Loudenvielle: Der Ort liegt im Herzen der Pyrenäen, umgeben von majestätischen Gipfeln und am See Génos-Loudenvielle. Die bemerkenswerte Natur dient hier das ganze Jahr über als Basis für Entspannung und Outdoor-Aktivitäten. Im Winter können Besucher:innen in nahe gelegenen Skigebieten Ski fahren oder Schneeschuhwandern, im Sommer bieten sich tolle Wander- und Angelmöglichkeiten an den ruhigen Seen der Gegend an. Mit seinen atemberaubenden Panoramen und der einladenden Atmosphäre eignet sich der Ort perfekt, um sich nach einem Tag an der Rennstrecke zu entspannen. Mach es dir in einem der gemütlichen Cafés im Dorfes bequem, die sich durch eine perfekte Mischung aus lokalen Aromen und herzlicher Gastfreundschaft auszeichnen.
Peyragudes: Peyragudes ist ein weiteres Muss für Skifahrer:innen und bietet eine Vielzahl von Pisten für alle Erfahrungsstufen, ob Anfänger:innen oder langjährige Skibegeisterte. Im Sommer verwandelt sich der Ort in ein Mountainbike-Paradies und bietet aufregende Downhill-Trails mit atemberaubendem Blick auf die umliegenden Gipfel.Zu beiden Jahreszeiten können Besucher:innen die lebhafte Après-Ski-Szene und Outdoor-Aktivitäten, die die natürliche Schönheit der Region greifbar machen, genießen
Occitanie Region
Departments : Ariège, Aude, Aveyron, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Hérault, Lot, Lozère, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Orientales, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne.
Population: 5.9 million
Prefecture: Toulouse
Surface area: 72,724 km2
Specialities: foie gras, cassoulet, aligot, tielle in Sète, cod brandade, Tarbes beans, garbure (soup), sweet onions, Céret cherries, wines (Pic Saint-Loup, Corbières, Cahors, Costières de Nîmes, blanquette de Limoux, Minervois, Tavel, Madiran). Perrier spring water.
Sports clubs: Stade Toulousain, Castres Olympique, Montpellier HR, USAP Perpignan (rugby), Montpellier HSC, Nîmes Olympique, Toulouse FC (football), Dragons Catalans (rugby à XIII), Montpellier Handball, Fenix Toulouse, USAM Nîmes-Gard (handball)
Competitions: Tour de France, Open Sud de France (tennis), Route d'Occitanie (cycling).
Economy: aeronautics and space (Airbus, Ariane, Toulouse), defence, IT, nuclear, agri-food, agriculture (wine, cereals), tourism, pharmaceutical industry. Universities (Montpellier, Toulouse).
Festivals: ferias in Nîmes and Béziers, Rio Loco (Toulouse), l Radio France Festival Montpellier (classical music), Comédie du Livre (Montpellier), Electro Beach (Port Barcarès), Jazz in Marciac, Cinémed (Montpellier), Circa Auch, Frontignan Noir Novel Festival.
Tourist attractions: Cité de Carcassonne, Lourdes basilica, Toulouse (Capitole, Saint-Sernin, ville rose), Montpellier (Place de la Comédie, Écusson), beaches, Pont du Gard, Nîmes arenas, Cathar castles, Canal du Midi, cathedrals of Albi, Castres and Rodez. Millau Viaduct, Niaux and Maz d'Azil caves. Valentré Bridge in Cahors. Character villages. Beaches in Aude, Gard and Hérault. Ski resorts in the Pyrenees and Ariège.
Website: www.laregionoccitanie.fr
HAUTES-PYRÉNÉES (65)
Population: 231,453
Prefecture: Tarbes
Sub-prefectures: Argelès-Gazost, Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Surface area: 4,464 km²
Specialities: Tarbes beans (IGP, Label Rouge), Black pork of Bigorre (AOP), Madiran (AOC), Pacherenc, Mouton de Barèges-Gavarnie(AOP), Astarac Bigorre black hen, Garbure (soup), spit cake, Pyrenees cheese, Onion of Trébons, Pyrenees trouts.
Sports clubs: National 1, National 2 and Federal 1 rugby union clubs (Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, Lannemezan, Bagnères-de-Bigorre and Lourdes), Tarbes Gespe Bigorre in the women's basketball league.
Events: Loudenvielle Downhill and Enduro Mountain Bike World Cup from 29 May to 1 June 2025 / Montée du Géant du Tourmalet (June 2025) / Grand Raid des Pyrénées (20 to 24 August 2025) / Balneaman Triathlon (13 September 2025) / Pyrénées Cycl'n trip (11 passes reserved from 21 to 25 July 2025) / Patou Trail (20, 21 and 22 June 2025) / La course des étoiles Bagnères (October 2025)
Festivals: L'Offrande Musicale / Equestria Tarbes / Jazz in Luz festival in Luz St Sauveur / Piano Pic Festival/ Little Mountain churches Festival / Tarbes en tango / Contemporary art exhibition at the Abbey of l'Escaladieu Bonnemazon / Les Escales d'Automne / Big Bag Festival in Bagnères de Bigorre / Pyrenean Musem in Château de Lourdes / Massey Museum in Tarbes, Le Parvis National Stage in Ibos / Madiran Wine Fest/ Traditions Fair in Loudenvielle
Major tourist sites: Pyrenees National Park, Neouvielle Regional Nature Reserve, Cirque de Gavarnie UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pic du Midi International Starry Sky Reserve, 5 Grands Sites d'Occitanie (Pic du Midi, Gavarnie - Cauterets Pont d'Espagne, Lourdes and Pyrénées Aure Louron), 5 Grands Cols (Peyresourde, Val Louron-Azet, Aspin, Tourmalet, Soulor)
Economy: Tourism is the department's leading economic activity, accounting for almost a third of the total. Agriculture is also very present. Hautes-Pyrénées ranks second in terms of pastoralism. Finally, industry also contributes to economic development, with companies such as Alstom, Daher and Tarmac.
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Tourmalet, Aspin, Peyresourde...names that conjure up fantastic landscapes. Yes, but here's the thing. Not everyone has the heart and skills of a cycling hero, an ace climber or a polka-dot jersey wearer. When it comes to riding mountain passes, peaks and kilometres, many prefer the car. Who can blame them? It's for them that Hautes-Pyrénées has created a Pyrenees Roadtrip, following in the footsteps of its illustrious predecessors, Route 66, the Silk Road and the Transamazonian Railway.
On the programme: 2 countries (France and Spain); 8 legendary passes; 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites; 4 nature parks and secret corners that only the Pyrenees can offer. All in all, an authentic and unforgettable adventure, but above all an idea for a holiday with friends, lovers or family. When it comes to logistics, the Boutique des Pyrénées, specialists in tailor-made holidays, will take care of everything: top-quality accommodation, access to the Grands Sites, entry to spa centres, guided walks, fine dining, etc.
Km 3.4
Km 3,4: Estarvielle (Pop: 34)
The most remarkable buildings in this commune are Saint-Pierre church (12th century) and the remains of the Sarreuille fortified castle, a tower mentioned in 1276 as Castrum Estarbiele. It was probably the residence of the Arroux d'Estarvielle family until the 16th century. The dwelling and stable were built in 1835, the date shown on the lintel of the dwelling door. The village has recently opened a mountain centre: designed around an old traditional house and with 49 beds, it offers visitors the chance to discover the beauty of the Louron valley.
Church of Saint-Pierre
Construction: 12th century.
Style: Romanesque
History: the church was built in the 11th century, with two chapels added at the end of the 16th century to the south and north. The presbytery was built in the 18th century.
Characteristis: the church is in the Romanesque style, with a single nave vaulted with a barrel vault and extended by a semi-circular apse. Lombardy bands encircle the chevet, and the present bell tower is thought to have been formed from the remains of a former watchtower. The church has a tripartite Baroque altarpiece dating from the 18th century.
Km 5.9
Km 5.9: Loudervielle (Pop: 54)
Château de Moulor
Foundation: 12th century.
History: the fiefdom of the seigneury included part of the current territories of the communes of Germ, Loudervielle, Armenteule and Aranvielle and some land in the neighbouring Larboust valley. The keep and chapel belonged to the Lords of Montlaur, vassals of the Barons of Espagne-Montespan. The last members of the Lords of Moulor family to have lived in the castle died out in 1753 and 1754. All that remains of the castle is a square watchtower erected on the hill where the castle once stood.
Characteristics: The Moulor Tower was built to ward off attacks by the Moors. These towers, like those at Bordères, Louron, Estarveille and Génos, could be part of a castle or surrounded by a simple wall. All square in shape, they had a single entrance to a room topped by a vaulted ceiling. This vault was pierced by a hole through which the upper floor could be reached by means of a simple ladder.
Pyrenees National Park For more than 25 years, this park has protected an area of 46,000 ha, to which can be added 15,000 ha of the Ordesa National Park in Spain, with a rich flora of more than 400 species, including ramondie, fritilaria, saxifrage and the Pyrenean lily, and an exceptional fauna. Bearded vultures, golden eagles, Egyptian vultures and, closer to home, marmots, isards and, as luck would have it, brown bears - well, the ones that remain!
Km 6.9
Km 6.9: Mont (Pop: 35)
Drained by a number of small streams, the commune boasts a remarkable natural heritage comprising seven natural areas of ecological, fauna and flora interest. Between 1942 and 1945, two Mont inhabitants, Jacques and Geneviève Laporte, helped senior officers escape to England through the organisation La filière du rail (The Railway Network). The town hall square bears their name.
Saint-Barthélemy church
Built: 13th century.
Style: Romanesque
History: annex to the parish church of Saint-Calix (Cazaux-Fréchet-Anéran-Camors). The style of the south portal suggests that the church dates back to the 13th century. The building was transformed in the 16th century, with the construction of the north chapel, the extension of the original wall-belfry into a massive tower-belfry and extensive interior and exterior decoration work (murals).
Characteristics: the 12th or 13th century church consists of a rectangular nave with two bays, ending in a canted apse and crowned by a barrel vault. To the west, against the first bay, stands a square 17th-century tower with a belfry pierced by four bays divided by colonnettes. The south-facing entrance door features a tympanum decorated with the Christ with the Alpha and Omega. Opposite the door is a chapel, which appears to date from after the church was built.
Listed as: historical monument in 1910.
Km 9.5
Km 9.5: Germ (Pop: 33)
Germ is the highest village in the Louron valley, at around 1,350 metres. Situated at the foot of the Peyragudes ski resort, it encompasses the Peyresourde slope and the hamlet of Balestas. The village was completely destroyed by fire in 1690, then gradually rebuilt. Of particular note in the village is the pretty church of l'Invention de Saint-Étienne, built in the Romanesque style in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Church of the Invention of Saint-Étienne
Built in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Style: Romanesque
History: although its architecture is Romanesque, the church dates mainly from the 17th and 18th centuries. The sacristy probably dates from the 18th century, after the church was built. On the outside, the church has a bell tower-wall on the west side, rebuilt in the 19th century. The north chapel to the left of the entrance door was built in 1597 and dedicated to Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire.
Characteristics: a single nave with a false barrel vault, extended by a semi-circular apse with a semicircular vault. It has been extended to the north and south by two chapels plus a sacristy adjoining the north chapel. The north entrance door is surmounted by the monogram I.H.S (Jesus the Saviour of Man) and decorated with sculptures depicting hybrid figures. The north chapel houses an altarpiece (listed as a protected movable object in 1977) created at the end of the 16th century. The main altarpiece, also listed, consists of three carved wooden reliefs gilded with gold leaf and depicting scenes from the life of Christ. These 17th-century bas-relief sculptures were restored in 1995.
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