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Lectoure is a small town in the Gers department of the Midi-Pyrenees, north of Fleurance and east of Condom. Once an important stopping point on the pilgrimage route to Saint Jacques de Compostelle, Lectoure is now visited for the surrounding Gascony countryside, foie gras and armagnac.
Lectoure is a town on the Via Podiensis, one of the three major French arms of the Way of St. James. This route is followed by those making the pilgrimage from Le Puy by way of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostella in northwest Spain.
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Thermal city, medieval city and gascon capital of the melon, Lectoure is rich of a plural and singular heritage. Stop on the way to Santiago de Compostela, this historic city is perched on a rocky spur surrounded by 3.2 kilometers of ramparts dominating the valley of the Gers.
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Lectoure lies in the heart of Gascony and of a gently undulating countryside with the airs of a French Tuscany. How can you appreciate the town without understanding its history that stretches back for millennia?
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