Pau is the Prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the region of Aquitaine. The agglomération paloise is close to the mountains and the Spain is located at 50 km. For you easily visit the city of Pau, you can choose the option to take a car destination and arriving by motorway A64 from Toulouse or the motorway A65 from Bordeaux. A regional airport and a railway station also serving Pau. The climate of the city is relatively lenient and oceanic type, you totally not hot in the summer and winters are not harsh.
During your stay with the destination of cars at Pau in the capital of the Béarn, you can visit many monuments. Indeed, Pau is the hometown of the famous King of France Henri IV. The Musée National du Château de Pau will allow you to enrich your knowledge on the life of Henri IV and also admire his famous cradle formed by a giant tortoise shell.
Painting lovers also go to the Museum of Fine Arts of Pau to see paintings from the 15th to the 20th century who are exposed. For those who prefer sport, you will be able to watch a match of Pau-Orthez basketball team which has won 9 times France Championship. If you are passionate about old cars and rally, then you do miss the Grand Prix de Pau during the weekend of Pentecost.
With a destination of cars at Pau, you go down the Boulevard of the Pyrenees. It is advisable to stop to enjoy the magnificent panorama on the mountains which offer Lamartine. He declared: "Pau is the most beautiful view of the world Earth as Naples is the most beautiful view of sea." Enjoy your stroll in the city to discover the religious heritage of paloise agglomeration as for example the Church Saint-Jacques, Saint-Joseph Church or Notre-Dame church. Pau's other tourist attractions include the funicular, built in the early 20th century.
A destination car in Pau will allow you to visit the nearby towns of Tarbes and Lourdes, famous for his pilgrimage. Pau is also the starting point for hiking in the Aspe valley or Valley of Ossau away and discover the fantastic landscapes of the chain of Pyrenees. Finally, the gourmets enjoy with Béarn regional dishes. The famous chicken to the pot or the garbure, a kind of stew with white beans and to the confits of duck are dishes of Pau.