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Castle Poudenas in Gascony
Heart of the south west of France.
Half-way between Bordeaux and Toulouse, Pondenas is in the centre of the Albret district in Gascony, land of Armagnac and gastronomy, fortified towns and chateaux, and the Gascon people over whom the kings of France and England fought in the Hundred Years War. The region is served by a national train station in Agen (27 miles) and 5 airports (Agen 27 miles away - Bordeaux, Toulouse, Bergerac and Pau 78 miles away).
Poudenas is a half an hour drive from 2 coasts and less than half an hour from the beaches by the Atlantic and the Pyrenees, which can be seen to the south on a clear day. In the middle ages this town was on the St. Jacques de Compostelle's pilgrimage trail (Vezelay stretch) and there are several walking routes to take you across the hills, woods and forests seeing the stags, roe and wild boar, or maybe just mushrooms in wood pigeon season. Lots to visit nearby inc. The beautiful Romieu church collegiate, a UNESCO world heritage site.
