Hautes-Pyrénées is in Occitanie.

Cities

• 1 Argeles Gazost
• 2 Bagnères-de-Bigorre
• 3 Lourdes

Other destinations

• 1 Pyrénées National Park

Get in

By plane

The airport Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées Airport LDE  ^IATA is located 9 km south-west of Tarbes and 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Lourdes. It is served several times a day by domestic flights from Paris-Orly and by seasonal charter flights for pilgrims. The nearest international airport is Toulouse-Blagnac (145 km east of Tarbes).

By minivan

If you arrive at Lourdes, Pau, Toulouse or Biarritz airport you can use the shuttle arranged by Détours Pyrénéens, which also organises tours.

By road

The A64 motorway (Toulouse-Pau-Bordeaux) runs through this department. From here, the national road N 21 branches off at Tarbes to Lourdes and Argelès-Gazost, parts of which have been expanded to resemble a motorway.

See

A view of the Chapel of the Marcadau and mountains beyond, from the Marcadau valley, Cauterets

• 1 Pyrénées Animal Park.  

Do

• hike
• Winter Sports: There are several major ski resorts including Saint-Lary-Soulan and Grand Tourmalet–Pic du Midi (La Mongie/Barèges)
• Cycling: The slopes of the Pyrenees offer a challenge for trained cyclists, the Col du Tourmalet, for example, is an almost legendary climb in the Tour de France

Go next

• Gers
• Haute-Garonne
• Pyrénées-Atlantiques
• Aragón
• Navarra