Pyrenees National Park
Béarn combines two areas with contrasting relief: the Pyrenees mountain range and its foothills. The mountainous area is marked by deep valleys oriented north-south and traversed by the gaves.
Béarn has three upper valleys that make up Haut-Béarn. This mountainous complex is notably dominated by the Pic du Midi d'Ossau with its 2,884 m. From Laruns, you can also visit Lourdes and its sanctuary (52 km), Spain via the Col du Pourtalet (29 km), the Basque coast with Hendaye, Saint Jean de Luz, Bayonne or Anglet (less than 2 hours drive).
Sites To discover in the area
Vallée d'Ossau
The Ossau valley is one of the three large mountain valleys of Béarn. It stretches geographically from north to south over fifty kilometers from Rébénacq.
Vallée de la Tena
The Tena Valley is a glacial valley located on the southern slope of the Aragonese Pyrenees, in Upper Aragon, from Alto Gállego, traversed from north to south by the Gállego.
Col d'Aubisque
Located between Béarn and Bigorre, the Col d´Aubisque is a real reference in the Tour de France. From Laruns, you will cross Eaux Bonnes and Gourette before arriving at the pass located at 1709m altitude
Vallée d'Aspe
It is one of the three valleys of Haut-Béarn with the valleys of Ossau to the east and Barétous to the west. It stretches along the Gave d'Aspe for almost 40 km, from the village of Escot to the Somport pass (1,632 m).
Oloron Sainte Marie
Located in between the Aquitaine Basin and the Pyrenees, 50 km from Spain, 100 km from the Atlantic Ocean, and at the confluence of two gaves, the Aspe and Ossau gaves.