Pau
【City description】
It’s a town on a hill and we can see the Pyrenees Mountains from there. In addition, Henri IV who began the Bourbon dynasty was born in this town and we can visit his castle at present.
【Overall rating】
★★★☆☆
【Time required】
4 h 30
【Budget】
12 euros
【Fatigue】
★★☆☆☆
【Sightseeing route】
【Start】
①Pau station
Gare de Pau
★Go to the street in front of the station and go through a roundabout.
②Funicular
Funiculaire
Time required: 10 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Get off the funicular and turn left to go to Pyrénées Boulevard.
③St-Martin Church
Église St-Martin
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 10 am – noon / 3 pm – 6 pm
Close: No
★Go to Henri IV St by the dead end. It takes 5 minutes.
④Pau Castle
Château de Pau
Time required: 60 min / Admission fee: 7 euros
Opening hour: 9 h 30 am – 11 h 45 am / 2 pm – 5 pm (9 h 30 am – 5 pm in summer)
Close: 1/1, 5/1, 12/25
It is necessary to participate in a guide tour.
★We walk around the center street. When you leave the castle, turn left and go to Maréchal Joffre St. Turn left at the third crossroad to go to Cordeliers St by the end. It takes 15 minutes by walk.
⑤St-Jacques Church
Église St-Jaques
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 10 am – noon / 3 pm – 6 pm
Close: No
★Go to Saint-Jacques St in front of the church and turn right at the first crossroad. It takes 5 minutes by walk.
⑥Clémenceau Square
Place Clémenceau
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Go straight on Maréchal Foch St. It takes 10 minutes by walk.
⑦Art Museum
Musée des Beaux Arts
Time required: 60 min / Admission fee: 5 euros
Opening hour: 10 am – noon / 2 pm – 6 pm
Close: Tuesday, 1/1, 5/1, 7/14, 11/1, 12/25
★Return to the street and turn left at the second crossroad of the post office to go to Gambetta St. Turn left at the dead end.
⑧Beaumont Palace
Palais Beaumont
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
It’s not accessible to the interior.
★Go to Pyrénées Boulevard while looking at the Pyrenees Mountains as far as the funicular and go back to the station. It takes 15 minutes by walk.
【Goal】
Pau station
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