Things to see and do France

This second-class bathroom, opened for the first time to bathers in June 1858, was built by the British architect Charles Badger, who also signed the Company's Cottage and the Casino. Recently, in 2008, the gallery was set up in a café-restaurant, where there are no fewer than 500 appointments (singing and dance courses, exhibitions, conferences, workshops…), spread over the months of October to May.

The tourist office of the Ariège Pyrenees brings together the sector of Donezan, the Ax Valleys, Tarascon, Auzat and Vicdessos. Three other information points are provided during high season at Ax 3 domains, Countries of Beille and Luzenac. For Ax 3 domains, in high summer and winter season, the welcome point is located on the Domaine de Bonascre. In winter, from opening to closure of the station, the reception point also opens weekends off school holidays.

You will find the tourist information office near the city hall. This house was built in 1709 and hosted a school. Today, competent staff awaits you to present the tourist service offered by the sector, as well as extensive documentation that can be used to choose your accommodation, restaurants, activities and walks.

Lampaul is the village of the island, but also the rallying point after the landing, to discuss the modalities of discovering the island (cycling, hiking) and the place to meet for lunch or a drink before the boat leaves. Here, you can find almost everything: supermarket, bars, restaurants, bakery, pharmacy, school. You can also rent bicycles to go around the island, get information from the tourist office and, if your heart is in it, visit the church (remember that its bell tower was built thanks to donations from the British crown after the sinking of Drummond Castle). Going down, you can access the port of Lampaul, where the sailing school, the diving club and the lifeboat are located. At the southwestern end, the view of Lampaul Bay is magnificent. Note: it is in Lampaul that most of the festivities of the International Island Book Fair take place at the end of August.

In a rampart house, you will find the museum of Arts and Crafts and traditional museum of Prehistory, retrospective of 38,000 years of prehistory tourrettane exposing the heritage found in the caves of Merle and Baume Périgaud dating from the Upper Palaeolithic human remains, ornaments, tools, animal remains....