This is Montespan !!!

Posted in Europe, France
We have driven all over this wonderful area of my belle France, and would like to have an imprint in my blog on the wonderful family times we had there, There is so much to see , doing my best, and glad found me these older paper pictures which now transposing in my blog for you and me, The pictures are old ,so the quality may not be as good ,but the memories are forever, Therefore, here is my take on this is Montespan !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I. The village of Montespan is located in the Haute-Garonne dept 31 in the Occitanie region of my belle France. On the historical and cultural level, the village is in the country of Comminges, corresponding to the former county of Comminges, district of the province of Gascogne located on the current departments of Gers, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées and Ariège. The village is 86 km from Toulouse, 13 km from Saint-Gaudens, 59 km from Bagnères-de-Luchon, 120 km from Pau, 218 km from Jaca (Spain), 753 km from Versailles, and 802 km from my current house, We went dir Bodeaux, takes the A65, A64, D817, and D88, Beautiful countryside, To get off the road warrior trails to come here is to see the Château de Montespan now ruins of a fortified castle dating from the 13C. This feudal castle was gradually enlarged in the 14-15C. Its square dungeon 21 meters high, its round tower and some remains of the crenellated ramparts are still preserved. You will benefit from a sublime view of the Garonne plain and the Pyrenees, We enter the site by a large circular surrounding wall which probably protected the agglomerated village around the castle. We access the castle by a fortified farmyard, then, at the top of the relief, at the high court with several houses in it where the Lord’s family resided and his entourage. In the center, the very well preserved dungeon is still standing, which is the original building, going back to the 12C, around which the castle was gradually built until the 15C. Montespan château 12-15C ruins c2010 Other things to see here are the Cave of Montespan also called underground of Houantaou , This was a discovered in 1922 dating from the Magdalenian era indicates that the site has been occupied from the prehistoric highlights it is now closed to the public (check when open). A bit of interesting history I like tell us that Montespan is best known from the moment the Spanish family settles in this territory. Around 1235, the daughter of Arnaud of Spain, lord of Montespan, married Roger de Comminges, viscount of Couserans. In 1663, Louis Henri de Pardailhan-Gondrin, Marquis de Montespan, married Françoise-Athenaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, known as Madame de Montespan, She became the Marquise de Montespan, and made the name and the village famous by becoming the favorite of king Louis XIV. The Haute Garonne dept 31 tourist office on the castle of Montespan: https://www.hautegaronnetourisme.com/activites/chateau-de-montespan/ There you go folks, a dandy area to explore and enjoy with the family, Memorable moments in the Haute Garonne dept 31, driving all over in my road warrior trails brings out sublime awesome spots with nice memorable family visits of yesteryear always remember and always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again hope you enjoy the post on this is Montespan !!! as I. And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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