atmospheric property with wooden galleries overlooking cobbled courtyard . Open daily except Monday and major public holidays .
Watch a sporting event
Le Grand Prix de Pau takes place around the city streets in May , and lovers of equestrian sport will flock to the town from 21-25 October for the 4 * equestrian Three Day Event . Pau is also one of the top three towns to host the Tour de France .
PAU ESSENTIALS
GETTING THERE :
By train : Daily TGV services to Paris , Toulouse and Bordeaux . The SNCF station is in the lower town with funicular access to the town centre .
By air : Pau airport is 13km from the town centre . Fly to Pau from London- Heathrow with Air France . Or to Toulouse ( 195km ) or Biarritz ( 125km )
WHERE TO STAY AND EAT
Gillian stayed at the Hotel Parc Beaumont which has 75 rooms , a spa , gourmet restaurant , café , and private parking
hotel-parc-beaumont . com . She ate at Le Poulet à 3 Pattes , 26 Boulevard des Pyrénées – outside terrace or inside tables .
For the loftiest view of all , book a stay at Le Belvédère AirBnB , a micro-maison with just one double bed , tiny kitchen and shower room in a glazed turret several storeys up .