Hautes-Pyrénées

Hautes-Pyrénées is in Occitanie.

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43.0025-0.0986111 Argeles Gazost
43.0641670.1497222 Bagnères-de-Bigorre
43.094167-0.0469443 Lourdes

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42.8275-0.1758331 Pyrénées National Park

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The airport Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées Airport LDE ^IATA is located 9 km south-west of Tarbes and 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Lourdes. It is served several times a day by domestic flights from Paris-Orly and by seasonal charter flights for pilgrims. The nearest international airport is Toulouse-Blagnac (145 km east of Tarbes).

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If you arrive at Lourdes, Pau, Toulouse or Biarritz airport you can use the shuttle arranged by Détours Pyrénéens^{[dead link]}, which also organises tours.

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The A64 motorway (Toulouse-Pau-Bordeaux) runs through this department. From here, the national road N 21 branches off at Tarbes to Lourdes and Argelès-Gazost, parts of which have been expanded to resemble a motorway.

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A view of the Chapel of the Marcadau and mountains beyond, from the Marcadau valley, Cauterets

43.0154-0.09771 Pyrénées Animal Park.

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hike
Winter Sports: There are several major ski resorts including Saint-Lary-Soulan and Grand Tourmalet–Pic du Midi (La Mongie/Barèges)
Cycling: The slopes of the Pyrenees offer a challenge for trained cyclists, the Col du Tourmalet, for example, is an almost legendary climb in the Tour de France

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