Prefecture and commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
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Tarbes is a town in the Hautes-Pyrénées of France. From Tarbes, you can explore the foothills and the mountains of the central Pyrenees. It has 44,000 inhabitants (2022).
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A green equestrian training and show venue with a horse museum.
Jardin Massey
A remarkable garden, setting for a Moorish-style museum dedicated to the Hussars, a cloister from the Abbey of Saint-Sever-de-Rustan, an orangery and featuring a little train and a small animal park
Quartier de l'Arsenal
The remains of buildings and lifting mechanisms... artillery workshops and ceramic factories from the 19th century.
A martial avenue extended by a street with colorful lighting bringing together the equestrian statue of Marshal Foch, the Larrey military barracks, commemorative monuments, a carousel, the tourist office, a chapel converted into a music conservatory and a contemporary luxury hotel.
Quartier Soult
Tree-lined paths leading to the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment where a Noratlas (military transport aircraft) is on display.
The main shopping street bringing together eclectic buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries, the town hall, the courthouse and providing access to the contemporary Brauhauban market and a replica of the Alhambra fountain.
A secondary pedestrian shopping street where the homes of famous people (Bertrand Barère, Théophile Gautier, Laurent Tailhade) and a Gothic church are visible.
A monumental fountain of the Four Valleys, depicting the fauna and flora of the surrounding valleys, Baltard-style hall and Romanesque church.
Quartier de La Sède
Popular for its restaurants, home to a Renaissance high school, a small cathedral with a Baroque façade, the Resistance Museum and the birthplace of Marshal Foch.
Quartier de l'Ormeau
A district with multiple parks housing the remains of a Gallo-Roman villa and the Pyrenees National Park house.
Game meat, casseroles, quality bistro.
2 restaurants : one quality and one bistro-style
Their brasserie cuisine is rather traditional with fresh products for great restaurant classics revisited by their cooks. Evenings enlivened by concerts on Thursdays and Fridays. A tapas menu is renewed each week according to arrivals is offered as well as a regional and foreign wine list.
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