The region

Explore the Campan Valley from la Boucle de l’Adour bed and breakfast !

Folklore and traditions :

  • the fête des Mariolles (Pastourelles de Campan)
  • the Mounaques de Campan, authentic dolls crafted in material and hand-painted which entertain the village in summer.

Mountains and marvels:

  • the Pic du Midi de Bigorre,
  • the col du Tourmalet and the col d’Aspin,
  • the château, Basilica and the Pic de Jer funicular in Lourdes,
  • the grottes de Médous, jewel of la Bigorre where you can enjoy an underground
  • boat trip on the Adour,
  • the gouffre d’Esparros, veritable crystal garden with its aragonite concretions,
  • the château de Mauvezin, splendid medieval fortress overlooking the Pyrenees mountain range,
  • the cistercian Escaladieu Abbey,
  • the museum and casino in Bagnères de Bigorre,
  • the Saint Sever de Rustan Abbey,
  • the Pyrenees animal park for spending a day discovering the rich variety of pyrenean fauna and flora,
  • the mines of Vielle-Aure (vallée de l’Aure), to trace the steps of the pyrenean miners.

Sporting activities :

  • hiking on site
  • fishing on site in the Adour de Payolle
  • cross-country skiing, 4 km in Payolle
  • snow-shoeing, 4 km in Payolle
  • mushing,4 km in Payolle
  • horse-riding, 4 km
  • mountain biking, 4 km
  • hang-gliding, 4 km
  • rock-climbing, 5 km in Sainte Marie de Campan
  • downhill skiing, 17 km in Grand Tourmalet – La Mongie
  • accrobranche par, 19 km
  • Country Club de Bigorre golf course, 20 km (18 holes)
  • whitewater sports in the Neste