Head west. Descent to the south. You are in the Landes. Discover the great natural spaces along the Atlantic !
The Landes, these are long and beautiful beaches of fine sand and golden. A little taste of paradise concealed behind the dune cordon that protects the coast with the largest pine forest in Europe. It is also a singular and preserved Gascon culture. The Landes are proud of their culture and traditions, which they like to share during village festivals, producers' markets, or their mythical Landes races.
Les Landes is the ideal place for a holiday mixing relaxation and calm with more sporting activities always in the open air.
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Local specialties
The jovial character of the Landes and the generous nature of their terroir lead naturally to meet around a table. The Landes cuisine is made up of traditional productions: farm poultry, duck and foie gras, Adour fish, Chalosse beef, game, asparagus, kiwi, AOC TURSAN wines, country wines the Landes and the Armagnac. The Qualité Landes association is in charge of the promotion of 7 products under official quality marks.
Major events and venues
If the Landes stilt and the Landes race are the two most characteristic elements of the cultural heritage that has come down to us, Landes culture is also marked by rugby and sport in general, the taste of the festival as proved by the 331 festivals organized every year, and the many miraculous sources that mark the territory.
The festival is inseparable from the art of living of the Landais. For several days, economic life stops to make way for the "heste". It takes its full force at the end of the bullfight or the Landes race, it will continue all night animated by the bandas music (orchestra of Landes or Basque composed of brass).
