Hostens, Gironde, Aquitaine

This route is temporarily closed. No one would suspect that under the transparent waters of the Hostens Lake was one of the largest deposits of lignite in the early 1930s. Today it is a beach open for swimming and a reserve for fishing and birdwatching. A look back at this vanished civilization. Have a nice walk !

This itinerary allows you to approach the secret and magical environment of the "lagoons", small circular bodies of water of glacial origin. Around the Gât Mort, the forest opens up onto an area of open moorland vast enough to evoke the landscapes of centuries past. The nearby water table allows some of these lagoons to maintain a small water level throughout the year, but not exceeding one metre. The route, marked out by a few observatories, allows an overall reading of the vegetation.

The itinerary goes to meet the natural heritage of the Haute Lande and its natural wealth. This loop around the lake will allow you to discover the magnificent 350-hectare Dupertout estate. The forest adjacent to the 6-hectare lake is home to a wide variety of birds, fauna and flora. This richness requires special attention from hikers to ensure its preservation. Have a nice walk! Departure at the intersection of the rue des sports and the chemin de Guilhempay.

On the tracks of the Haureuils district. A well preserved local know-how. The district has interesting and typical heritage elements of the Haute Lande Girondine such as Landes barns, sheep pens in Barat-Neou but above all a well marked local know-how with the Dubourg establishments, known as the Grès de Gascogne, installed in the heart of the forest for more than 150 years, close to a clay deposit of an exceptional fineness which has existed for millions of years. They produce paving stones and ceramic tiles but also this famous resin pot called "Hugues pot" And on the way to the bakers, the family bakery "Le fournil d'Albert" is the witness of another time. Patrick Bordessoules and his sister, Corinne, have reopened the bakery in memory of their grandfather, keeping the old-fashioned method.

From the Roman road to Spain to the royal road of the Post Office, from the pilgrims' road to Compostela to the road of Charlemagne's and Napoleon's armies, from the vacation road to the road of thousands of trucks in transit to all Europe, the National Road 10 has known many vicissitudes and transformations that have deeply marked our village until today.

Belhade ... Where does this name come from? From the wide valley (from the Gascon "Vath lada") on which the castle of Belhade was built in the 13th century, or from a beautiful fairy (from the Gascon "bel hade") who lived there. To each his own story! What made the fame of this parish was its fountain known in all the valley of Leyre and its tree with the power of cure. Have a nice walk! Departure from the church square.

In the footsteps of François Mauriac, discover the Paroupian country and the great diversity of its rural heritage (monumental adornment of its town), witness of its industrial past You will be seduced by these moorland landscapes, dotted with pine and heather. The path follows a section of the Bazas-Mios cycle track, located on the former line of the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer Economiques. If you are lucky, you will be able to see deer and hare at the edge of the woods.

This circuit is located around Saint-Symphorien where François Mauriac's parents had a holiday chalet built. The young Mauriac, until his teenage years, travelled through these places, which remain unchanged today, and drew much of his inspiration from them.

A young river from a geological point of view, the Leyre carries sand which accumulates in the meanders. Canoeing offers a chance to discover this rich and fragile natural area. Here we propose a route from Saugnacq-et-Muret to Salles via Belin-Beliet. The regulation imposes to all the practitioners to know how to swim before leaving to navigate in canoe. This activity is offered to children who swim, accompanied by their parents, from 6 years old. A great and beautiful day, rather for an initiated profile. Always contact the socio-professional who rents canoes.

Le Barp is located on the route des Grandes Landes linking Bordeaux to Spain. It is crossed by the Itinerary of the King's horse mail network in the 16th century and on the route of the Roman road known as "Camin Roumieu" which designated in patois "the road" linking Bordeaux to Dax. A stopover on the road to Santiago de Compostela since the 11th century, the village developed around the Relais Hospitalier and the Priory. It is an important post office on the Spanish road which crosses the parish from north to south: it is the fourth station of the horse post after Gradignan. The commune has interesting and typical heritage elements of the Haute Lande Girondine such as barns ? the Landes barn located in the village of Peilhe, a sheep pen in Barat-Neou, a tradition of ceramics with the Grés de Gascogne in the Haureuils district.

"La grange de Zingaro" is a singular place that invites you to relax and disconnect. It's a beautiful family home located in the heart of the center of Belin-Béliet, close to all amenities, and close to the cycle path for cycling or walking in the forest. You'll appreciate the comfort and refined decor of this magnificent home. To add an atypical touch to each space, each room has its own style, with ultra-careful, chic decor: vintage, natural, industrial, country... there's something for every taste! A real place to share with family and friends, to spend a pleasant stay in complete peace and quiet.

Contemporary house in a quiet area close to the shops of the town of Belin-Beliet. Beautifully decorated and very well equipped, this house offers all the comfort for a holiday with family or friends. Beautiful exterior with garden, terrace and pool.

Chalet Colibri is a 20m² wooden gîte on stilts, with 1 enclosed alcove containing 2 single beds (1 bunk bed), 1 shower room, washbasin and toilet. In the first room you'll find both a small kitchen with appliances, dining table and benches, and a TV room with a comfortable double sofa bed. The chalet also boasts a large terrace on stilts with barbecue and table.... The large swimming pool and outdoor play area (ping-pong, trampoline, pétanque, bicycles) are shared with all the other gîtes on the estate..... The property covers 2 hectares, and children can enjoy petting the donkeys, goats and horses.

The house Salamandre is a wooden cottage on stilts, It has 2 bedrooms, 1 shower room, sink and toilet. 1 bedroom with 1 double bed, 1 bedroom with 1 double bed and 3 single beds including 2 bunk beds. 2 comfortable double sofa beds in the living room. A kitchen equipped with appliances, dining room/ TV room. At the front of the chalet, a terrace/ balcony furnished with table and chairs, overlooking a small private and fenced entrance courtyard where is your barbecue. At the back of the chalet, is a large terrace on stilts and without vis-à-vis, with deckchairs, table and chairs for meals, and an inflatable jacuzzi sheltered 4 places lit on request.

The house Colombe is a wooden cottage on stilts, It has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, sink and toilet. 1 bedroom with 1 double bed, 1 bedroom with 1 double bed and 3 single beds including 2 bunk beds. 2 comfortable double sofa beds in the living room. A kitchen equipped with appliances, dining room/ TV room. At the front of the chalet, a terrace/ balcony furnished with table and chairs, overlooking a small private and fenced entrance courtyard where is your barbecue. At the back of the chalet, is a large terrace on stilts and without vis-à-vis, with deckchairs, table and chairs for meals, and an inflatable jacuzzi sheltered 4 places lit on request.

Recent contemporary house located in the commune of Belin-Beliet, in a quiet area, close to all amenities. 20 minutes from the Arcachon Bay and Lake Biscarrosse, 10 minutes from Lake Hostens and 30 minutes from Bordeaux and its vineyards (A63 motorway 5 minutes away). The house has 4 bedrooms, one with a cupboard / dressing room, a bathroom with bath and shower, a fully equipped kitchen and a large living/dining room of 50 m². Large wooden terrace of 100 m², barbecue, swimming pool and attached garage...

Located in the heart of our 2.5-hectare airial, in the heart of the forest, in the town of Belin Beliet, part of the Landes de Gascogne regional nature park. Ideally located 30 minutes from Bordeaux and 30 minutes from the Arcachon Basin. You'll find all the comforts you need for a peaceful stay.

Nicolas and Valérie, the owners of OSTAL 158, are waiting to welcome you. They'll be happy to welcome you all year round for one or more nights, and will be able to give you a wide range of walks in the region and addresses to delight your eyes and taste buds. They speak English and Spanish.

The Sablère, located between Bordeaux and Arcachon, is a 19th century-like Basque house. It is in the centre of a 2-hectare park in the Landes de Gascogne (protected natural area). A road to Santiago de Compostela shares boundary with it. Only silence and nature are kings here. A VIP room! You will be our only guests. The "hazel" room is pretty and bright, with 2 twin beds, decorated with family furniture and facing East with a view over the park without buildings directly opposite. The bathroom is private and adjoins your room. Breakfast will be served in the park or in the "little house" depending on the weather.

A cosy little chalet on the edge of a forest, where you can spend a pleasant, peaceful stay.

The Domaine Départemental de Sports et de Loisirs Gérard Lagors in Hostens is a 600-hectare estate equipped for exploration of the natural milieu and for a range of outdoor leisure activities (including mountain biking, canoeing, archery, climbing, tennis and bathing). The beach is supervised from June to September. The estate also offers visitors a chance to try their hand at its “Escalad’arbres” – a mixed, removable forest trail made up of ropes and cables. Qualified supervision from April to October.

This very simple Gothic chapel, dedicated to Saint Catherine, is located in the Rétis district of Hostens, on one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela. The shape of the façade is that of a simple bell-tower-wall above which the old bell was housed, protected by a double wooden bellringer's shelter.

Following the takeover of the churches by the communes, the church of Saint-Jean was abandoned and destroyed. The one that stands today, rather simple and similar to the church of Cabanac, dates from 1879 but keeps its bell, a painting and an original peg.

As a tool for dissemination and mediation, it ensures access for all to the various forms of cultural expression: text, image, and contributes to personal development.

Breath In front of you, as far as the eyes can see, are pine trees stretching and heather drenched in sunshine. You are at the heart of the regional natural Park of Landes of Gascogne which is 336 100 hectars of nature. Here, we practice a soft and peaceful hiking without trace. And we live with hosts who respect their environment. Holidays are guaranteed with 100% distraction and nature.

The water from La Fontaine Saint-Clair, near the church of Saint-Pierre de Mons, is known to cure eye diseases.

Mons and its church occupy a special place in the region, located on an ancient north-south road leading to Spain (ancient road then pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela). Ancient texts tell us that Roland de Roncesvalles' companions were buried there. A priory was installed there which was reformed in 1497. He controlled a large part of the Middle Leyre and its catchment area as far as Hostens. Texts dating from the end of the 15th century (royalties) give us information about their homes and what they cultivated. The 11th century church, originally with its defensive tower, dates from the late 15th century and reflects the defensive concerns raised by the 100-year war.

This Gothic church dates from the end of the 16th century. The keystones of the vaults are decorated with characters including Saint Anthony Ermine and Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

7 Comets to come. David Boeno. St. Symphorian, 2014. Programmation : Didier Arnaudet. David Boeno invites you to a walk in the park, punctuated by 7 tree trunks cut according to cutting angles obtained from the calculation of the elliptical trajectory of 7 comets. A bevelled mirror, like a precious and sparkling object, is embedded in the heart of each section. On each mirror is engraved the name of the comet and the date of its future passage through perihelion, the point in the orbit closest to the Sun that causes the comet to cloud and make its hair highly incandescent. This confrontation of the present moment and the echo of a future coming from a sidereal distance, the constraint of an earthly life and the inaccessible depths of time and space, composes a consciousness of the world where the infinite threads of prospective geometries intertwine.

Ferme des Bleuets is primarily a sensory experience. Behind the Ferme des Bleuets is... Annie, a biologist by training, specializing in plant ecology. Annie is fully committed to the ecotourism approach of the Landes de Gascogne Regional Nature Park. The Bleuets farm has never used pesticides or other chemical products. The produce is organically grown and cleared by hand. This agroforestry farm grows berries and potted plants, as well as medicinal and aromatic plants. Annie is fully committed to an eco-responsible approach, since she complies with the specifications of organic farming, and the cultivation of her plants with their "wild" flavor is integrated into the local natural environment.

More than 40 different pizza recipes and our speciality "le Croc Pizz" (sandwich pizza). Croc Pizz' welcomes you in a warm family atmosphere. Come and taste our pizzas made with our fine home-made dough and our quality products. Come and discover each week the chef's suggestion and accompany it with one of our Italian or Bordeaux wines or other drinks. Snack, ice cream, honey.

Takeaway pizzas

Christophe's cooking is based on fresh, local produce: my bread comes from the Roch bakery in Salles, my fresh, non-frozen meats come from two butchers, Le Billot in Salles and Boucherie Gazeau in Léognan, and my home fries come from potatoes grown at Allix in St Jean l'Illac,.... The "freshness" promise is a real promise! On the Salles market every Thursday morning.

At the entrance to the heart of the Bassin d'Arcachon, La Tonnelle bar-restaurant features a terrace shaded by 6 plane trees over a hundred years old, and offers traditional, characterful cuisine based on fresh, local produce, much of it homemade. Specialities: Confit de canard, pavé de thon, saumon gravlax, entrecôte échalote.... group meals, seminars, birthdays, events... Theme meals on the first Saturday of the month by prior arrangement.

Pizzeria open Wednesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner! Take-away sales

In the heart of the Haute Lande, in this family house we offer you the opportunity to taste our homemade, seasonal and regional cuisine. On sunny days you can enjoy lunch and dinner on the terrace shaded by bicentenary plane trees.

Born of the social and republican movements that followed the Revolution, these associative cafés have remained today places of meeting and conviviality in the towns of the Landes de Gascogne. You can stop there to have a drink, listen to a concert or share a meal!

Iconic fast food chain offering burger and fries, desserts and milkshakes.

HOUSE. 132 m². 4 bedrooms, 3 double beds (140cms x 200cms) 2 single beds (90cms x 200cms), kitchen, washing machine, tumbledryer, dishwasher, micro wave, fridge/freezer, sitting room, TV, Hifi, Wifi internet access, living room, 2 shower rooms, 2 toilets. Enclosed private courtyard, garden furniture, 14 bikes on site.

For you, outside, lights, perfumes and secrets of nature, inside, softness, comfort and benevolence Welcome to La Blanche Girondine, an elegant house dating from the 19th century that has been entirely renovated. La Blanche Girondine offers two rooms with sober and cosy comfort. Delicious breakfast served in the large hallway, the garden or on the terrace At your disposal: lounge with fridge, swimming pool, bicycles.

HOUSE. 70 m². Ground and 1st floor. 1 bedroom, 1 double beds, 2 single beds. Living room, kitchen, washing machine, dishwasher, micro wave, fire place, colour tv. Shower room. WC. Enclosed courtyard, garden furniture, barbecue. Baby staf. private parking. 200 m far from the lake. Near by a road.

At the edge of the lake, in the middle of a forest of giant sequoias. Two Canadian chalets located on the Domaine Départemental d'Hostens are open for rent from April to October. They are located in the middle of a sequoia forest facing the lake of Grand Bernadas. They have a capacity of 6 people and each has 2 bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom with toilet.

Come and spend a relaxing moment in an equestrian centre, near the Hostens lakes: horse or pony riding, swimming, fishing, canoeing, pedal boats, mountain biking, hiking on foot or on horseback, possibility to welcome your horses. 40 mn from Arcachon, Bordeaux, Biscarrosse or Bazas Two mobilhomes, each equipped with 2 bedrooms (1 double, 1 single), a living/dining room, an equipped kitchen, a shower room and separate toilet, a terrace with garden furniture, barbecue.

Its 3 comfortable bedrooms and 2 shower rooms can easily accommodate up to 7 people. A large kitchen lets you prepare delicious meals, and the bright, spacious living room makes for a comfortable stay. The wooden terrace, which runs the entire length of the property, is reminiscent of the parquet flooring inside, and extends the comfort and warmth of the house right down to the swimming pool. Thanks to the pétanque court bordering the house and pool, you'll seem to hear the cicadas. Pool, pétanque or sunbathing for a relaxing vacation. Or visit the region, enjoy the beaches and taste oysters on the terrace - the choice is yours!

Located in Hostens, in a historic building, Entre Chênes et Pins - Gîte familial is a recently renovated vacation home with a garden and terrace. Private parking and free Wi-Fi are available on site. A shared kitchen and living room are at your disposal. This 4-bedroom vacation home features a living room with a flat-screen TV and streaming services, a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and oven, and 2 bathrooms with a hairdryer. It also features a sitting area and a fireplace. You'll be able to make the most of the warm weather thanks to the barbecue. If you're traveling with children, the vacation home has outdoor play equipment.

On an airial planted with hundred-year-old oaks, this traditional house offers you peace and relaxation in three beautiful bedrooms, one with private shower room, and two others adjoining (bed of 160 and 2 beds of 90) sharing a large bathroom (ideal for family or couple of friends) Numerous activities five minutes away with the leisure centre of Hostens (swimming, hiking, archery, accro-branche, horse riding...) Bordeaux, Marquèze ecomuseum, Bassin d'Arcachon, dune du Pyla and ocean 40 minutes away. Table d'hôte on reservation. Owners' swimming pool accessible from 4.30 pm to 7 pm.

The Domaine du Volcelest is a cosy airial nestling in the heart of the Landes de Gascogne forest, offering an idyllic, atypical setting for all your events, all year round!

Situated in Saint-Symphorien, this old fully furnished building is located in the middle of the countryside where absolute calm reigns. Its universe is cosy, warm and endowed with a very contemporary comfort. A pond accompanies this serenity in which you can fish, swim or simply admire nature. Two houses can be rented: the Ferme d'Amaya, a traditional accommodation and the Bergerie, an annex of the property.