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Pau: discover a town that has different faces

Sites and museums  Traditions and specialities  Festivals and events 

What would a dream city be like? it would be beautiful, charming, full of confidence, sporty, cultured, dynamic and restful.

Historical inheritance

Historical inheritance


  Discover twelve centuries of history, in the heart of the town, with :
   The Castle Henri IV.
   A true medieval fortress.
   A palate Rebirth.
   A royal residence.
   A garden classified national field.
   A museum.

Discover the gardens of pau

Discover the gardens of pau


  With 750 ha of public parks and all its private gardens, Pau is classified "4 flowers" since 1983. It is one of the European cities which counts the most square meters of greenery per capita (80 m2/hab). From park in park, from flower in flower, come to taste the softness of the holidays in the garden city.

The market in pau

The market in pau


  the market in Pau is on saturday, Place Republic. It is the place where the local producers come to present their products. You will discover there the commercial kindness Paloise and the products of the soil.

  The Antique market,
  The market with the secondhand trade is located Place of Foirail (open every Saturday, Sunday morning and Monday with a great unpacking per quarter)
  the Living room of the Antique dealers is traditionally held the first fortnight of October with the Exhibition site Pau)
  the Large Antique market in the town centre, it appears among the most famous of France

Pau a greedy city.

Pau a greedy city.


  Let's taste the traditional dishes the inhabitants of Béarn can be windy of her notoriety. authentic products of the ground and their diversities make Pau a greedy town
  taste the Jurançon: the first wine in the world profited from an appellation contrôlée
  Visite of the museum of the Foie gras historical Course through grounds and tables of Béarn; discovered various products of Béarn and tasting.
  Visit museum of the ham.

Day like night...

Day like night...


  Pau can also be discovered at night... british heritage? The palois like to go out at night. The restaurants and the bars testify this convivialité.Le Casino the Cinemas the théatre are present in the life of Pau

Culture in pau

Culture in pau


  Remain to see, the museum of the Art schools of Pau: institution which recalls the vitality and the glare of the paloise cultural life during the 19th century
  the Bernadotte museum While becoming purchaser of the Balagué house in 1950, the town of Pau had the legitimate wish to honour the memory of its most famous sons.

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