Cité médiévale de Bazas

60 km south-east of Bordeaux, Bazas thrives between the Landes forest and the vineyards of the Graves. This Gascon city of 25 centuries combines economic dynamism (including the breeding of Bazas beef) and a rich heritage. Promenade de la Brèche, Jardin du Chapitre, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Apothecary's Office of the Saint-Antoine de Bazas Hospital each tell a little bit of its history.
A fortified town from the 4th century onwards, it was endowed with ramparts and monumental gates. On the Way to Santiago de Compostela, Bazas was the seat of a diocese until the end of the 18th century. Seat of a Presidium, the city combines administrative and judicial functions and then imposes itself as the most powerful city in the region that bears its name: the Bazadais. Bazas preserves, of this golden age, superb vestiges, traditions and know-