Guidebook for Saint-Girons
Entertainment & Activities
Horizon Vertical
Avenue Aristide BergesCanyoning and Parcours
Try your hand at paragliding - accompanied flights and lessons available for all!
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Parapente Family
4 Place de la PosteTry your hand at paragliding - accompanied flights and lessons available for all!
Montégut-en-Couserans
Try fixed-wing gliding a the local aerodrome
Sightseeing
Saint-Lizier
Beautiful Town
Montségur
Cathare Castle
Le Mas-d'Azil
Great cave!
Lac de Bethmale
Beautiful Lake
Chateau de Foix
Place du Palais de JusticeAmazing castle
Col de la Core
Recreate the Tour De France by cycling this col!
Col de Portet d'Aspet
Recreate the Tour de France by cycling this col!
Seix
Place la PlaceEnjoy the lovely village of Seix with is chateau, eateries and rafting!
Figarol
Castle ruins
Pic du Midi de Bigorre
Walk up to the observatory or take the cable car!
Gorgeous local town with bars and shops and a wonderful old chapel on the hill to visit
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Castillon-en-Couserans
Gorgeous local town with bars and shops and a wonderful old chapel on the hill to visit
Parks & Nature
Cascade d'Ars
Biggest waterfall in Ariege
Stay in a mountain refuge. Friendly staff and great food, well deserved after the 5 hour hike!
Refuge de L'Etang d'Araing
Stay in a mountain refuge. Friendly staff and great food, well deserved after the 5 hour hike!
Cirque de Gavarnie
Awesome cirque!
Durban-sur-Arize
Ruins of an old castle fort an easy walk for all the family
Beautiful quaint village and ruined overgrown castle in the foothills of the Pyrenees
Les Bordes-sur-Lez
Beautiful quaint village and ruined overgrown castle in the foothills of the Pyrenees
Alas
Visit the strange creations in the Jardin des Pierres on the banks of the river Lez
Balaguères
St Catherines ruined church on the hill
Tourist Saint-Girons Saint-Lizier
Quai du Gravier Maurice GardelleLoutrein
Sabart
SabartLovely marked walks for kids and adults
Cirque de Cagateille
Shopping
Saint-Girons
Awesome Saturday market!
Lorp-Sentaraille
All the shops you can need!
Food Scene
Château de Beauregard
Avenue de la RésistanceLovely food!
Auberge d'Antan
Avenue de la RésistanceLovely Food!
Auberge de la Core
Le VillageBrilliant food and lovely ambience!
Audressein
Nice traditional French food
Engomer
Very friendly bar-restaurant serving excellent pizzas and other good food
Argein
Great little restaurant
Visit the local cheese maker and sample goat, sheep or cows milk cheese. They even have ass milk sweets!
Moulis
Visit the local cheese maker and sample goat, sheep or cows milk cheese. They even have ass milk sweets!
Le Moulis SAS
Everything Else
Stay the night at this refuge and then attack the most Famous peak in Couserans! Mont Valier!
Refuge les Estagnous
Stay the night at this refuge and then attack the most Famous peak in Couserans! Mont Valier!
Mont Valier
Scale this peak first thing in the morning for superb views!
Niaux cave
Grotte de NiauxVisit the cave and admire the ancient cave paintings
Great fun for all the family at this outdoor adventure park. Kids can enjoy it from 4 up!
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Pyrénées Hô
Avenue de RouzietGreat fun for all the family at this outdoor adventure park. Kids can enjoy it from 4 up!
Kids will love this animal park, with all sorts of local animals to see up close. Watch the bears and feed and pet the marmottes!
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I-Park yezilwane ze-Pyrenees
60Bis Avenue des PyrénéesKids will love this animal park, with all sorts of local animals to see up close. Watch the bears and feed and pet the marmottes!
Mail de Bulard
Awesome peak to climb!
Visit a real working cheese maker and take away some of France's finest mountain cheese!
Fromagerie de la Core
SamorteinVisit a real working cheese maker and take away some of France's finest mountain cheese!
Essentials
Carrefour Market
1075 Avenue de la RésistanceAnother little supermarket