Cauterets

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Contents

1. History
2. Off Piste Routes
3. Travel
4. Accomodation
5. Restaurants and Bars
6. Shopping
7. Guides and Instructors
8. Useful Information

Description

The ski resort of Cauterets is situated in the Argelès-Gazost area of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Pyrénées region. The lift served area extends from 1730 metres to 2350 metres. There are 36 km of lift served runs. There are 37 km of cross country trails. The resort features a snowpark.

History

In Medieval times the village of Cauterets was only accessible by mountain path. However, the ‘special healing waters’ were already becoming famous.

The 19th Century gave rise to the ‘golden age’ of the spa town. With improved access, increasing numbers visited Cauterets to take and bathe in the waters. By 1900 the likes of Chateaubriand, George Sand and Victor Hugo had made the little town famous and large private houses and ornate hotels had sprung up everywhere in the narrow valley. Evidence of this period remains to this day sin the Boulevard Latapie-Fleurin where you can see some of the grand architecture of the period. The construction of a tramway in the early 1900s, joining the rail network at Lourdes, made Cauterets even more popular.

Times change, however, and after world war II the popularity of the spa diminished. In the 60s, the resort reinvented itself with the construction of the ski station at the Cirque du Lys.

These days, the cure thermale is included in the treatments offered by the French Health system to those suffering from respiratory problems and rheumatism. The ski resort is amongst the most popular in the Pyrenees, and Cauterets is now a busy year-round destination.

Off Piste Routes

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Travel

Nearest Airport(s): Lourdes-Tarbes-Pyrénées 35Km, Pau-Pyrénées 80 km, Toulouse-Blagnac]] 205 km

Road: A 64 (E 80) Lourdes exit.

Rail: TGV de Lourdes (30Km). Regular bus service run by the French Railways between Lourdes-Cauterets. Cheap night TVGs are available to Lourdes from Paris on certain days.

Map:65110

Accomodation

BED AND BREAKFAST ACCOMMODATION

CAUTERETS, PYRENEES

Package available including:

• 5 nights bed, breakfast and dinner
• Airport Transfer (Pau - fly from London Stansted with Ryanair)
• Daily transport to and from ski station.

See our site for more details:

http://www.lesruisseaux.com

Restaurants and Bars

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Shopping

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Guides and Instructors

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Useful Information

http://www.cauterets.com/

email: accueil@cauterets.com

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