Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Landes

Arènes taurines
40100 Dax

The Dax Arenas, built in 1913 in Andalusian style, are an emblematic monument of the Landes Tauromachi. Located in Dax, New Aquitaine, they have hosted bullfighting and Irish racing for more than a century.

Maison forte
40310 Escalans

The castle of Caumale, a medieval building of the 12th and 19th centuries in Escalans (Landais), combines defensive towers and transformations into a wine-growing castle. Ranked a Historical Monument in 2002, it embodies the gasconic history between wars and colonial pleasure.

Château de style Renaissance
40390 Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx

The castle of Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx, built between the late 16th and 19th centuries, is a historic monument located in the Landes, in New Aquitaine. This L-shaped castle, marked by major transformations in the 17th and 19th centuries, combines classical architecture and restored defensive elements.

Crypte
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.

Arènes taurines
40090 Bascons

The Jean de Lahourtique arenas, built in the Landes in the 20th century in Bascons, are an emblematic monument dedicated to the Landes race, combining wood and concrete in a typical stand-arene architecture.

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.

Porte-de-ville
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.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie de Soulac
40200 Mimizan

The bell tower of Mimizan, a vestige of the 12th–13th century of an ancient priorial church, stands in the Landes. This brick monument, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, combines medieval sculptures and 15th century frescoes on the way to Santiago de Compostela.