Hastingues: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The bastide of Hastingues is situated on a rocky promontory above the Gaves Réunis.

Those planning a stay in Hastingues may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture and History

The town gate was listed as a Monument historique by decree dated 13 June 1941.

The town gate is a rectangular gateway with a vaulted pointed-arch passage and a groove for the portcullis.

Two remnants of windows and two inscriptions on the adjoining walls have survived from the former temple in Hastingues.

The church of Hastingues was rebuilt in 1891 on the foundations of the former church.

The Maison des Jurats is one of the houses mentioned in Hastingues that bear witness to a gallery with a covered walkway.

The Saint James of Compostela Exhibition Centre in Hastingues presents the major medieval pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela and depicts them as a playful walk with a treasure-hunt format.

Things to Do

The “En vadrouille à Hastingues” tour begins at the fortified gateway in Rue du Centre and leads through the former English bastide in twelve stages.

The Circuit du patrimoine runs through the village of Hastingues and to Arthous Abbey; the route is designated as an 8.6-kilometre hiking and mountain-biking tour.

The Saint James of Compostela Exhibition Centre can be reached from the village of Hastingues in about five minutes on foot via the signposted route.

Hastingues offers a free Terra Aventura treasure hunt, which can be completed via the app or with a compass and route instructions.

At Arthous Abbey, visitors can touch reproductions of the sculptural bestiary, operate large building models and take part in an online investigation.

Regional Speciality

The municipality calls the “kiwi de l’Adour” the only kiwi with a Label Rouge in France and states that the fruit can be tasted from January onwards.

Other places in the same area: Port-De-Lanne, Créon-D'armagnac, Saint-Gor, Gastes, Lit-Et-Mixe, Ozourt, Villeneuve-De-Marsan, Magescq.

To the higher-level travel overview: Landes.