Cauterets
A 19th-century Belle Époque spa town and the base for hiking and skiing in the Pyrenees National Park.
Cauterets lies about 30 km south of Lourdes. The town preserves lavish Belle Époque architecture and an old railway station, and Victor Hugo and George Sand both came here to take the cure. Visitors can soak at the Bains du Rocher spa centre and sample 'berlingots', a local sweet. In winter, the Cirque du Lys ski lift runs straight into the town centre. In summer, Cauterets is the starting point for hikes to Pont d'Espagne and Lac de Gaube.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Pont d'Espagne
- Lac de Gaube
- Abbey Church of Saint-Savin
- Le Donjon des Aigles
- Lac d'Estaing
- Pont Napoléon
- Luz-Saint-Sauveur
- Parc Animalier des Pyrénées