Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Landes

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie du Puy-en-Velay
40800 Aire-sur-l'Adour

The Sainte-Quitterie d'Aire church, a Gothic building from the 12th to the 14th centuries in Aire-sur-l'Adour (Landes), combines a Romanesque bedside and a rich sculpted heritage linked to the pilgrims of Compostela.

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.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie de Vézelay
40500 Saint-Sever

The Abbey of Saint-Sever, a former Benedictine abbey from the 11th to the 15th century located in Saint-Sever, New Aquitaine, is a Romanesque jewel classified as a UNESCO historical monument and world heritage, famous for its seven apse bedside and sculpted tympanum.

Rempart
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.

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.

Château
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.

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.

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.