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ローマ属州ノヴェムポプラナ（4世紀から7世紀）の旧首都であり、司教座でもあったエルサの歴史的な過去の証として、中世の街の中心部には、最初のローマ時代の建造物の跡地に建てられたサン＝リュペル教会がそびえ立っています。1463年から1521年にかけて建てられたこの大聖堂は、後に教会として再奉献されましたが、ユグノー戦争（16世紀）中に破壊され、18世紀まで再建されました。ラングドック地方特有の様式で建てられたこの教会は、6つの柱間を持つ単身聖堂で、側面の礼拝堂に囲まれ、その壮大さと大きさ（高さ21.60m × 長さ1.18m × 幅55m、鐘楼の高さ44m）が際立っています。複合材料（石とレンガ）、質素な装飾（紋章、ポータルの張り出し部、バラ窓、ステンドグラスなど）は、多くの芸術品とともに存在しています。

The Baïse River Discovery Trail is very pleasant and very bucolic. The Baïse has been a communication and navigation route since the Middle Ages. Barges (gabarres) or bachots (bachots) traveled down the river to Agen, transporting agricultural goods, wheat, wine, Armagnac, timber, and more. Twenty-one locks are located along its length. Today, it is used by unlicensed boats and converted barges. You will pass Flaran Abbey, a superb Cistercian building founded in 1151 and very well preserved. This trail along the Baïse is very well laid out; I even found dry toilets just before Valence-sur-Baïse, next to a picnic area. Bravo again!

Condom, a former episcopal city crossed by the Baïse River, is renowned for its Saint-Pierre Cathedral and its Armagnac-related past. In front of the cathedral stands the famous statue of the Four Musketeers (D'Artagnan and his companions), a tribute to Alexandre Dumas' novel and the famous captain's Gascon roots.

Accessible and fairly hilly route. For a first timer, it's quite good for warming up.

Very beautiful Gothic church in Éauze.

Shelter and sanitary facilities next to Notre Dame des Cyclistes

Pretty chapel, and space designed for a comfortable stop (tables, shelters, toilets, etc.). When I was there, the chapel was closed. Find out about the opening dates if you want to see the interior.

For the arcaded square in front of Saint Luperc Cathedral and the small streets in the surrounding area.