Pau Castle National Museum

Pau Castle National Museum is a museum in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pau Castle National Museum is situated nearby to Tour de la Monnaie, as well as near Place de la Déportation.

Opening hours:
June 15th—September 16th: 9:30 AM—5:45 PM
September 17th—June 14th: 9:30 AM—11:45 AM and 2:00 PM—5:00 PM
January 1st, May 1st, and December 25th: closed
Email: contact.chateau-de-pau@culture.gouv.fr
Type: Museum
Also known as: “Musée National du Château de Pau”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Château de Pau and Hôtel de Peyré (Pau).

Château de Pau

Castle

Photo: Capbourrut, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Château de Pau is a castle in the centre of the city of Pau, the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Béarn. It dominates that quarter of the city. Henry IV of France and Navarre was born here on December 13, 1553, and it was once used by Napoleon as a holiday home during his period of power.

Hôtel de Peyré (Pau)

Historic building

Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hôtel de Peyré (Pau) is a historic building.

Parlement of Pau

Public building

Photo: Flo641, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Parlement of Pau was created in 1620 out of the merger of the Conseil Souverain of Béarn and the Chancery of Navarre, with its subordinated offices, by Louis XIII, following the incorporation of Béarn and Lower Navarre into the crown lands of France.