Domaine Les Messauts

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Discover the Gironde and visit its many vineyards ( where one of-course can taste and buy wine ), chateaux, medieval towns, historic monuments, museums and beautiful gardens. A region of music and dance festivals, markets and brocantes.
An area for people who love peace with plenty of possibilities in the locality to play golf, cycle, go horse-riding or walking, fishing, canoeing and swimming.

Les Messauts lies directly at the bank of the "canal latéral", a canal with many bridges and locks that runs from the Mediterranean sea ( canal du Midi ) to near Bordeaux (canal latéral).
	At 4 km. distance there is a harbour in the small town called Fontet where one can hire a boat or a canoe, swim and practice archery in summer. The village has a Match Museum and a 15th century Church that is worth a visit.
Also at 4 km. lies La Réole, a 1000 year old town on the right bank of the river Garonne. There is a signed walking-route to view the city, and one can take a boat-excursion on the river Places to visit include the ancient monestery and the 4 museums ( Automobile, Agriculture, Military, Railway ). Each Saturday there is a market on the quay where you can buy all the regional products and 'people watch' from a sunny riverside café bar.
	There are several possibilities of activities for children in the area: - canoeing on the rivers le Dropt, le Ciron, la Garonne and the Canal Latéral à la Garonne - horse-riding for beginners and progressed - several lakes to swim - karting - several attraction parks, zoos, aqua-parks within 45 minutes of distance.
Domaine Les Messauts lies on 80 minutes distance of Arcachon at the Atlantic Ocean. A nice distance to make a day trip to the coast Worth to visit from there: - Dune de Pila - Mimizan - Biscarosse - Etang de Biscarosse What you should not miss on the way back is an excursion to the splendid forests of Les Landes and a visit to the "Parc Naturel Régional des Landes de Gascogne"; with its fantastic Eco-museum.