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Things to do in Pau and the Pyrenees

5 activity ideas, with how long they take, an indicative price and the best time of day. Best time to visit: in January, February, June, July, August and September.

Things to do

  1. The Boulevard des Pyrénées

    A two-kilometer terrace, and a hundred kilometers of peaks opposite on a clear day. On Wikipedia (in French)

    RelaxationViewpoint1 hrFreebest in the evening

  2. The Château de Pau

    The tortoise shell that served as Henri IV’s cradle, and Gobelins tapestries. On Wikipedia (in French)

    Culture and historyMonument1 hr 30 min≈ €8best in the morning

  3. The Jurançon hillsides

    The sweet wine rubbed on Henri IV’s lips at his birth, at the winemakers’. On Wikipedia (in French)

    FoodMonument3 hr≈ €15best in the afternoon

  4. The Artouste little train

    Europe’s highest train, ten kilometers along the mountainside to Lake Artouste. On Wikipedia (in French)

    Nature and sceneryViewpoint7 hr≈ €32takes the whole day

  5. The Pau funicular

    A free funicular from 1908 that links the station to the boulevard in a minute. On Wikipedia (in French)

    Off the beaten trackMonument30 minFreebest in the afternoon

When to go

The most pleasant months in Pau and the Pyrenees: in January, February, June, July, August and September, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in January, where to go in February, where to go in June, where to go in July, where to go in August, where to go in September.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

The climate in Pau and the Pyrenees, month by month
MonthHighLowRainy days
January ideal12 °C / 54 °F2 °C / 36 °F14
February ideal14 °C / 57 °F3 °C / 37 °F10
March16 °C / 61 °F5 °C / 41 °F16
April18 °C / 64 °F8 °C / 46 °F14
May20 °C / 68 °F10 °C / 50 °F18
June ideal25 °C / 77 °F15 °C / 59 °F14
July ideal26 °C / 79 °F17 °C / 63 °F12
August ideal27 °C / 81 °F17 °C / 63 °F10
September ideal24 °C / 75 °F13 °C / 55 °F13
October22 °C / 72 °F11 °C / 52 °F13
November16 °C / 61 °F6 °C / 43 °F14
December12 °C / 54 °F4 °C / 39 °F14

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget
€55
Mid-range
€100
Comfort
€190

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Train
5 kg
Bus
61 kg
Plane
290 kg

By train rather than by plane: 290 kg less CO₂e per person (58 times less).

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

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From the airport

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Good to know: France

Plugs
Type C, E, 230 V
Emergencies
112, 15 (ambulance), 17 (police), 18 (fire)
Driving
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