Pau
Beautiful town, château and fine mountain views
From the 2014 guide – ThomasThis is one of the most beautiful towns in southern France. A château in the middle of town, and then the Boulevard des Pyrénées has a magnificent view of the mountains. Our dyslexic king's dynasty comes from this town – Bonaparte's general Bernadotte.
Bernadotte's birthplace (Musée Bernadotte) is in the old town. Pau is one of the Tour de France's most visited stage towns and the starting point for the reverse queen stage in this guide.
43.2951° N, 0.3708° W
Road trips passing here
Nearby
Oloron-Sainte-Marie23 km · A Romanesque cathedral with one of France's finest portals- Grottes de Bétharram26 km · By boat and train through the cave
- Col de Marie-Blanque27 km · Short but nasty
- Lourdes35 km · Place of pilgrimage for Catholics
Vallée d'Ossau35 km · The valley south of Pau beneath the Pic du Midi d'Ossau- Col d'Aubisque36 km · Beautiful, TdF country
Espace nordique du Val d'Azun (Soulor–Couraduque)36 km · Val d'Azun, Hautes-Pyrénées
Gourette38 km · Vallée d'Ossau (Eaux-Bonnes), Pyrénées-Atlantiques