Sabres

Accessible by a tourist train classified as a Historical Monument, the Grande Lande Ecomuseum is a creation of the Landes de Gascogne Regional Nature Park. This cultural site allows you to learn a little more about the agro-pastoral system and daily life in the Great Lande during the 19th century. The whole is divided into two groups, the district of Marquèze and its Pavilion. On twenty hectares, you can discover permanent and temporary exhibitions.

Listed as a Historical Monument, the Saint-Michel Romanesque church was erected by the Benedictines in the 11th century. It presents a triangular bell-tower with three niches, a Renaissance portal, as well as ogival arches with hanging keys.

Be sure to check out the raised stone, or Grimann Stone, a rectangular stone located in the forest south of Sabres that has magical powers for young children to learn to walk.

While strolling in the borough, you will be able to discover the sacred fountains of Saint Loup and Saint Michel.

• The market is held on Thursday mornings.
• Every last weekend of August, the town organizes its bullfights with bodegas and bandas.
• In October, the Sabres Automnales are the occasion to attend various animations of all kinds.
• A Christmas market is proposed in December.

• On 18 may 2024
• Route de la Gare
• The Marquèze Ecomuseum is taking part in the latest edition of the "European Night of Museums" with an unusual visit. - Reservations essential. - Information and reservations at http://www.marqueze.fr

• On 25 may 2024
• Parking de l'Ecomusée deMarquèze, roue de la Gare
• UA Sabres Running and the Ecomusée de Marquèze are joining forces to offer two nature trail routes (8 and 15 km) through the Sabres forest. Start from the Marquèze district. - Bibs available from 8:00 am at the Sabres train station. - Departure by train from Sabres station to the Marquèze district at 8:45 am, race starts at 9:00 am. (Please note that there will only be one train departure !) - For each registration, 1 ? will be donated to the Philippe Chatrier Association

• On 2 june 2024
• Chemin de Marqueze, Ecomusée de Marquèze
• In the unspoilt surroundings of the Marquèze district, we invite you to a colorful discovery of the ecomuseum gardens. All day long, you'll be able to explore the vegetable garden and the botanical garden. As part of the "Rendez-vous aux jardins" 2024 event.

• On 23 june 2024
• Route de la Gare
• Made of flowers with protective and beneficial properties, St. John's crosses have been hanging from the fronts of Landes houses for centuries. An ancestral tradition that combines rites and popular beliefs, and still attracts many curious onlookers ! With the help of our mediators, learn how to design your own flowered cross !

• On 26 june 2024
• Route de la gare
• The ewes leave their winter clothes and the farmers prepare the new balls on a festive air under the glance of the waders. - On the program : shearing with the forces (charretterie), felting (barn of the airial), spinning of the wool (borde), dyeing of the wool (bugader), weaving (brassier), initiation with the stilts in front of the Estanquet, departure of the flock and work of the dog…

• On 22 july 2024
• Ecomusée de Marquèze
• An evening and beginning of the night on the airial with the Mycélium company, who propose to exchange signs with the bats through an innovative ultrasonic detector device, allowing us to sing and make music with them. - A blend of joyful science, poetic texts and electronic music, La Symphonie des chauves- souris is both an initiatory wake and a real-life experience of contact with other species, inviting us to become aware of the beauty of other ways of existing. - The team has a bat-box (a receiver microphone) that transforms the ultrasound emitted by bats into sounds audible to the human ear, and a microphone that transforms speech, song and music into ultrasound for the bats. - A receiver, a transmitter, frequencies on both sides : the dialogue can begin, the symphony begin…

• Descent of the Leyre by canoe
• Tree climbing in Pissos
• Observation of cranes (in winter, 10 to 20 000 individuals) on the area of ​​"Platiet"
• ATV or VTC rides
• The churches of Moustey
• Resin Museum in Luxey
• Musicalarue (weekend of August 15th) in Luxey
• Seed of Forest in Garein (interactive visit on the Landes forest)
• Napoleonic houses (Napoleon III) in Solferino