Day 1: Breakfast All participants will be met at Agen railway station at 15.36. This is the arrival time of the TGV 8519 from Paris, Montparnasse. Details will be confirmed a few months before the start of the tour. The bus will take us to Auvillar, voted one of France’s most beautiful villages, where we will be spending our first two nights. The afternoon will be free to explore the village, followed by welcome drinks and dinner at the hotel. Day 2: Breakfast 16.5 km walk from Auvillar to the village of Miradoux, in the Gers. We will picnic along the way. Dinner at the hotel. Day 3: Breakfast Checkout followed by a bus trip to Miradoux for a 15 km walk to the beautiful Gallo-Roman town of Lectoure, one of the oldest villages in the Gers, where we will be spending our next two nights. Picnic lunch. Dinner at the hotel. Day 4: Breakfast 19 km walk from Lectoure to La Romieu, in the heart of Gascony. La Romieu is known for its unique collegiate church. Picnic lunch. Dinner at the hotel. Day 5: Breakfast Checkout followed by a bus trip to La Romieu to start a 16 km walk to the mediaeval town of Condom, where we will be spending our next three nights. Picnic lunch. Dinner at the hotel. Day 6: Breakfast. Rest day. Free morning to explore Condom, its church and museums and to organise your own lunch. In the afternoon we will take you to visit the Chateau de Cassaigne, constructed in the 13th century, in the heart of the Armagnac region. Here you can taste their succulent prunes in Armagnac, as well as the local wines and liqueurs. We will stop in Larresingle, France’s smallest fortified village. Dinner in a country restaurant. Day 7: Breakfast 17 km walk from Condom to Montreal, Gascony’s first bastide, and also voted one of France’s most beautiful villages. Picnic along the way. Dinner at the hotel. Day 8: Breakfast Checkout followed by a bus trip to Montreal for our last 18 km walk to Eauze, the capital of the Armagnac. After the walk the bus will take us to Monein in the Béarn region (approximately 2-hour drive) to spend our last night. Dinner in a nearby restaurant. Day 9: Breakfast The bus will take all the participants to Pau train station to catch the 11.45 TGV 8541 for Paris. This will be the only transport organised that day. [The TGV ticket is not included in package] Details will be confirmed a few months before the start of the tour. Pau has also an airport with flights to Paris and London (Stanstead airport). The airport is about 20 minutes from Monein or Pau. Notes: Cost includes: all transport, accommodation, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, activities as stated in the brochure. Wine is included with all the sit down meal. 
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