Villelongue: Hotels and accommodation
Accommodation in Villelongue
Culture
Villelongue is home to the Church of Saint Martin, a Romanesque church dating from the 13th century. Its high altar features a tabernacle with caryatids dating from the late 17th or early 18th century. The church also contains reliquary busts of Saint Orens and Sainte Patience, his mother, which originate from the Prieuré de Saint-Orens.
The Chapelle Sainte-Catherine d'Ortiac was built at the end of the 17th century. Its linden-wood roof structure is particularly noteworthy. The chapel also contains an original gilded wooden altarpiece with a statue of Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
History and landscape
The Prieuré de Saint-Orens is located at an altitude of 900 metres on a rocky terrace of Mont Arribaout above Villelongue. The site lies on the edge of the Parc National des Pyrénées. The ruins of the Prieuré de Saint-Orens en Lavedan are among the oldest monasteries in the département.
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Hiking routes
The route to the Prieuré de Saint-Orens is a moderately difficult 6 km circular hike lasting 3 hours, beginning and ending at Place Sallabert in Villelongue. The D'Ortiac à Isaby route can also be started in the village of Villelongue; this extends the walking time by approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes and adds 200 m of elevation gain. On the route to the Prieuré de Saint-Orens, tree heath is widespread in dry heaths with a warm microclimate.
Local produce
The Miellerie des Escales offers insights into beekeeping and tastings of bee products.
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