Location: Salies de Bearn in France
Nearest Airport:
Pau & Biarritz at 45
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Nearest Ferry:
Bilbao at 150
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Nearest Beach:
Biarritz at 55
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Nearest Barpub:
Salies de Bearn at 1
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Nearest Ski:
Gourettes & La Pierre St Martin at 75
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Nearest Golf:
Salies de Bearn at 1
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Nearest Restaurant:
Salies de Bearn at 1
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Car: necessary
Salies de Bearn is a typical medieval town of winding lanes, with the river Saleys flowing through it. It is famed for its thermal spa and fitness centre. Within the region there are a number of festivals to enjoy for example Fetes du Sel (mid September), the festival of the peppers (mid August) in Salies de Bearn and the Fete de la Blondes in Sauveterre de Bearn in the last week of August. For the local produce there is a market in Salies de Bearn on Thursdays, and Tuesdays in Orthez. During July and August the local farm to the house, Lamotte has a farmers market every Tuesday. Located in Salies de Bearn is the Base de Plein Air de Mosqueros. A wooded park which has good sporting facilities such as tennis, badminton, table tennis and also an outdoor swimming pool and paddling pools.
For those wanting a bit of excitement there is the recently refurbished Hotel/Casino in Salies where there is also a lovely bar and dining room. Further afield there is the famous casino in Biarritz.