet, Larroque-Saint-Sernin, Monties, Biran, Tasque, Caussens, Mouchan, Solomiac, Cravencères, Ligardes, Leboulin, Castelnau-Barbarens, Viella, Galiax, Plaisance, Tudelle, Arrouède, Saint-Mont, Arblade-Le-Haut, Maulichères, Maignaut-Tauzia, Jégun, Castelnavet, Saint-Puy, Pavie, Simorre, Montadet, Gée-Rivière, Pellefigue, Escornebœuf, Endoufielle, Peyrusse-Grande, Bassoues, Cazaux-Savès, Seysses-Savès, Juilles, Béraut, Maupas, Bretagne-d'Armagnac, Ayzieu, Scieurac-et-Flourès, Cologne, Lagarde-Hachan, Lias, Cadeilhan, Lannepax, Sabazan, Lamazère, Avezan, Saint-Mézard, Séailles, Courrensan, Courties, Gazax-et-Baccarisse, Blousson-Sérian, Mansempuy, Lamothe-Goas, Arblade-le-Bas, Panjas, Labastide-Savès, Marguestau, Sarraguzan, Lupiac, Panassac, Jû-Belloc, Perchède, Crastes, Noilhan, Sempesserre, Estramiac, Frégouville, Lamaguère, Miradoux, Monblanc, Riguepeu, Réjaumont, Peyrusse-Vieille, Saint-Élix-Theux, Pouydraguin, Castex-d'Armagnac, Gaujan, Campagne-d'Armagnac, Saint-Léonard.

For the overview of the wider travel region: Midi Pyrenees.