This is one of the breathtaking views you’ll enjoy from Le Bégué
In the heart of the Pyrénées National Park
Le Bégué is situated in the picturesque village of Estaing in the Val d’Azun. The village is at an altitude of 1000m and is surrounded by the breathtaking peaks of the Pyrénées.
Estaing is famous for its lake 5 minutes further up the valley, which is very popular with walkers and where there is a visitor centre and bar/café open in the summer months.
In the village is a small campsite, L’Etape du Randonneur, which has a bar/café open to the public with a lovely outdoor terrace and indoor seating. It also has a small grocery and sells fresh bread daily by order.
As it’s only a 10-minute walk from Le Bégué, the campsite is a popular place for our guests to take a leisurely meal or buy some food supplies.
Lac d’Estaing
L’Etape du Randonneur – Just a 10-minute walk from Le Bégué
For a wider range of shops, Arrens is a 10-minute drive away. Here you’ll find a small supermarket, two bakeries, a butcher, a newsagent, a pharmacy and a shop selling regional produce. The outdoor swimming pool is open in July and August.
There are several local farms where you can see cheese being made, sample it and buy it direct from the farmer. You can also buy local jam, honey, foie gras and confit de canard direct from the producers.
The attractive spa town of Argelès-Gazost (15 minutes away) has a good range of shops and restaurants, a large supermarket and an excellent market every Tuesday morning.
There is a thermal spa, a casino and an animal park featuring animals of the Pyrenees such as bears, isards (Pyrenean chamois), marmots and wolves.
How to get here
65400 Argelès-Gazost, France
65400 Argelès-Gazost, France
By plane
The nearest airport is Lourdes/Tarbes, 45 mins by car, direct flights from/to London Stansted with Ryanair.
Toulouse airport is about 2 hours drive away, with services from/to London Gatwick and Heathrow on Easyjet and British Airways. There are also direct flights from/to Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Leeds as well as Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Pau airport is also about 1 hour away, with direct flights from/to London City airport with Cityjet.
A bit further away are the airports at Biarritz (2 hours 15 mins) and Carcassone (3 hours). Biarritz has services from/to London, Southampton and Dublin with Easyjet and Ryanair. Carcassonne offers flights with Ryanair from/to Stansted, East Midlands, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Dublin and Cork.
By Car
It’s about a 12 hour drive from Calais. Nearest Motorway A64 junction 12.
Taking a ferry from Portsmouth to one of the many northern French ports will reduce the drive time on the French side.
Alternatively, there are ferries from Portsmouth and Plymouth to Santander and Bilbao in Spain. From there, it takes about 4 1/2 hours to get to Le Bégué.
By train
Travel with Eurostar to Paris, then there are direct trains services to Toulouse or Tarbes.
GPS coordinates
Latitude 42.934448
Longitude -0.177141
Car hire
We recommend that if you are not coming by car, you hire a car to be able to fully explore this beautiful part of France.
