Other Activites Pyrenees

Other Activities:

Rock Climbing.
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ-cr0FWPho

White water rafting on the Gave de Pau river.

Bungee Jumping:
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeVQvVetIKI
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=PX6rp5160pk

Horse Racing:
at Tarbes and Pau.

French National Stud at Tarbes.

Casino:
at Argeles and Cauterets.

Swimming Pool:
at Lau 3km from saint Savin.

Historic towns and cities:

Thermal Spas:
at Argeles Gazost, Cauterets and Luz Saint Sauveur.

Shopping:
at Argeles Gazost, Tarbes, Lourdes and Pau.

Golf:
at Lourdes and Pau. Pau was the first golf club on the continent.

Theme parks:
Cité de l’Espace in Toulouse, everything you need to know about space:
http://www.cite-espace.com/

Pic de Midi Observatory:
http://bagn.obs-mip.fr/webcam/
Web Cams from the Pic de Midi.

National Park:
Pyrenees national park visitor center.
http://www.parc-pyrenees.com/index_english.htm
The Pyrenees National Park.

Rugby:
Rugby is a very popular game in south west France. Our nearest club is Argeles Gazost, the nearest professional club is Tarbes, their home ground 25 minutes away. It is 2 hours 30 to Toulouse the second best club in the world after Munster. Pau is the oldest club in France, about 45 minutes away.
http://www.argeles-rugby.com/
Argeles Gazost Rugby Club

Pony Trekking:
http://www.centre-equestre-pyrenees.com/anglais/ferme-equestre.html
Equestrian Centre offer pony trekking in the mountains.

Skiing:
http://www.lespyrenees.net/en/
Portal site with lots of information about skiing in the Pyrenees.

Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes:
http://www.lourdes-infotourisme.com/uk/
Site about tourism in Lourdes.

Birds of Prey:
http://www.donjon-des-aigles.com/anglais/index.html
The castle at Beaucens houses one of the best collections of birds of pray in France.

Pyrenees animal park:
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parc-animalier-pyrenees.com%2F&langpair=fr%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Pyrenees Animal Park, houses a collection of animals native to the Pyrenees. Bears, Wolves, Marmots, Otters, Fox, Isards, Chamois, Rabbits and Hares, Mouflon (Wild Sheep), Red Squirrels and Deer.

Zoo:
http://www.zoo-asson.org/presentation/zoo-asson-presentation-decouvrir.htm
Zoo about 10km from Lourdes.