Le Tour des Géants

Le Tour des Géants is a museum in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Le Tour des Géants is situated nearby to the bridge Pont Sernam, as well as near the sports venue Stade Philippe Tissié.

Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Museum
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pau station and Pau funicular.

Pau station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The gare de Pau is a railway station in Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Toulouse-Bayonne and Pau-Canfranc railway lines. Pau station is situated 180 metres southwest of Le Tour des Géants.

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. Pau funicular is situated 220 metres west of Le Tour des Géants.

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. Château de Pau is situated 650 metres west of Le Tour des Géants.