THE CASTLE ‘CHÂTEAU FORT’ AND THE ‘PYRENEAN MUSEUM’

With more than a thousand years of history this large stone vessel, suspended in the heart of the city, invites you to travel in time.

Contact

25 rue du Fort
65100 LOURDES

05 62 42 37 37
chateaufort.museepyreneen@ville-lourdes.fr

In turn, a count’s residence, a stronghold, a royal prison and a barracks, the castle has defied time and countless attacks to become today a Pyrenean museum (Musée Pyrénéen).
A rich and varied route to discover alone or with the family:
 - preserved defensive architecture (dungeon, drawbridge, portcullis),
 - an exceptional panorama of the Sanctuary and the Pyrenees;
 - a museum that tells the story of life in the French Pyrenees in the 19th and early 20th centuries;
 - a time of breathing and relaxation in the botanical garden.