Tourisme in Pierrefitte-Nestalas


IN THE SUMMER, you are on the doorstep of the National Park of the Central Pyrénées

  • at just 10 km : Cauterets, departure point for marvellous mountain hikes,
  • the famous site of Pont d'Espagne, the  Marcadau valley, Gaube Lake and the Vignemale (3298 m), the Fruitière ...
  • at 30 km : the world famous cirque de Gavarnie. Not forgetting the cirques of Troumouse and Estaubé, the Col du Tourmalet, the Pic du Midi de Bigorre, Estaing Lake and many other enchanting sites to discover...
at 18 km : Lourdes, the Marian city visited by 6 million pilgrims from all over the world.
   
 

IN THE WINTER, discover a ski resort a day 

  • CAUTERETS / Le LYS (at 10 km) : alpine skiing
  • CAUTERETS / PONT D'ESPAGNE : alpine and cross country skiing
  • BAREGES / LA MONGIE (at 17 km) : alpine and cross country skiing
  • LUZ ARDIDEN (at 23 km) : alpine and cross country skiing
  • HAUTACAM (at 24 km) : alpine and cross country skiing
  • GAVARNIE (at 30 km) : alpine and cross country skiing
VAL D'AZUN (at 20 km) : cross country skiing
   
 

ALL YEAR ROUND, you are at the crossroads of spa hydrotherapy resorts

  • Argelès-Gazost (5km)
  • Beaucens (5 km)
  • Cauterets (9 km)
  • Luz Saint Sauveur (12 km)
Barèges (19 km)
   
  Leisure activities and visits nearby








































































  • The Voies Vertes des Gaves cycle paths
  • Tropical Aquarium : Public aquarium with tropical marine fauna (sharks, angel fish, turtles...). Video film projector with large screen.  Evenings – please ask.
    Open all year round from 9 h 30 to 12 h and 14 h  to 18 h
    (closed Monday and Sunday mornings)
    2, avenue Jean Moulin
    65260 Pierrefitte-Nestalas
    Tel. 05 62 92 79 56
  • Donjon des Aigles : Every afternoon, flight demonstrations with birds of prey in complete freedom.
    Open from  10 h to 12 h and 14 h 30 to 18 h 30 from Easter holidays to September
    65400 Beaucens
    Tel. 05 62 97 19 59


  • Pyrenean Animal Park : La colline aux marmottes.
    Pyrenean fauna  (marmots, isards, bears ...)
    From 1st April to All Saints’ Day, open every day from 9 h to 12 h and 14 h to 18 h
    June, July, August : open every day from 9 h to 19 h.
    65400 Argelès-Gazost
    Tel. 05 62 97 91 07
  • Glass blower : Workshop exhibition sales.
    M. Dominique NYFFENEGGER
    Place de l'église
    65400 Agos-Vidalos

  • Parc du lutin pêcheur : Exhibition of trout and hatchery, sale of fresh and canned produce, fishing circuit, equipment supplied.
    Open every day from 9 h to 12 h and 15 h to 19 h
    Next to the sports complex
     65400 Lau-Balagnas
  • Tel. 05 62 97 02 05
Monuments and local curiosities :

At Pierrefitte-Nestalas :
Nestalas Church from the 12th century

At Soulom :
The fortified church from the 12th century, the lintel in the Cazenave house.

At Villelongue :
The church, it’s town houses, the Ortiac Chapel with the font of St Orens, the ruins of the St Orens Abbey

At Adast :
St Barthélémy with it’s gate and chrismon probably dating from the 12th century.

Nearby :   The St Savin church abbey with it’s museum, the Piétat Chapel, the Pouey-Sapé Hermitage,  the Beaucens Chateau (Viscount of Lavedan)