Cities
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- 1 Argeles Gazost
- 2 Bagnères-de-Bigorre — is a spa town with a casino. The ski resort of La Mongie is also nearby.
- 3 Lourdes — a global centre of pilgrimage to a wrotto where many Catholics believe that the Virgin Mary appeared 18 times
Other destinations
[edit]- 1 Pyrénées National Park includes well-known attractions such as the Cirque de Gavarnie and the Pont d'Espagne. The entire area is a favourite destination of hikers and mountain enthusiasts.
Understand
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[edit]By plane
[edit]The airport Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées Airport LDE IATA is located 9 km south-west of Tarbes and 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Lourdes. It is served several times a day by domestic flights from Paris-Orly and by seasonal charter flights for pilgrims. The nearest international airport is Toulouse-Blagnac (145 km east of Tarbes).
By minivan
[edit]If you arrive at Lourdes, Pau, Toulouse or Biarritz airport you can use the shuttle arranged by Détours Pyrénéens[dead link], which also organises tours.
By road
[edit]The A64 motorway (Toulouse-Pau-Bordeaux) runs through this department. From here, the national road N 21 branches off at Tarbes to Lourdes and Argelès-Gazost, parts of which have been expanded to resemble a motorway.
A road comes in from Spain through the Bielsa-Aragnouet tunnel. You can drive through Aragnouet and Saint-Lary-Soulan towards either Lourdes or Bagnères-de-Bigorre.
Get around
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Do
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- Winter Sports: There are several major ski resorts including Saint-Lary-Soulan and Grand Tourmalet–Pic du Midi (La Mongie/Barèges)
- Cycling: The slopes of the Pyrenees offer a challenge for trained cyclists, the Col du Tourmalet, for example, is an almost legendary climb in the Tour de France
- A jazz festival is held each year in Luz-Saint-Sauveur: Jazz a Luz.
- Tarbes hosts an annual horse festival, Equestria, and a tango festival, Tarbes en Tango.
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