Facilities
FLIGHTS
You can get cheap flights to Toulouse or Pau from most UK airports including Bristol, Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow or Edinburgh etc.
Flight providers to either Pau Pyrénées (puf) or Toulouse:
- www.easyjet.com - flights from Gatwick and Bristol
- www.bmibaby.com - flights from Midlands
- www.flybe.com - flights from Birmingham and Bristol
- www.ba.com - flights from Gatwick
- www.ryanair.com - flights from Stansted
Transfer Times: 1.30 hrs drive from Toulouse, 1.20hr from Pau , where you can find cheap car rental from Hertz, eurocar etc.
VILLAGE FACILITIES
The Village is only a 5 minute walk from the Chalet, and has lots to offer including:
- The outdoor pool in the village is perfect for diving, or just lazing the day away. Alternatively for those pamper days, the indoor thermal spa pool with its steam room, sauna, Jacuzzi and waterfalls is a must.
- The French are known for their cuisine, and you won’t be disappointed to dine inside one of the many restaurants and cafes, or to eat alfresco taking in the atmosphere of a typically quaint French village. Or takeaway your dinner from one of the kerb-side delicacies.
- Whilst for the shopaholics amongst you, enjoy the choice of French clothes, souvenirs, sports equipment and home furnishings typical of this region.
- The village museum also gives an insight on the mountain wildlife and the village association with the bear, rescued animals can often be seen here.
- Other local facilities also include tennis court hire, and crazy golf.
- Saint-Lary's winter facilities include skiing (with 90 kilometres of pistes), ice-skating, snowshoe hire, hiking, climbing, tennis, golf, a sports hall, paragliding, swimming, mountain biking, horse riding, water sports, angling and much more.
- Walking, climbing and hiking are popular at this time of year, or you can hire bikes to enjoy the splendid countryside, not to mention the high rope centre on the edge of the village to be enjoyed by all ages