Explore the Hautes Pyrénées: follow the guide
The Hautes Pyrénées are packed full of fabulous heritage with breath-taking countryside, valleys flooded with sunshine, and azure-blue lakes. Lourdes and its surroundings are brimming with must-see places to indulge in culture, nature, history and religion that Lourdes Hôtels Services gives you the opportunity to visit through bespoke organised circuits.
Having been based in the region since the 60s, we know it like the back of our hand and offer à la carte excursions for visitors travelling as part of a group. Whatever the theme of your stay, the time spent in our hotels, the daily pace that you want to follow… we’ll personalise and organise your getaway in Lourdes from start to finish. You and your group will travel by coach visiting the exceptional sites you’ll have previously chosen to visit, either on your own or with a multilingual guide. Visit the major sites in the Hautes-Pyrénées from Lourdes to the Pic du Midi, visiting Gavarnie on the way, a site on the UNESCO World Heritage list, or Pont d’Espagne stone bridge at Cauterets, there’s nothing like them in the world. Our professional guides will suggest visits to a land of water and relaxation, a kingdom of balneotherapy and fantastique landscapes, Henri IV’s castle, the Bétharram Grottos, the little Artoute train and many other cultural treasures. Excursions to the Pays Basque on the Atlantic coast or Spain can round off the palette of offers suggested.
Those who like being active will set out on the region’s paths to explore its secret corners, a lake, forest or plateau with a clear view… and enjoying the easy living in our valleys.
When you get back to the hotel, you have full- or half-board enjoying the special attention paid to your well-being. The various activities on the premises you can do when you want will round out your personalised stay from the start to the end.
Those who like being active will set out on the region’s paths to explore its secret corners, a lake, forest or plateau with a clear view… and enjoying the easy living in our valleys.
When you get back to the hotel, you have full- or half-board enjoying the special attention paid to your well-being. The various activities on the premises you can do when you want will round out your personalised stay from the start to the end.
Experience the Pyrenees at your own rhythm
Those who like doing sport casually or regularly won't be left out. Our nature sites provide the opportunity to do lots of leisure activities. Everyone can enjoy the Pyrenees at their own pace, canyoning in our white waters, trekking along our hiking paths, paragliding from our take-off tracks, climbing signposted walls or playing golf on our 18-hole golf courses...
The Pyrenees by bike
As our hotels are located near the legendary cols of the Pyrenees, they are ideally located to enjoy cycle touring. Famous for its mountain biking, climbs to the cols (Soulor, Aubisque, Hautacam, Tourmalet…), trail running tracks and hiking paths, the region provides limitless opportunities for bike enthusiasts to pedal away at top speed or at a slower pace. All destinations start out from the 4**** Alba hotel, our exceptional bike hotel devoted to looking after cyclists.
Your team building has no limits
Do you want to thank your teams and build them by giving them a spectacular trip to the heart of the Hautes-Pyrénées? Our modern establishments with warm, friendly spaces meet your expectations to accommodate your employees during Team Building sessions. You’ll be able to choose from meeting and conference rooms, cosy lounges, outdoor terraces… for different sizes of groups. The excellent geographic location at the heart of the Pyrenees means we can offer unusual, fun and innovative activities that are great for getting what you want from them. Lourdes Hôtels Services takes care of organising your team building sessions.
Before you get here and throughout your stay, we’ll host your event from A to Z following an activities schedule that we’ll have drawn up together beforehand.
Our à la carte team-building offers
Do you prefer doing outdoor sports (biking, hiking, rafting…) or discovering history and culture? Open-air picnic or lunch at the hotel? Cocktail reception or themed evening? Are you staying for a weekend or several days?
Thanks to our active programmes, you’ll discover Lourdes and its surroundings as you combine work, sport and leisure going on unforgettable excursions.
We offer all-inclusive packages that we personalise to suit what you want and your objectives to give you a completely bespoke experience.
Anything is possible. Our only limits are the ones you set.
And our seminar rooms accommodate various seat numbers for your business meetings. All are modular and have a full technical installation.
Before you get here and throughout your stay, we’ll host your event from A to Z following an activities schedule that we’ll have drawn up together beforehand.
Our à la carte team-building offers
Do you prefer doing outdoor sports (biking, hiking, rafting…) or discovering history and culture? Open-air picnic or lunch at the hotel? Cocktail reception or themed evening? Are you staying for a weekend or several days?
Thanks to our active programmes, you’ll discover Lourdes and its surroundings as you combine work, sport and leisure going on unforgettable excursions.
We offer all-inclusive packages that we personalise to suit what you want and your objectives to give you a completely bespoke experience.
Anything is possible. Our only limits are the ones you set.
And our seminar rooms accommodate various seat numbers for your business meetings. All are modular and have a full technical installation.
Discovering our religious, historic and natural preserved heritage
Famous for the sanctuaries, the Pyrenees mountains in the background, the legendary cols, generous gastronomy, preserved terroir and wealth of outstanding sites, Lourdes and its surroundings stand out for their religious heritage, historic riches and wild nature.
As it is nestled at the foot of the Pyrenees, Lourdes is the perfect base for setting out on a walk as a tourist, hikes or mountain biking and a host of ways to escape.
Choosing to come to Lourdes means following the paths of spirituality and following in the footsteps of Bernadette Soubirous. It also means exploring the Pyrenean area and wandering through authentic landscapes shaped by history. And ultimately it’s an opportunity to go up to the mountain villages and reflect on the centuries they have seen go by.
Lourdes, a spiritual destination
Apart from the unmissable places for pilgrimage, Lourdes is full of museums and other places full of culture. Visit the Wax Museum in the town centre where you’ll find yourself immersed in the great period of Christianism.
At the Petit Lourdes Museum, Lourdes is laid out in miniature. It’s a piece of art by Georges Simonin who devoted 25 years of his life making the incredibly realistic model. Seen from above, you’ll observe each detail of the path Sainte Bernadette followed from her birth until leaving for Nevers.
Bike enthusiasts will get on their bikes and pedal on the banks of the Gave de Pau river whereas others will climb as far the high-up fortified castle where the Pyrenean museum, stronghold and royal prison will tell you the stories of their 1000-year-old history.
Wandering through the streets of Lourdes, you’ll stop at the Moulin Boly where Bernadette Soubirous lived – it is the only surviving mill from the Moulins du Lapacca – the isolation cell, hospice or the neo-Roman Parish Church.
As it is nestled at the foot of the Pyrenees, Lourdes is the perfect base for setting out on a walk as a tourist, hikes or mountain biking and a host of ways to escape.
Choosing to come to Lourdes means following the paths of spirituality and following in the footsteps of Bernadette Soubirous. It also means exploring the Pyrenean area and wandering through authentic landscapes shaped by history. And ultimately it’s an opportunity to go up to the mountain villages and reflect on the centuries they have seen go by.
Lourdes, a spiritual destination
Apart from the unmissable places for pilgrimage, Lourdes is full of museums and other places full of culture. Visit the Wax Museum in the town centre where you’ll find yourself immersed in the great period of Christianism.
At the Petit Lourdes Museum, Lourdes is laid out in miniature. It’s a piece of art by Georges Simonin who devoted 25 years of his life making the incredibly realistic model. Seen from above, you’ll observe each detail of the path Sainte Bernadette followed from her birth until leaving for Nevers.
Bike enthusiasts will get on their bikes and pedal on the banks of the Gave de Pau river whereas others will climb as far the high-up fortified castle where the Pyrenean museum, stronghold and royal prison will tell you the stories of their 1000-year-old history.
Wandering through the streets of Lourdes, you’ll stop at the Moulin Boly where Bernadette Soubirous lived – it is the only surviving mill from the Moulins du Lapacca – the isolation cell, hospice or the neo-Roman Parish Church.
Our outstanding, must-see sites
Our hotels are in a strategic location for setting out from Lourdes. They are located at the gateway to the city to make all your excursions exploring the Bigorre and Béarn easy. You’ll take the Funicular Railway up to the Pic du Jer and hike up to the summit. From there, you can take in the breath-taking 360° view of Lourdes, Tarbes, Pau, Argelès-Gazost valley and the Pyrenean summits.
You can wander along the signposted paths of the Gaves walking and cycling path. You’ll wander along its 18 km at your own pace on foot or by bike; or head towards Pau on the Henri IV trail by taking the former Roman road for 50 km.
Will you be ready to experience your first journey to the centre of the earth? Meet at the Bétharram Caves that you’ll explore in a small boat and train.
At more than 2800 m of altitude, the Pic du Midi du Bigorre is one of the most spectacular summits in the Hautes-Pyrénées. The view of the sunset from the viewing point is stunning.
Nature lovers will marvel at the endemic flora and fauna in the Pyrenees National Park. Forests, pastureland, summits, glaciers, lakes, torrents, cirques and valleys shape your excursion’s decor, where you’ll visit the must-see Pont d’Espagne stone bridge, Gaube lake, Marcadau valley, waterfall route and limestone Gavarnie cirque.
Before heading back to Lourdes, you’ll stop by the Les Cauterets thermal water resort, with its 19th-century wooden station and famous Le Rocher baths.
You can wander along the signposted paths of the Gaves walking and cycling path. You’ll wander along its 18 km at your own pace on foot or by bike; or head towards Pau on the Henri IV trail by taking the former Roman road for 50 km.
Will you be ready to experience your first journey to the centre of the earth? Meet at the Bétharram Caves that you’ll explore in a small boat and train.
At more than 2800 m of altitude, the Pic du Midi du Bigorre is one of the most spectacular summits in the Hautes-Pyrénées. The view of the sunset from the viewing point is stunning.
Nature lovers will marvel at the endemic flora and fauna in the Pyrenees National Park. Forests, pastureland, summits, glaciers, lakes, torrents, cirques and valleys shape your excursion’s decor, where you’ll visit the must-see Pont d’Espagne stone bridge, Gaube lake, Marcadau valley, waterfall route and limestone Gavarnie cirque.
Before heading back to Lourdes, you’ll stop by the Les Cauterets thermal water resort, with its 19th-century wooden station and famous Le Rocher baths.
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