Our house is situated in the bastide village of La Romieu, 11km NE of Condom, in the historic region of Gascony. This medieval village was a stop-over on the old pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostella, deriving its name from an old patois word for pilgrim, romeiue. The village is dominated by the historic 13th century Collegiate.
Village life revolves around the square as it did in medieval times.
Here you will find the grocer, tobacconist with newspapers, magazines, souvenirs and a dry-cleaning service, baker, a bar, restaurants and tourist information. There are two doctors in the villlage. The square is an ideal place to spend a sunny afternoon, whiling away the hours - perhaps listening to the local tale about Angeline des Chats. The countryside around La Romieu is glorious - rolling hills, lush green fields, orchards of plum trees, vineyards and of course Gascony is the home of Armagnac and fois gras. If you decide to take the motorway, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Carcassonne are all within a two-hour drive.