PHOTO OF CHATEAU DE BONAS

Chāteau de BONAS

In Gers in Gascogne (France)

Set in rolling green hills, surrounded by cathedrals, fortresses and castles; in a region famous for its Armagnac and its French Cuisine, the historical monument of Chateau de Bonas has been restored and adapted as a cultural center to house workshops, summer schools and conferences. It offers all the modern comfort necessary to encsure effective working. 13 ha of parkland provide calm and relaxation.

AVAILABILITY:
ALL YEAR ROUND

ACCOMMODATION
6 rooms de luxe with bath and toilet
44 rooms with shower and toilet
10 student rooms and 5 appartments for families with shower and toilet

MAXIMUM CAPACITY:
100 adults + 10 children
Single Occupation: 65

RESTAURANT
One large dining room for 120 persons. Special dinners and banquets can be arranged

ADMISSION POLICY
Only groups of 30 or more are admitted, having cultural, educational or working aims. Tourists are not admitted.
PACKAGE DEAL for the duration of the stay; either full or half board

CONFERENCE FACILITIES
Conference Rooms:
One of 120 seats, one of 70 seats and two of 30 seats (useful for panel sessions)

AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT
Each conference room is equipped with screen, board, slide projector, and viewgraph projector
Conference facilities are included in the package price!

SECRETARIAT
The secretariat has a photocopying machine and a MacIntosh. If needded, the meeting director may have his own office with a MacIntosh.
The staff speaks English, German and French
Other Services:
Daily mail services, foreign newspapers. Upon request: Travel agency, bank services, minibus

ENTERTAINMENT
Large out-door swimming pool, tennis court, bycicles, volley-ball, two pingpong tables, and petanque. TV, piano, library.
Upon request: horse riding in nearby club, folklore dancing and musical performances

EXCURSIONS
To Spain, into the Pyrenees, to the fortified city of Carcassonne, to the Atlantic Ocean (Biarritz, etc.), Lourdes, Lascaux, cruise on the river Baise, or archeological visits in the neighbourhood.

DISTANCES
Toulouse airport - 90 km
Bordeaux - 180km
Pyrenees - 170km
Atlantic - 120km
Les landes - 25km
Agen - 60km
Paris - 685km
Tarbes - 70km
Montauban - 90km

TRANSPORTATION

BY AIR
International Airport Toulouse
(10 flights daily from and to Paris)
Distance to Bonas - 90km
from Airport Tarbes - 70km
from Airport Agen - 60km
BY TRAIN
Fast Trains: Paris - Montauban = 5 1/2 hours
Paris - Toulouse = 6 hours
Frequent and comfortable night trains. Easy connections from Marseille and Nice via Toulouse
BY CAR
The Paris-Bordeaux-Toulouse highway passes Agen (60 km from Bonas). Leave highway at Agen and take Condom-Auch direction. At approx. 20 km past Condom you reach Castera-Verduzan and Bonas is at about 3 km from there.

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