Location: Bagneres-de-Bigorre area in France
Nearest Airport:
PAU at 70
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Nearest Ferry:
Santander at 170
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Nearest Train:
Tarbes at 35
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Nearest Motorway:
Tournay at 45
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 200.0
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Car: necessary
From La Mongie take the cable car to the Observatory at the Pic Du Midi(2877m), where from the summit you can see the entire Pyrenean mountain range and all the plains of South west France. The Pic Du Midi is the only high mountain area accessible by mechanical lift for ski mountaineering, for a descent with a 1500m drop. The Pic has a museum and also offers Celestial evenings and nights at the summit.
Going through La Mongie is the Col Du Tourmalet and through Payolle the Col d'Aspin, climbs featured in the Tour De France. The area is hugely popular with both road cyclists and mountain bikers.
Payolle in the winter is an area used for cross country and snow shoeing and offers 50km of forest trails round the lake. The area in summer is popular with families, walkers and bikers.
Bagneres has the relaxing Aquensis thermal spas, Casino, the Country Club Golf Course with views over the valley, mini golf for the kids, parks, and a swimming pool which opens to the outside in the summer.