The Arts & Armagnac Cruise

  • Distance: 62 km
  • Cruising Time: 16 hrs
  • Locks: 22
  • One Way - Either Direction
  • History and heritage
  • Gastronomy
  • Cycling
  • Fantastic fishing
  • Wonderful wildlife

Follow the Canal latéral à la Garonne through vineyards and pastures to Buzet, famous for its amber-colored aperitif. The bastide town of Vianne is famous for its beautiful glassworks and has many good restaurants and lively markets while the 16th century fortified water mill at Barbaste – its four towers dedicated to King Henri IV’s four daughters – is a must-see. Visit the stunning remains of Henri IV’s chateau at Nérac and spend time browsing its colorful shops and art gallery. Take your sketchbook ashore at Valancesur- Baïse, a picturesque fortified town overlooking the Baïse region and enjoy a measure of Armagnac in its home town of Condom.

 

Le Mas d'Agenais

Base Manager Christian Lassauniere welcomes you to Le Mas D'Agenais. An old Roman town Le Mas D’Agenais is full of history. Make a stop on the Saint- Jacques de Compostelle way where this area has played a huge part in the historical change of the country. The Mas d’Agenais was lost and gained several times during the crusades against the Albigeois People, and was under English possession during the 100-year war. It then became French again and Catholic, taken by Admiral Coligny. When the walls were rebuilt, the Prince Army, during the Fronde, took it by storm.

Condom

Base Manager Christian Lassauniere welcomes you to Condom. Condom, the capital of the Ténarèze and city of Bossuet is a typical town from the Gascogne region. It reflects this with the souvenirs of its old hotels, its share of Armagnac, grain and wood works, and it is the main county town of an area rich with rural churches and manor houses.

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