Conchez-de-Béarn : escapade du Vic-Bilh

Anterior wing dated 1721 D.B. This building was built by Daniel Brus, a wealthy merchant from Conchez who died in 1742 and whose family was certainly large. Built partly on the moat, this residence includes an elegant wooden gallery on the east side, visible from the D13. The south wing was converted in 1738.

The church, consecrated in December 1771, was built in 1770 to replace a church that occupied the space of the current cemetery. As early as the year 1000, a Romanesque church existed to the east of the village, in the Lisau valley. It was declared to be in ruins in 1620, and the only remnant is a Chrism visible on the north side, outside the side aisle of the current church.

On the borders of Béarn, Gers, and Hautes-Pyrénées, Madiran red wines cover 1,100 hectares, while Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh wines, both dry and sweet, cover 300 hectares. Independent winegrowers and the cooperative winery open their doors to visitors for unique moments of sharing and conviviality.

It covers 30 hectares in a preserved natural environment. Fishing is permitted. A walking trail runs along the lake.

The millers, who have inherited the business from father to daughter, will show you how a water mill works during a tour of the dam (300 m away) that feeds the mill canal, and explain the different stages of production: from sowing their wheat to grinding it on granite millstones powered by their water mill. This cultural heritage steeped in history will allow you to relive the history from the time of the Lords to the present day.