Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Landes

Paths of Compostela - Route of Tours
40300 Sorde-l'Abbaye

The Saint-Jean de Sorde Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 10th century located in Sorde-l'Abbaye in New Aquitaine, is a historic jewel combining Gallo-Roman remains, Romanesque and medieval architecture, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the roads of Santiago de Compostela.

Castle
40420 Labrit

The remains of the château de Labrit, known as château d'Albret, are a 13th century medieval castral site located in Labrit, New Aquitaine, the historic cradle of the Albret family.

Replaces
40000 Mont-de-Marsan

The ramparts of Mont-de-Marsan, built in the 12th century, are the remains of the medieval fortifications protecting this Landes city, now classified as a historical monument in New Aquitaine.

City gate
40300 Hastingues

The town gate of Hastingues, built in the 14th century, is a fortified vestige of this Dutch bastide founded in 1289, protecting the main entrance of the medieval village.

Modern Church
40000 Mont-de-Marsan

Saint Vincent de Paul Church, built in the 3rd quarter of the 20th century in Mont-de-Marsan (New Aquitaine), is a modern Catholic place of worship inspired by the Irish sheepfolds, concrete and glass, classified as a historical monument in 2007.

Donjons
40000 Mont-de-Marsan

The Lacataye dungeon in Mont-de-Marsan (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) is in fact two 13th- and 15th-century fortresses, transformed into a Despiau-Wlérick museum. This shell stone monument once served as a defence and observation post near the Midou.

Romanesque Church
40700 Hagetmau

The crypt of Saint-Girons, a 12th-century Romanesque jewel in Hagetmau (New Aquitaine), is the last vestige of the abbey, listed as a historical monument in 1862. It housed the relics of the eponymous saint, a medieval step on the way to Compostela.

Crypt
40100 Dax

The archaeological crypt of Dax, located in the Landes in New Aquitaine, houses the remains of a Gallo-Roman civil basilica, a central place of ancient public life, discovered in 1978 under the central ilot of the city.