Place Royale

Place Royale is in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Place Royale is situated near the government office Communauté d’Agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées, as well as near Consulat général d’Espagne.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pau funicular and Hôtel de Ville.

Pau funicular

Photo: Jérémy-Jean, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Funiculaire de Pau, or Pau Funicular, is a funicular railway in the city of Pau in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of southwestern France. It links the Boulevard des Pyrénées, on the level of the city centre and the Château de Pau, to Pau railway station in the valley of the Gave de Pau below.

Hôtel de Ville

Town hall

Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, western France, standing on Place Royale. It was originally commissioned as a theatre, but was later remodeled internally to serve as a town hall as well.

Château de Pau

Castle

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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. Château de Pau is situated 390 metres west of Place Royale.