Cultural heritage
Monumental staircase
Monumental staircase
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The monumental staircase, completed in 1863, connects the historic city to the new city over a 35 m drop with 234 steps (374 in total with the double flights).
On the first landing in front of the fountain, there has been a contemporary sculpture since 1992: “the Observatory of Time” by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa. The engraved text is the biblical evocation of the Flood and recalls the catastrophic floods that ravaged the city in 1977. The glass eye, like a symbolic lookout, scans the sky. The other part of the work: “the impossible shelter” is at the end of the footbridge on the opposite bank.
From the lower landing, beautiful view over the Gers valley. On the southern horizon, behind the line of the hills, we can see, on a clear day, the chain of the Pyrenees.
On the landing, lower down, the bronze statue by Michelet is the image of the most famous of Gascons: Charles de Batz, better known under the name of d'Artagnan, Captain of the King's Musketeers, born at the castle of Castelmore in Lupiac, a village located around forty kilometers from Auch.
Costumed
Individual visit services
- Unguided individual tours permanently
- Guided individual tours on request
Group visits services
- Unguided group tours permanently
- Guided group tours on request
Opening
Opening from January 01, 2025 to December 31, 2025
Rates
Free
