A SELECTION OF LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS
 ARGELES-GAZOST; charming wildlife park, featuring animals from the Pyrenees. Children can go into the marmot enclosure, and feed them grated carrot, which is very popular! www.parc-animaliers.pyrenees.com
 CHATEAU de BEAUCENS; (near Argeles Gazost;) mediaeval castle, perched on a hilltop with 50 species of birds, mainly eagles and raptors, but also parrots. Flying and falconry displays in the afternoons. www.donjon-des-aigles.com
 BETHARRM; - Grottes de Betharram; most famous cave system in the Pyrenees, extensive and beautiful, with guided visits, partly by train and partly by boat. www.betharram.com
CHATEAU de MASCARAAS; privately owned seventeenth-century chateau, with wonderful antique furniture, and a huge collection rare of books and pictures www.pau-pyrenees.com
CHATAU de MONTANER; fourteenth-century fortress built by Gaston Phoebus. Guided visits, and a variety events, including concerts, exhibitions and mediaeval spectacles in the summer; www.chateau.montaner.com
 TARBES; – Visit the National Stud (Haras National); one of the largest in Fance, and the home of the Anglo-Arab horse in France. Beautiful 200-year old stable buildings. Tel 05 62 56 30 80
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