Gavarnie

Gavarnie

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CLOSEST TOWNS
TownGavarnieGèdre at 6.5 km
Insee code65188Piau-Engaly at 14.9 km
Postcode65120Luz-Saint-Sauveur at 15.7 km
Latitude42.7322190Esquièze-Sère at 15.9 km
Longitude-0.0094100Esterre at 15.9 km
AltitudeFrom 1200 to 3300 metersViella at 16.2 km
Surface82.54 km²Sassis at 16.2 km
Population153 inhabitantsViey at 16.9 km
Density1 inhabitants/km²Sazos at 16.9 km
National labelBetpouey at 17 km
Chief townTarbes (at 70 km, 75 min)Vizos at 17.5 km
DepartmentHautes-PyrénéesGrust at 17.6 km
RegionMidi-PyrénéesSearch another town
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SIGHTSEEING
  • Millaris:
  • Museum of Discovery Gavarnie-Gèdre.
  • Discovery Center fun, educational and interactive, innovative Millaris is a place dedicated to the Land of Circus, Gavarnie-Gèdre. A true gateway to the territory, it offers all the keys for a first approach the site.
  • Tel. : 33 (0) 5 62 92 35 25.
  • Hydroelectric:
  • The largest hydroelectric plant in the Hautes-Pyrenees has seen his yards last from 1947 to 1953 on the common Gèdre. National example of water recycling technology, technical feat, Pragnères includes 40 km of tunnels, dams, including four in Cap de Long, near Néouvielle which is the largest of the Pyrenees, a production plant and two pumping stations. The plant is designed to provide electricity at peak hours.
  • Guided tours on request.
  • Plant Pragnères: Tel. : 33 (0) 5 62 92 35 25.
  • Mills Gèdre Tops:
  • These mills are the testimony of an ancestral activity in harmony with the environment. Guarantors of authenticity rural and mountain, they are discovering the hamlet of Gèdre Tops at Dera mold, over the river of Campbieil. The five, they belong to different families in the village. They were still used in the 1970s and one of them even turned up to 1985.
  • Guided tours (fee) on request.
  • Tel. : 33 (0) 5 62 92 35 25.
Detailed information
Information pointsVisitor Information Centre of Gavarnie
Leisure centresSki Resort Gavarnie - Gèdre
Natural sitesCirque de Gavarnie

EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS

Gavarnie Festival in July, on the plateau of Courade facing cirque Gavarnie. Actors, musicians, dancers, fencers, riders and acrobats make you live a powerful and epic spectacle in a majestic natural setting! Enquiries +33 5 62 92 49 10.


ATTRACTIONS, LEISURES AND ACTIVITES AROUND
  • Climbing gym:
  • 350 m of climbing walls, over 18 m tall, numerous routes to suit all levels.
  • From July 10 to August 20: Open daily from 9am to 19h. Tuesday until 21h. The rest of the year: Open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 12pm and from 14h to 18h. Tuesday until 21h.
  • By autonomy, with its own equipment, for experienced people. On site, ropes and slings only. No rental equipment (can be hired in the sports shops on Gavarnie).

For further information: Tel. : 33 (0) 5 62 92 35 25.

  • Pool:
  • Two outdoor pools south one for children.
  • From June 27 through August: Open daily from 10am to 18.30.

For further information: Tel. : 33 (0) 5 62 92 49 61.

  • Skating rink (indoor):
  • Open: June: Weekends only. From June 29 through August: daily from 10am to 18.30. December-January-March: Wednesday-Saturday-Sunday from 15h to 18h. Nocturnes Saturday from 20:30 to 22:30. Christmas and winter holidays: Every day from 14h to 18h30. Late opening on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 20:30 to 22:30.

For further information: Tel. 33 (0) 5 62 92 49 61.

  • Bobsleigh:
  • You like skiing, the thrill! Come and slide down the toboggan run and winter was at full speed (700 m descent).
  • Open: July-August: Open daily from 10am to 12pm and from 14h to 19h.

For further information: Tel. : 33 (0) 5 62 92 48 54.

  • Playground / picnic area games, swings?? laughs a lot for your grandchildren. Faced with the mayor of Gèdre, freely available, under the supervision of parents.
  • Tennis:
  • A tennis court (surcharge) is available at Gèdre all day, facing the rink.
  • Come out the keys to the Office of Tourism Gèdre.

For further information: Tel. : 33 (0) 5 62 92 48 05.

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RESTAURANTS 
La breche de roland  
10
Gèdre
Seventeenth century house catering mountHouse seventeenth century mountain restaurant, which today is a hotel restaurant logis de france in the small village at the crossroads of Gèdre...
Located 6.6 km from GavarnieFrom 20 € to 35 € per person 

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BEDS & BREAKFASTS 
La Maisonnée  
Sazos
Anne and Christophe welcome you all year in an old building renovated for the comfort of all. The cottage is situated on the road to Luz-Ardiden, nestled in the heart of a small village...
Located 16.9 km from Gavarnie54 € the double room 
Maison lassalle-cazaux    
9.4
Barèges
To the foot of PICdu MIDDAY in the ski resort dutourmalet, rooms of hosts in an old house located at 2 mn of the hydropathic establishment come to benefit from the joys from the ski...
Located 19.4 km from GavarnieFrom 45 € to 61 € the double room 
Maison ''las vignes''    
9.7
Beaucens
15 minutes from Lourdes and inside the valley gaves you will receive by Aline and Adrien educator raptors to keep the aigles. Lieu ideal for rooms ressourcer. 3. each equipped with...
Located 27 km from GavarnieFrom 50 € to 53 € the double room 

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VACATION RENTALS 
La fario
Gavarnie
Old house, spacious, totally renovated. Views on the circus of Gavarnie, the starting point for many hikes middle and high mountain. Via ferrata. Facing south-southwest. Calm and assured...
Located in GavarnieFrom 900 € to 1350 € per week 
Granges de Trabés  
10
Gavarnie
Holiday house accommodation at Gavarnie Gèdre - Cottage, character farm in wood, stone - gîte de France with 2 bedrooms for 4 to 8 people. Accommodation opposite the Cirque de Gavarnie....
Located in GavarnieFrom 510 € to 790 € per week 
Location Maison Gavarnie Gedre  
9.2
Gèdre
House located in the hamlet of Gèdre over 1.4 km of Gèdre. Splendid view of the surrounding peaks. Terraces, balconies, open garden with garden furniture and barbecue. The area on the...
Located 6.8 km from GavarnieFrom 560 € to 860 € per week 

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CAMPSITES 
Camping Cabaliros    
9.1
Cauterets
Stéphanie, Frédéric and thier children welcome you to their 2 star campsite, in Cauterets in the Hautes-Pyrénées, on one of the 100 spaces or in mobile home accommodation, for a relaxing,...
Located 21 km from GavarnieFrom 12.80 € to 14.20 € per day 
Camping Pyrénées Natura    
9.6
Estaing
In a green, camping Pyrenees Natura welcomes you on large sites for tents and caravans, camper pitches and rental of mobile home. Many services available on site to facilitate your...
Located 27 km from GavarnieFrom 16.50 € to 25 € per day 

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HOTELS
Hotel Vignemale     
8
Gavarnie
Situated opposite the Gavarnie Falls, the highest waterfall of Europe, in the centre of the Pyrenees National Park, the hotel welcomes you in the picturesque Hautes-Pyrénées region....
Located in GavarnieRoom from 130 €
Logis Hôtel La Brèche De Roland     
8.7
Gèdre
At the gates of the Pyrenees national park, the Logis Hotel de la Brèche de Roland is an ancient 18th century house, situated in the heart of the village Gèdre at an altitude of 1000...
Located 6.5 km from GavarnieRoom from 95 €
Résidence Le Chili    
8.5
Luz-Saint-Sauveur
Set in a park-like garden in the picturesque town of Luz saint-Sauveur, the Residence Le Chili offers views of the Pyrenees, thermal baths 150 metres away and is only 32 kilometres...
Located 14.3 km from GavarnieRoom from 52 €

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Hautes-Pyrénées
Hotel Roissy
The Hotel Roissy is located 100 metres from the entrance to the Sanctuary of Lourdes. This 3-star hotel offers soundproofed...
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