The local towns of St Justin, Villeneuve de Marsan, Cazaubon and Eauze provide their own

splash of local colour with markets, fetes and cultural activities.Close by, there are many

other facilities to enjoy including several excellent restaurants, museums, and tours.

Outdoor activities including horse riding, fishing, water skiing, canoeing, cycling, tennis,

walking and golf are all available locally.

Labastide d'Armagnac is also situated in the Bas Armaganc district and is home to some of

the best producers of the Internationally renowned A.O.C Gascon brandy, Armagnac.

Many of these producers offer tours, exhibitions and most certainly tasting, which is not

be missed.

Further afield, to the North lies Bordeaux with it's old town and renowned wine producing

area's of Medoc, St Emillion, Sauternes and Cognac to name but a few. To the West lies

the Cote d'Argent with miles of golden sand with safe patrolled pools or wild Atlantic

breakers for surfing. The coastal towns of Biarritz and St Jean de Luz offer elegant shops,

restaurants, boat tours, fishing trips. To the East lie the Midi Pyrenees with miles of rolling

countryside and market towns. To the South lie the Pyrenees, the Spanish border and the

Pays Basque providing spectacular scenery, mountain railways, restaurants all with a touch

of Spanish culture.Between all of these lies the pine clad countryside of Les Landes, most

of which is protected Natural Park status, offering walking, picnicking, museums and

preserved Gascon heritage sites.  

On a culinary note the local area is famous for: foie gras - (duck liver ), confit de canard -

( conserved duck ), maigret de canard - ( grilled duck breast ), poulet Landais - ( chicken

as chicken is supposed to be ), garbure - ( a rich, Gascon soup ), sanglier - ( wild boar ),

palombes - ( wild pigeons ), tourtieres - ( a light pastry dessert with prunes or apples and

Armagnac ), plus all the fruits, vegetables, crepes, patisserie etc you would expect from

such a gastronomic area of France. The Atlantic coast offers seafood lovers all the delights

of les fruits de mer, including lobster, langoustine, oysters, prawns together with a wide

variety of fresh fish.Local wines include Tursan, Madiran, Saint Mont, Chalosse with the

ever popular Bordeaux and St Emillion in evidence everywhere