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My winter holidays in Pau Outings, discoveries and seasonal pleasures

My winter holidays in Pau... Outings, discoveries and pleasures to share

During the holidays, Pau is the place to be with your family! From easy walks to get some fresh air, fun visits and well-deserved gourmet breaks, the destination is full of ideas for sharing good times with the kids. Whether you’re more interested in discovering Pau’s heritage, creative activities, nature outings or snow sports, here you’ll find everything you need to put together your own programme, at your own pace… and depending on the weather.

Our 5 holiday favourites

Here’s our selection of activities and tips for a great holiday: ideas by age, must-do activities for all the family, low-budget outings, warm-weather options when it’s chilly, and suggestions for a breath of fresh air at the gateway to the Pyrenees. The choice is yours: we’ll take care of the inspiration!

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©Winter Grand Cross Meeting|Hippodrome du Pont-Long - Pau

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A very full agenda!

Agenda des médiathèques - Janvier à Juin 2026

Agenda des médiathèques - Janvier à Juin 2026

Le berger des sons par Alain Larribet

Le berger des sons par Alain Larribet

Courses Hippodrome de Pau - Grand Cross Allianz

Courses Hippodrome de Pau - Grand Cross Allianz

L'expo en off

Patrimoines et moi - Atelier "Ma ville en LEGO"

Patrimoines et moi - Atelier "Ma ville en LEGO"

Les deux font la paire !!!

Les deux font la paire !!!

Archi Bizarre...

Archi Bizarre...

Patrimoines et moi - Visite atelier: "Paysage en collage"

Patrimoines et moi - Visite atelier: "Paysage en collage"

Patrimoines et moi - Atelier confection de masque

Patrimoines et moi - Atelier confection de masque

Les deux font la paire !!!

Les deux font la paire !!!

SKAB school - Stage skateboard Baby

SKAB school - Stage skateboard Baby

Archi Bizarre...

Archi Bizarre...

Patrimoines et moi - l'heure du conte

Patrimoines et moi - l'heure du conte

Atelier Brico'nature “Nichoirs à oiseaux”

Atelier Brico'nature “Nichoirs à oiseaux”

Les deux font la paire !!!

Les deux font la paire !!!

Qué hès dimèrcs ? festival SF Les Mycéliades

Qué hès dimèrcs ? festival SF Les Mycéliades

Stage mixtes football PAUFC Academy- Vacances février

Stage mixtes football PAUFC Academy- Vacances février

SKAB school - Stage skateboard débutant-intermédiaire

SKAB school - Stage skateboard débutant-intermédiaire

Archi Bizarre...

Archi Bizarre...

Les deux font la paire !!!

Les deux font la paire !!!

L'expo en off

Carnaval Biarnés : La Nuit de l'Ours

Carnaval Biarnés : La Nuit de l'Ours

Patrimoines et moi - Mémory

Patrimoines et moi - Mémory

Stage skate Culture glisse

Stage skate Culture glisse

Les deux font la paire !!!

Les deux font la paire !!!

Archi Bizarre...

Archi Bizarre...

Patrimoines et moi - Meutre à l'institut Pépé

Patrimoines et moi - Meutre à l'institut Pépé

Carnaval Biarnés : Sega e Serada de Carronha / Barricade et soirée de carronha

Carnaval Biarnés : Sega e Serada de Carronha / Barricade et soirée de carronha

SKAB school - Stage skateboard intensif

SKAB school - Stage skateboard intensif

Stages multisports enfants "Le P'tit Club"

Stages multisports enfants "Le P'tit Club"

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Activities for children

Easy routes for the whole family In the fresh air

Take advantage of the often bright autumn days to discover our family walks and hikes: short distances, pretty views and well-deserved snack breaks.

Walks and hikes

La voie verte de Laroin à Artiguelouve

La voie verte de Laroin à Artiguelouve

With the Gave de Pau as a naturalist's guide, this healthy bike ride connects two towns on the southern edge of the Pau urban area, Laroin and Artiguelouve. No athletic feat is...

Uzein - Boucle des sept clochers

Uzein - Boucle des sept clochers

This pretty little loop follows country roads and will offer you a breathtaking view of the Pyrenees chain. And if the corn is not too high, you can see the bell towers of...

Bougarber - Plaine de l'Uzan

Bougarber - Plaine de l'Uzan

Bougarber became a bastide around 1380, on the orders of Gaston Fébus. As it should be, the village was organized around a central street, along which the houses were regularly...

Poey-de-Lescar - Chemin de Malapet

Poey-de-Lescar - Chemin de Malapet

The ease of the route will allow you to make the most of the view of the Pyrenees. You will evolve between the cultivated fields thanks to the paths in the undergrowth and...

Aussevielle - Boucle de la ligne vieille

Aussevielle - Boucle de la ligne vieille

This short hike takes the first route of the railway line between Tarbes and Bayonne. Departure: Town Hall car park - 4, rue de Gozes Abadies - Aussevielle Yellow Pedestrian...

Billère - Les Rives du Gave

Billère - Les Rives du Gave

The banks of the Gave in Billère are a superb space at the edge of the water, equipped for relaxation and sport. It is also the start of this loop which takes us as close as...

Denguin - Boucle du Trou du Loup

Denguin - Boucle du Trou du Loup

Located on the hillsides bordering the Gave, the Trou du Loup loop offers a breathtaking view of a large part of the Pyrenees chain. The lands of the plain, enriched by...

Lescar, capitale historique du Béarn

Lescar, capitale historique du Béarn

West of Pau, the historical city of Lescar is discreet. And yet... It has been watching over our people peacefully for 2000 years? It is here that everything began: it was the...

Balade à Roulette n°2 le lac des Carolins à Lescar

Balade à Roulette n°2 le lac des Carolins à Lescar

Walk around a small lake located in the commune of Lescar in a green area reserved for walking, fishing and the preservation of the environment on the GR® 653 route

Mazères-Lezons - Des Coteaux à la Saligue

Mazères-Lezons - Des Coteaux à la Saligue

This walk allows you to discover the variety of landscapes of the Béarnaise countryside, the wooded hillsides with surprising panoramas, welcoming villages, the banks of the...

Mazères-Lezons

Saint-Faust - Coteaux de Las Hies

Saint-Faust - Coteaux de Las Hies

This hike will take you through undergrowth, passing by vineyards with the Pyrenees in the background. The hillsides, above all agricultural, present landscapes where...

Saint-Faust - Vallée de la Juscle

Saint-Faust - Vallée de la Juscle

This hike in the heart of the hills will allow you to enjoy the geometry of the vines with the Pyrenees chain in the background. Departure: Parking along the RD502 - 177 Chemin...

Uzein - Boucle de la Hialère

Uzein - Boucle de la Hialère

The name of the district: la hialère comes from the Bearnais word "hialèr" (spinner). The hialère reminds us that the pastoralism of Ossalois developed an activity of...

Arbus - Le Cap D’Arrandes

Arbus - Le Cap D’Arrandes

This nature hike will offer you a breathtaking view of the Pyrenees. But like all good things have to be earned, you will have to climb to the top of the hill to be able to...

Lons - Circuit du Lanot

Lons - Circuit du Lanot

Pleasant loop that runs between housing estates, landscaped woods that run along the Ousse and wide avenues. We would forget that we are in the heart of a city of 13,000...

Bizanos - Les hauteurs de Franqueville

Bizanos - Les hauteurs de Franqueville

A very easy walk that takes the Chemin Henri IV, to stroll on a wooded site with a remarkable panorama. Slippery passages in wet weather. Departure: Car park - 69, rue Pasteur...

Uzein - Autour du Luy de Béarn

Uzein - Autour du Luy de Béarn

The Luy de Béarn river flows slowly in sinuous meanders lined with willows, poplars and alders.. Parking of the wastewater treatment plant - Route de Momas - Uzein Yellow...

Laroin - Les lacs de Laroin

Laroin - Les lacs de Laroin

A walking path is laid out and maintained, allowing you to go around one or both lakes. You will pass under the trees, or under the sun, keeping the gave present at your side...

Balade à roulettes N°24 - Promenade au parc Beaumont à Pau

Balade à roulettes N°24 - Promenade au parc Beaumont à Pau

A promenade for the people of Pau since the end of the 19th century, and a balcony overlooking the Pyrenees, this park retains its Belle Époque charm the charm of the Belle...

Balade à Roulettes n°9 Le tour du château de Pau

Balade à Roulettes n°9 Le tour du château de Pau

From the Hôtel du Département to the Château de Pau, from the Boulevard des Pyrénées to the Sentiers du Roy, it's a stroll through the centuries, accessible to pushchairs and...

Bougarber - Les crêtes du Château

Bougarber - Les crêtes du Château

This small loop will offer you one of the greatest views of the Pyrenees chain. At the highest point, the 180° view will allow you to fully enjoy the beauty of the...

Pau, de parcs en jardins - Côté est

Pau, de parcs en jardins - Côté est

This circuit allows you to discover the Palais Beaumont, its park with its rare essences and the 19th century English villas which embellish the city. You have the possibility...

La Vélosud de Pau à Lourdes

La Vélosud de Pau à Lourdes

From Pau to Lourdes, the route continues up the Gave de Pau, from the Pyrénées-Atlantiques province to the gates of the Hautes-Pyrénées, or from Béarn to Bigorre. Leaving the...

Siros - Le sentier du gave

Siros - Le sentier du gave

This loop will take you to the heart of the saligue, which designates the typical vegetation that covers all the wetlands of the Gave de Pau. After passing the "Plaine des...

Beyrie-en-Béarn - Promenade autour de Beyrie

Beyrie-en-Béarn - Promenade autour de Beyrie

Pleasant loop in the countryside which takes shady and cool paths in its first part, and will offer you in the second part an exceptional view of the Pyrenees. Along the...

Beyrie-en-Béarn

Lescar - Cité et nature

Lescar - Cité et nature

This hike takes you along the river to the medieval town of Lescar, where you can admire the Pyrenees from the balcony of the ramparts and visit the 12th-century...

Poey-de-Lescar - La Vallée de l'Ousse

Poey-de-Lescar - La Vallée de l'Ousse

This is a country walk through the Ousse valley, starting from the small country town "Poey de Lescar". You will walk through the quiet streets of the village and you will take...

Balade à Roulettes n°8 : Le stade d'eaux vives de Pau

Balade à Roulettes n°8 : Le stade d'eaux vives de Pau

This magnificent course was opened for the canoe-kayak slalom world cup in June 2009. A training course for kayaking, canoeing and rafting, it is open to walkers, who can enjoy...

Gan - Coteau de Bastarrous

Gan - Coteau de Bastarrous

This hike will allow you to discover surprising views of the Pyrenees and the Pic du midi d'Ossau. It will also reveal the industrial and historical past of the city of Gan...

Pau, capitale royale (Balade urbaine)

Pau, capitale royale (Balade urbaine)

Pau, an art of living, a heritage. Parliamentary, royal, English, cosmopolitan but also very contemporary, Pau is all this at the same time. This tour offers you a dive through...

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