Clermont-Dessous / Bazens, panoramas sur la vallée de la Garonne
From the promontory village of Clermont-Dessous, the view is over the Garonne valley. After crossing the valley of the Masse, the perched village of Bazens offers another landscape.
"Clermont", from "clarus mons", means the clear mountain and "Dessous" refers to its location downstream from the Garonne. Standing on a rocky spur, this small village with its majestic architecture stands out in the distance between sky and earth. The tour starts in apple orchards, before climbing the hill, offering vast panoramas over the Garonne valley and the hillsides of the Pays de Serres. After a long descent into the valley of the Masse, a small road leads gradually up to the panoramic site of Bazens. The church and the castle were a possession of the bishops of Agen since the Middle Ages. Bazens was the privileged residence of the della Rovere family at the beginning of the 16th century and later of Bishop Matteo Bandello.
