Europe > France > Mont-de-Marsan: Weather, Climate and Travel Guide

French town of the Landes, in the south-west of France, Mont-de-Marsan was built in the Middle Ages and is located on the paths of Compostela. It now has 31,000 inhabitants and has many assets to attract tourists. You will be delighted to discover beautiful medieval streets, parks and gardens full of flowers, a pleasant setting with the 3 rivers that cross the city, houses with blond stones that radiate under the sun, and sculptures that left the museum to take Possession of public spaces. Places to see: the Despiau-Wlerick museum, which houses the sculptures of these two local artists in the Donjon of Lacataye, a beautiful tower of the 13th century; The botanical garden adjoining the museum, where some twenty statues are erected; The Villa Mirasol, Art Deco type, on the edge of the Midouze; The Romanesque chapel of the Pujolin Square; The medieval ramparts, built in the 12th century; The park Jean Rameau and its important collection of plants; The Rue des Arceaux, a very old alley in the city center; The arenas of Plumaçon, 1889; The Palais de Justice, dating from 1809. You can also discover several laundries along the three rivers of the city. You can reach Mont-de-Marsan by the A65 from Bordeaux or Pau, or by train via the Morcenx train station. In the city you can take a bus, and there is also a free shuttle bus to the city center.