Gastes: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Gastes is located on Lac de Parentis-Biscarrosse, also known as Lac Sud, which covers an area of 3,540 hectares. Gastes contains protected natural areas within the framework of a Natura 2000 site, a listed protected area, five ZNIEFF areas and a pre-emption zone under the Espaces Naturels Sensibles scheme.

Anyone looking for a holiday apartment in Gastes can plan their stay around this location.

Cycling

La Vélodyssée passes through Gastes and is part of a signposted, secured Atlantic cycling route there, as well as the French section of EuroVelo Route 1. In addition, the 79-kilometre-long, easy Boucle cyclo 2: En pays de Born for road bikes and touring bikes passes through Gastes between Sainte-Eulalie-en-Born and Parentis-en-Born and then through the Landes forest.

Plage de Gastes is lined by a cycle path and a footpath, making walks possible.

Nature

In Gastes, you can hike along paths or beside the lake and discover protected nature in the heart of the Landes forest.

Culture

The Sainte-Quitterie Church in Gastes is a medieval building that was remodelled in the 19th century and dedicated to Saint Quitterie.

Its bell-tower porch was built in 1860 by the departmental architect Ozanne.

The Église Sainte-Quitterie de Gastes contains two wooden statues from the 17th century: a depiction of Saint Quitterie and a depiction of the Virgin Mary. The church also houses a painted polychrome wooden statue of Saint Quitterie from the first half of the 18th century. This statue was registered as a protected object on 11 September 2003.

The boat sheds of Gastes are notable heritage features and bear witness to the recent history of the town.

Water

For water sports, four basins at Port de Gastes on Lac Sud, also known as Lac de Biscarrosse-Parentis, have been designated: Calicobas, Sandres, Perches and Brochets. They are equipped with floating pontoons or wooden jetties. Plage de Gastes has a swimming area supervised by lifeguards.

A cruise on the Pinasse Papillon offers the chance to explore picturesque duck huts and former resin huts, which have since been converted into holiday cabins. Terra Aventura: La Folle quête de Sainte Quitterie is a 2.5-kilometre, one-and-a-half-hour adventure hike between the forest and the lake in Gastes; it is accessible by bicycle and with pushchairs.

Further destinations: Narrosse, Mimbaste, Montsoué, Saint-Gein, Saint-Vincent-De-Paul, Saint-Michel-Escalus, Bénesse-Maremne, Benquet

To the higher-level travel overview: Landes.