The Central Pyrenees: Exploring Hautes-Pyrénées and Occitanie

Are you a nature-lover? Here are a few ideas for a getaway : Gavarnie natural cirque, the Pyrenean National Park, Néouvielle Nature Reserve, the "Pic du Midi" mountain, the waterfalls at Pont d'Espagne, Betharram Caves... And don't miss the most picturesque stages of the Tour de France! For sports-lovers, there are also miles of ski slopes and hiking trails stretching far across the massif.

Getting There

Hautes Pyrénées

  • By train: Paris-Tarbes train (Atlantique TGV) with SNCF coach connection to Saint-Lary.

  • By coach: coach connection from Lannemezan station to Saint-Lary village (bus stop at Ardoune car park next to Pharmacie des Thermes chemist).

  • By car: A10 motorway: Paris-Bordeaux then A65 to Lescar and the A64 to Lannemezan and RD 929 to Saint-Lary/A20 motorway: Paris-Cahors-Montauban- Toulouse then Toulouse- Saint-Gaudens (A64) to Lannemezan (junction 16) then RD 929 to Saint-Lary/A64 motorway: Bilbao-Bayonne-Pau-Tarbes- Lannemezan and RD 929 to Saint-Lary/Tunnel Aragnouet - Bielsa: direct access from Spain and Alto Aragon through the road tunnel.

  • By plane: Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (TLP) (80km)/Pau-Uzein Airport (100km)/Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (150km).

The Pyrénées

  • By car: via the A9-AP7 (Barcelona-Montpellier), A61-A66 (Toulouse/Foix-Barcelona), A64 (Toulouse-Bayonne) and A65 (from Bordeaux) motorways.

  • By train: direction Perpignan, Toulouse and Tarbes with TER (regional trains) or bus connections for the resorts.

  • The Pyrenees can also be discovered with the Occitanie Rail Tour lines: Pyrenees LineYellow Train LinePiedmont LineCatalan Country Line

  • By plane: from Toulouse Blagnac, Lourdes-Tarbes-Ossun, Carcassonne Salvaza and Perpignan-Rivesaltes airports.

Occitania

  • Occitaniatakes up most of South West France and the region's biggest cities are Toulouse and Montpellier. It is very easy to reach with domestic and international flights. There are also several motorways and railway lines from Paris/Bordeaux/Montpellier/Barcelona.

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