Saint Laurent's natural swimming pool
Saint Laurent's natural swimming pool

In the village of Saint Laurent de Neste you may :

 

- have a bath in the natural swimming pool from June to september

 

- practise tennis on the 2 local courts (10 euros per hour)

 

- join the local animations such as : cinema, concerts, village dinners...

Barroude lake
Barroude lake

Ideas of walks and cycling tours

 

Hiking in the central Pyrenees :

 

  • Lac d'Oo : 2h30
  • Aubert and Omar lakes in the natural Néouvielle reserve : 4h
  •  Baroude lake : 6h (marmottes and even isards will be there)
  • Col d'Aspin path : from 1h to 3h
  • Hospice de France - port de Bénasque  : 6h (vultures, and even eagle if you are lucky can be seen)

 

Hiking in the surroudings :

  • anglo-canadian cemetery in Nistos (where a royal air force plane crashed during world war two) : 2h
  • Barousse villages : 3h
  • Bramevaque castle path : 1h30

Hike with a guide or with donkeys : www.randoneo.fr

 

Cycling in the Tour de France cols around La Souleillane :

  • Col d'Aspin
  • Col du Tourmalet
  • Col de Peyresourde
  • Col de Balès
  • Col des Ares
  • Col de Mente

 If you have children, choose the greenway between Saint Bertrand de Comminges and Fronsas along the Garonne to cycle safe.

Other activities

 

- Golf in Lannemezan (8 km)  18 holes with a view on the Pyrenees : http://pagesperso-orange.fr/golflannemezan/

and in Montréjeau (8 km)  9 holes along the Garonne river.

 

- River activities such as kayak, rafting on the rive of Neste d'Aure or the Garonne

 

- Parapent in the Louron valley.

 

- Treetop adventure park :www.pyrenees-ho.com