Excursions to the Pyrenees or the Atlantic coast can be organised from the hotel. Lourdes, surrounded by the most famous sites in the Pyrenees, the cirque de Gavarnie, the Bétharrame caves, …is the capital of tourism and contemplation.
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The Betharram caves
Due to the variety of aspects of the Bétharram Grottoes one can understand how almost every dead or alive cave was formed. They are made of five floors, each from a different period, one on top of the other like those of a house.
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The Pyrenees National Park
From Arrens Marsous, 25 km away, or Cauterets, 30 km, you can visit a protected zone of 45 000 hectares, and discover the beauty of the fauna and flora of the Pyrenees.
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Le Pic du Midi
Elevation: 2877 metres. The Space Observatory, which is open to the public, offers a virtual voyage to the heart of the universe and is a unique viewing point for the Pyrenees mountain range.
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Le Cirque de Gavarnie
A UNESCO world heritage site located in the National Park of the Pyrenees, also a pastoral landscape reflecting an agricultural way of life that was once widespread in the mountain regions of Europe. This area of the Pyrenees has remained unchanged and offers exceptional insights into life in Europe in the past, through its landscape of villages, farms, fields, mountain pastures and roads.
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Pic du Jer
This viewpoint, situated at 1000 metres, can be reached on foot or by funicular railway and offers a panoramic view of the town of Lourdes, the valley of Argelès-gazost, Tarbes and Pau.
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Golf
There are 7 golf courses in the environs of Lourdes, with the Pyrenees mountain range as a backdrop.
- Golf de Lourdes
- Golf de l’Hippodrome (20 km fromTarbes)
- Golf du Tumulus (12 km from Laloubère)
- Golf de la Bigorre (20 km from Bagnéres)
- Golf de Lannemezan (45 km)
- 2 Golf courses in Pau (35km)
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The Mythical routes of the Tour de France
Discover the famous passes and mountain roads cycled by the greatest champions of the Tour.
- Col du Tourmalet 2115 m
- Col du Soulor 1474 m
- Col d’Aspin 1489 m
- Col de Peyresourde 1569 m
- Ascension du Hautacam 1520 m
- Ascension de Luz-Ardiden 1730 m
- Ascension de Cauterets
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La voie verte des Gaves
The old railway line between Lourdes and Pierrefitte has been renovated to make a « green road » of 17 km, open to cyclists, pedestrians and roller-bladers.
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Lourdes Castle
This medieval fortress towers above the town and offers a great view. It hosts the Pyrenees museum of art and tradition