890k Euro 14th Century Gascony Castle For Sale In Gers, France

Historic Castle Overview

Step back in time in this 14th Century Gascony Castle for sale in Gers, France. The castle property is priced at €890k and is located in Lectoure, Gers, Occitanie. This very pretty renovated 14th and 16th-century chateau for sale is located just 1 hour from Toulouse airport. The castle is listed as a Historic Monument. It offers 750 square meters of living space. The ground floor has 2 reception rooms. The 1st floor includes a dining room, kitchen, library, 2 bedrooms, and 1 bathroom. The second floor includes a living room, one-bedroom, and one bathroom. The tower has one bathroom and two rooms (1 on each floor). There is a garden with a view. This castle property is located in a dominant position with a panoramic view. There are attractive architectural design elements of the period.

Exploring Occitanie

Occitanie is one of the regions of Southern France. It is nestled between the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean Sea, so you have the best of the land, sea, and sky. It is a region where sunny days abound, Occitanie has an incredible variety of landscapes, a haven for great outdoor experiences. It also has interesting cities to explore and some of the cutest small towns in France. It is a land with a thrilling history, with Roman sites to include the Arena of Nimes or Pont du Gard. There are also interesting medieval sites like Carcassonne, the gate to the fascinating Cathar Country.

Cultural Richness of Occitanie

It is a land of traditions, where its inhabitants like to take their time and enjoy the small pleasures of this life. Occitanie, France is a relatively new region, and it incorporates the former regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrenees. The main city in Occitanie is Toulouse. Occitanie is divided into thirteen departments to include Ariege, Aude, Aveyron, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Herault, Lot, Lozere, Hautes-Pyrenees, Pyrennees-Orientales, Tarn, and Tarn-et-Garonne. It is diverse, with plenty to do in Occitanie offering you a glimpse of its history, culture, and natural wonders.

Toulouse: The Pink City

Toulouse, situated on the banks of the Garonne river, has the nickname, la Ville Rose. This is because so many of the city's great buildings are made with pinkish brick, which gives the cityscape a look that doesn't compare with any other city. Much of the architectural design was funded by trading the city's greatest commodity, woad, which was a blue dye used in medieval and renaissance textiles and is still popular today. Toulouse is now Europe's aeronautical capital, with the largest space center in Europe, and where Airbus has its headquarters. Toulouse has riveting museums where you can explore the cosmos, prehistory, ancient art, the natural world, as well as art from the gothic period up to the impressionists.

Attractions of Toulouse

Place du Capitole is a square in front of the city hall in Toulouse. The city seems to gravitate towards this place, and the majestic pink-tinted palace in front of you is older than it looks. Basilique Saint-Sernin is another popular attraction, completed in the 1100s, the UNESCO-listed Saint-Sernin Basilica may be the largest romanesque church in Europe. There's also a large number of relics in the crypt, more than in any other church in France, and many were donated by Charlemagne to the abbey which stood on this site in the 800s.