Arudy

The Ossau Valley is one of the three largest valleys of the Bearn region. It stretches from the north to the south on about 50 km from Rébénacq to the pass of Pourtalet. It has two counties: the Arudy county and the county of Laruns offering mountain landscapes. The River Gave d'Ossau crosses this area and the 'Pic du Midi d'Ossau' dominates this valley at 2884m high.

Discover the famous monuments:

• L'Eglise Saint-Germain: built near the 12th century
• The Sainte-Colome and Bielle churches
• The town hall
• The war monument
• The fountain dating from the 21th century

The old lay abbey built in the 17th century, is now an historical monument that was restored in the 1971 and called the Maison d'Ossau, opened its doors in 1972 and houses from now on exhibitions on archeology, popular art and traditions of the Ossau Valley as well as an original representation of the natural richness of the National Park of the Pyrenees.