Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Pau, France

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 2 km
Ascend 117 m
Descend 116 m

Explore Pau in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Sight 1: Église Saint-Jacques

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The Church of Saint-Jacques is one of the churches in Pau, located in the heart of the city next to the Palais de Justice.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Jacques de Pau (FR)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Musée Bernadotte

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Musée Bernadotte Florent Pécassou / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Bernadotte Museum is located in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), on the edge of the Hédas district. The museum retraces the life and career of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, who became Marshal of the Empire and then King of Sweden and Norway.

Wikipedia: Musée Bernadotte (FR)

512 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Château de Pau

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The Château de Pau is a castle in the centre of the city of Pau, the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Béarn. It dominates that quarter of the city.

Wikipedia: Château de Pau (EN), Website

297 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Église Saint-Martin

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Église Saint-Martin asturdesign-net / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Church of Saint-Martin is a religious building located in the city of Pau, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of France, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Martin de Pau (FR), Website

267 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Pavillon des Arts

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The Pavillon des Arts is an exhibition space located in Pau which also hosts the Centre d'interprétation de l'architecture et du patrimoine as part of the city's registration with the label Villes et pays d'art et d'histoire. Built in 1831 on the hillside and then extensively remodelled in 1907, the Pavillon des Arts has served various functions throughout its history: a bathhouse, a banquet hall and even a temporary casino.

Wikipedia: Pavillon des Arts de Pau (FR)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Pau funicular

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Pau funicular

The Funiculaire de Pau, or Pau Funicular, is a funicular railway in the city of Pau in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of southwestern France. It links the Boulevard des Pyrénées, on the level of the city centre and the Château de Pau, to Pau railway station in the valley of the Gave de Pau below.

Wikipedia: Funiculaire de Pau (EN), Website

742 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: Église Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague

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The Church of Saint-Louis de Gonzague is a place of worship located on the Place Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in Pau, in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague de Pau (FR), Website

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