Tourist Attractions & Monuments Hautes-Pyrénées

La Barousse, a small country in the middle of the central Pyrenees. In this valley, where pastoral life is still omnipresent, tourism is developing, the Barousse off the beaten tracks seduce those who are looking for peace and serenity. A multitude of activities are proposed at the Tourist Office of the Barousse Valley. At the heart of this mountain territory, landscapes and viewpoints open the horizon to the highest peaks in Spain, such as the Aneto. Throughout your stay you can visit the Maison des Sources (museum on history and local heritage, through water and prehistory). Test the benefits of walking and touring, marked or not, they are numerous, for all kinds of walkers, beginners, confirmed, family, couples, friends… Many activities to be performed to entertain, meet challenges, learn, learn, relax: adventure in the trees, climbing, horse, fishing, canoeing, arapaho, discovery trail, cycling to climb the large passes of the Tour de France, or take a pleasant walk on the river Garonne, which passes through Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges.

Located in a former plumber-zinc plumber's workshop in the heart of the city of Bagnères de Bigorre, this space, run by Milène Giusti and Jean-Luc Rose, displays the fruit of their works and offers for sale traditional textiles and popular art objects brought back from their travels in India.

It is called the golden chapel. All you have to do is admire the old golden panelling to the gold leaf to understand! Originally it is a pilgrimage chapel dedicated to the Virgin. Then the building underwent numerous renovations. Today it has baroque decor of the th century, th century and th century. More or less well preserved unfortunately. A historic monument, this sumptuous basilica, located at 930 metres above sea level, received in 1807 the visit of the Queen of Holland Hortense of Beauharnais, the mother of Napoleon III, thanks to which the Golden Madonna was made to worship. It also offers the particularity of being carved in the rock of the mountain, making it even more sumptuous and impressive. Pilgrimages are organized in August and September, but the chapel unfortunately remains too unknown. If you stay on the side of Arrens, it is worth visiting.

In addition to making itself available for backpackers for information on the trails, flora and fauna, Maison du Parc National is also a museum space open to all, children and adults, but also for the disabled for the place is equipped for them. From your trip on the three floors of the museum, you will leave with extensive knowledge on izards (flagship of the Park), on bats and the flora and fauna that inhabit the mountains. You can touch, listen and look. The short videos are very educational, photographs are magical. The park rangers also offer videos, conferences and theme outings.

Surrounded by majestic trees, the aisle says nothing about what lies at the end of the gravel. In the distance, however, you see the steeple who seems to want to break the sky and when you arrive, prepare for a shock: rare religious building is so splendid. Nature jealously guards this jewel, arcades and palms blend in a perfect harmony, dedicated to beauty. Water sets embody the fullness of this haven of peace and here the walls are not just stones. They testify to a life of life never extinguished, despite the vagaries of a turbulent past. The abbey of Our Lady of Hope was born in the last century. Founded by Hermann Cohen, father Augustin Marie of the Very Holy Sacrament, she will experience as much fuss as this German religious. Called the Holy grail to host hermits, she hosted German prisoners during the First World War, before falling into ruins. In 1977, however, while the site is only abandonment and desolation, a priest begins an incredible restoration, without any financial means, built on will and faith. The result is before you, exceptional.