Central market square with the Mairie, typical of a french bastile town

Central square surrounded by couverts (arcades) containing all manner of shops/cafés

One of the historic houses, on a street leading to the central square

Marciac convent, now the town hall and cinema

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Marciac (lens distortion!)

Motorhome Aire with view of the church and convent bell towers

Very well laid out Aire. Free to park, small charge for services/electric

Marciac, Gers

May 15–16, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

We've said goodbye to the Pyrénées today, maybe our favourite region in France and moved into the Gers department; it was a beautiful drive.
We're staying in Marciac, this is a lovely bastide town which is known for its annual international Jazz festival which runs for a fortnight every summer. (The secondary school in town is called Collège Aretha Franklin; students have the option to study Jazz music!)
The town convent has been converted into a town hall and cinema and it has a lovely town square with restaurants and shops clustered around its four sides. It's been a bit rainy on and off today but we only got drenched once 😉.
Our parkup near the lake is provided free by the community, with a small charge for services which we don't need today. There are about ten other motorhomes parked with us. It's a lovely peaceful spot!Read more