PLACES TO VISIT
around Tarbes
What to do around Tarbes?
A few ideas to enhance your stay at the Rex Hôtel****
Passing through the REX HOTEL**** ?
You want to discover the region and go to discovery of the surroundings of Tarbes?
The REX HOTEL**** offers you here some ideas of sites to visit, to enhance your stay.
We promise, there is something for everyone !
Hiking in mountains, ski stations, emblematic places of the region such as Lourdes, the Pic du Midi de Bigorre...
Find here all our ideas to discover around Tarbes !
WHAT TO DO
around the Rex Hotel****
The unmissable places to visit around Tarbes
PIC DU MIDI OF BIGORRE
Discover as a group or family, a magical and majestic place in summit of the Pyrenees.
Accessible to all by cable car, the Pic du Midi is part of Great Sites in Midi-Pyrenees to see absolutely if you pass in our beautiful region.
1 hour from the REX HOTEL****. More informations : www.picdumidi.com
LOURDES
Place of pilgrimage coveted by thousands of visitors from all over the world each year, Lourdes no longer needs to be presented. Sanctuary, basilica, old town, grotto of the apparition of the Virgin Mary, castle...
Discover Lourdes, a real must-have during your stay in Tarbes.
25 minutes from the REX HOTEL****. More informations : www.lourdes-infotourisme.com
ACQUENSIS & BAGNERES DE BIGORRE
Unique spa center in the Hautes-Pyrenees, Aquensisis an architectural jewel where the body and the spirit abandon themselves without restraint... Wood, Pyrenean marble and light are all natural elements that serve as a backdrop to this magnificent place of relaxation.
30 minutes from the REX HOTEL****. More informations : www.aquensis.fr
THE GAVARNIE CIRCUS
Emblematic of the Pyrenees, the Gavarnie Circus houses the highest waterfall in Europe. Accessible to young and old, enjoy a beautiful hiking by the day, feasible at speed bumps for the kids !
Unesco World Heritage, discover without delay the majestic Gavarnie Circus !
1h20 from the REX HOTEL****. More informations : www.valleesdegavarnie.com/ete/ma-destination/gavarnie-gedre
PYRENEES ANIMAL PARK
The Animal Park of the Pyrenees welcomes you for a life-size adventure.
Exceptional park hosting more than 500 animals and 120 species, it also offers you the possibility of sleeping on the spot or to become a day care-worker. Ideal to enhance your stay in Tarbes!
40 minutes from the REX HOTEL****. More informations : www.parc-animalier-pyrenees.com
BETHARRAM CAVES
The Betharram Caves are the most beautiful in Europe and certainly the most curious to visit, located in two departments : you enter by the Pyrenees-Atlantiques and you come out by the Hautes-Pyrenees ! Inside, stalactites, stalagmites, ship and small train waiting for you !
45 minutes from the REX HOTEL****. More informations : www.betharram.com
CAUTERETS, PONT D'ESPAGNE & THE GAUBE LAKE
Great hikes are waiting for you near Cauterets ! Explore the site of the Pont d'Espagne, his rivers and waterfalls overhung by fir trees, and climb in an hour on foot or by chairlift to the sublime Gaube Lake, one of the most beautiful lakes in the Pyrenees !
1 hour from the REX HOTEL****. More informations : www.cauterets.com|www.lacdegaube.fr
HAUTACAM
Winter like summer, Hautacam is a real playground for all lovers of sensations, young and old. Preserved nature, incredible panoramas,sports practices...
Get ready to experience exceptional moments in the heart of the Pyrenees !
1 hour from the REX HOTEL****. More informations : www.hautacam.com
NEOUVIELLE NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE
Here, many possibilities of hikes are available to you. the Neouvielle Park is breathtaking in so many ways. Unique panoramas, abundant fauna and flora, an imposing and majestic massive, and more than 70 lakes in total...Néouvielle National Nature Reserve is a Pyrenean gem to explore.
1h45 from the REX HOTEL****. More informations : www.visit-neouvielle.com
SKI RESORTS
By staying in Tarbes, you are close to most beautiful ski resorts in the Pyrenees !
Barèges, La Mongie, Saint Lary-Soulan, Tourmalet, Piau-Engaly, Luz-Ardiden, Peyragudes, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Cauterets, Hautacam... The Pyrenean snow awaits you, put on your skis !
1 hour from the REX HOTEL**** (Barèges). More informations : www.n-py.com/fr/sejour-pyrenees/stations-ski
THE HARAS DE TARBES
Listed as a historical monument, the Tarbes National Haras, inspired by century-old trees and the stables created in 1806 by Napoleon is the preserved domain of stallions housed in Empire architecture buildings. Every year, it hosts the famous festival called "Equestria".
1 min from the REX HOTEL**** ! More informations :www.tarbes.fr
Unmissable events around Tarbes
"EQUESTRIA" FESTIVAL
Internationally recognized, this festival, dedicated to the magic of horse and the arts is to be enjoyed as a family, foot of the Pyrenees, in the exceptional setting of Haras de Tarbes.
1 min from the REX HOTEL**** ! More informations : www.festivalequestria.com
Each year around the 3rd week of July.
JAZZ IN MARCIAC
Every year, the famous Jazz In Marciac music festival has been welcoming, for 45 years, biggest names of the jazz music. Norah Jones, Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock, Nile Rodgers, Melody Gardot...
45 minutes from the REX HOTEL****. More informations : www.jazzinmarciac.com
Every year around the last week of July / 1st week of August.
TARBES EN TANGO
This festival brings together for 9 days the great masters of Argentine Tango, dancers and musicians, from all over the world, and the general public.
1 min from the REX HOTEL****! More informations : www.tarbesentango.fr
Every year around the 3rd week of August.
THE PIC D'OR FESTIVAL
The purpose of this festival is to help and sustain the authors, composers, performers texts in French and all musical styles. Young talents perform on stage in front of a jury and to a cheerful audience !
1 min from the REX HOTEL**** ! More informations : picdor.fr
Every year around the last weekend of May.
FESTIVITIES OF TARBES
In the spirit of village festivals and the famous ferias of the South-West of France, the Tarbes festivities are a great friendly and good-natured meeting.
1 min from the REX HOTEL****! More informations : https://www.tarbes.fr
Every year around the 2nd or 3rd weekend of June.