Bagneres de Bigorre Attractions 
This spa in the Adour valley (alt. 550 m/1,805ft; pop. 8,048) has a picturesque old town, with the 15th C. Tour des Jacobins and remains of the cloister of St-Jean and the church of St-Vincent (15th- 16th C.). In and around the extensive spa gardens are the thermal springs and the Musée Salies (natural history, Flemish and French paintings, drawings, ceramics).
Aste - Médous Cave
About 2km/1.25mi from Bagnères de Bigorre is the Grotte de Médous, discovered in 1948, with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. It is 760 m/836 yds long, 160 m/175 yds being navigable.
Swiss speleologist F. Herzog ranked the caves as the third most beautiful in the world. The caves also include waterfalls, organ chests, draperies and other weird structures.
Swiss speleologist F. Herzog ranked the caves as the third most beautiful in the world. The caves also include waterfalls, organ chests, draperies and other weird structures.
Hours
April 1 to June 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 |
| Open | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
July 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Open | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
September 1 to October 15
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 |
| Open | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Parking
Free
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Museums
The old village windmill now houses the Musée du Vieux Moulin, a museum of folk-art. Southwest of the town is the Mont du Bédat (881m/2,891ft with information boards), which commands wide views.
