Arbéost: Hotels and Accommodation

Arbéost is part of the area belonging to the Pyrénées National Park. The hike to the Cirque du Litor passes through the Soulor summer pastures in a high-alpine setting; it is a very easy, 5.3-kilometre family route that takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes. The route to Lac de Soum leads to a small lake with panoramic views.

If you would like to book a hotel in Arbéost, you are choosing Arbéost as your place to stay.

Nature

The Col du Soulor is considered a very good place for birdwatching. White storks, black storks and cranes use this migration route every year from late summer and in spring.

The Cirque du Litor pasture area includes old dry-stone huts and a new wooden hut.

Culture

Arbéost's cultural heritage includes an 18th-century church. Its pastoral heritage is also part of Arbéost's cultural heritage.

The “Les quartiers d'Arbéost” route passes through the village, forests, hay meadows and barns, using historic sections of the trail.

The “Parcours Patrimoine: une communauté montagnarde fondée par les cadets” heritage trail is located in the village and begins at the Mairie car park at 50 route du Soulor. It presents the defining heritage and various facets of a mountain community that numbered up to 1,000 inhabitants in the 19th century.

Arbéost was founded in the 12th century. The “Patrimoine en balade” smartphone app enables an immersive and connected exploration of the history of Lestelle-Bétharram, Ferrières, Arthez d'Asson and Arbéost at the Col du Soulor.

Local life

The “Lou Pastou” saloir offers tours of the maturing cellar, along with explanations of how it works and the individual stages of the maturation process.

Other places: Ayzac-Ost, Cauterets, Lourdes, Villelongue, Arrens-Marsous, Peyresourde-Balestas, Ancizan, Aragnouet

To the higher-level travel overview: Hautes-Pyrénées.