Cierp-Gaud: Hotels and accommodations
Accommodation in Cierp-Gaud
Cierp-Gaud lies at the entrance to a valley through which the Pique flows. For your stay in Cierp-Gaud, you can search for a hotel.
Location and landscape
Cierp-Gaud is framed by the peaks of Pic du Gar, which reach heights of up to 1,785 m. Lac de Rouziet is a small lowland lake in the Garonne Valley. The landscape also includes the giant sequoia of Cierp-Gaud, which received the “Arbre Remarquable de France” label in October 2015.
Culture and history
The Château de Cierp-Gaud was built around 1591; only its tower dates back to the original construction period. The Chapelle Soueste was rebuilt in 1843. Access to it leads from the exit of the Gaud-Dessus district at the first intersection via the Michou et Gérard path. Other places of interest in Cierp-Gaud include the Tour Montclar and the Roman road.
Leisure and activities
Lac de Rouziet is mainly used as a tourist fishing course and as a fishing area for learning how to fish. It has an adapted Handipêche fishing pier.
Aquavitalité in Cierp-Gaud is a facility for well-being, relaxation and fitness, offering various water-based activities. Its offerings include aqua fitness, aquabike, aquagym, a swimming school and swimming lessons.
Pyrénées Hô is an adventure and leisure park with courses among trees and rocks, as well as varied ground-based games for adults, teenagers and children. The huge zip line at Pyrénées Hô starts at a height of 60 m and runs through the park for 250 m.
The sixth stage of the Tour de la Haute-Garonne cycling tour runs from Cierp-Gaud to Martres-Tolosane.
Other local pages for comparison: Cathervielle, Lège, Portet-D'aspet, Argut-Dessous, Bourg-D'oueil, Boutx, Bagnères-De-Luchon, Saint-Mamet.
To the higher-level travel overview: Haute-Garonne.