Bagnères-de-Bigorre
While the spa towns are often very peaceful, Bagnères de Bigorre is a town with astonishing vitality. A good idea for a weekend to enjoy the city, stroll in the Pyrenees and discover the Baronnies.
Born under the sign of water, at the foot of the Pyrenees, Bagnères de Bigorre, is placed "between the fields of Bigorre and the meadows of Campan as between wealth and happiness" according to the words of Ramond de Carbonières, famous scientist. of the XVIIth Century.
This situation offers its visitors many faces which gives this small mountain town a timeless charm.
A Mecca of social and cultural life for centuries, Bagnères has welcomed and charmed both by the healing virtues of these waters and by the artistic emulation that reigned there, many illustrious visitors over time, including Henri IV, Montaigne, Lamartine, Rossini, Napoleon, George Sand, Henry Russel.
From the Roman Vicus Aquensis through the Occitan Banhera, to the famous Athens of the Pyrenees of the XIXth Century, Bagnères knew how to preserve treasures, architecture and elegance while projecting itself into the future as evidenced by the invaluable scientific heritage. that is the Pic du Midi.
Narrow streets, two-storey houses from the 16th to the 19th century, superbly aligned and preserved, bear witness to a constantly evolving but still remarkable spa architecture. The activities, which over the centuries have marked the specificity of Bagnères such as spinning, marble working, the aeronautical industry, will also be revealed to you in the sandstone of the suburbs, statues and facades.
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