Sports and leisure activities nearby :

• Hiking : on foot, on snowshoe, on ski, by bike or by horse (in Montaut).
• Whitewater sports : canoeing, rafting, canoraft, hydrospeed or buoy.
  • The champion Tony Estanguet was training in the nearby “Gave de Pau” river !
• Rope sports : mountaineering, climbing, tree climbing, canyoning and speleology.
• Ski & Winter Sports : the ski stations of Hautacam, Cauterets and Gourette within an hour !
• Leisure sports : petanque, fishing (fly or toc) or paragliding (Aucun).
• Pools & Spas :
  • Lestelle’s swimming pool (5 min away) : outdoor and free to tenants with a bracelet provided by the owners.
  • Nay’s swimming pool (10 min away) : indoor, with play area and spa area.
  • Many spas (less than 40 min away) : Argelès-Gazost, Eaux Bonnes, Eaux-Chaudes, Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Cauterets…
• Cycling enthusiasts :
  • The Pyrenees are the preferred destination for bicycle tourism : you are on the roads of the Tour de France !
  • The mythical passes await you: the Soulor pass, the Aubisque pass, the Tourmalet pass…
  • A 200m bicycle road currently connects Pau to Lourdes (forward will link the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea).

The many tourist attractions of the region :

• Sanctuary of Betharram 5 minutes away
• Caves of Betharram 9 minutes away (most visited of France)
• Museum of Foie Gras 9 minutes away
• “Maison Carrée” of Nay (exhibitions & cultural events) 10 minutes away
• Museum of beret 11 minutes away
• Zoo of Asson 12 minutes away
• Lake of Baudreix 15 minutes away
• Rose garden of Saint-Vincent 20 minutes away
• Sanctuaries & Castle of Lourdes 20 minutes away
• Pyrenees Animal Park in Argelès-Gazost 30 minutes away
• Little Artouste train 1h away (the highest tourist train in Europe)
• Spanish border :
  • at the Pourtalet pass 1h15 away, near the peak “Pic du Midi d’Ossau”
  • at the Somport pass 1h40 away, visit the magnificent station of Canfranc just after the border
• “Pont d’Espagne” (Bridge of Spain) 1h15 away (waterfall road, Gaube lake, Vignemale & Marcadau valley)
• The peak “Pic du Midi de Bigorre” (2877m) with its panoramic terraces and its observatory 1h20 away
• Circuses of Gavarnie, Troumouse and Estaube 1h30 away
• Circus of Lescun 1h30 away
• “Chemin de la Mâture” (Mâture path) and fort of Pourtalet 1h30 away
• Kakuetta gorge 1h35 away
• Beaches of Anglet and Biarritz less than 2h away
• etc.

All these wonders are close to the Gîte Lihours !!

Services in the sector :

• To make your market (local markets, local producers, etc.) :
  • On site, you can order organic vegetables to Jérémy who works the land of the owners.
  • The Nay market: 10 min away, Tuesdays & Saturdays morning, one of the busiest and most typical markets in Béarn. In particular you can buy a good cheese from the Pyrenees (sheep, cow and goat cheese).
  • The Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre market : 10 min away, Tuesdays morning.
  • Many farmers markets during the summer.
• To make your other purchases, you’ll be spoiled for choice :
  • In the village of Lestelle at 1 km : press&food shop, bakery, pharmacy.
  • And at 10km (Coarraze, Nay, Bénéjacq) several supermarket.
• For a moment of well-being, you can request reflexology care services (plantar, palmar …) of Amélie (the daughter of the owners).