De Sainte-Colome à Laruns
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De Sainte-Colome à Laruns

The first stage of the old "Ossau route" leaves the Piedmont path (GR78) at Sainte Colome, a charming village overlooking the Arudy plain. The route then heads south and up the wide, green Ossau valley, passing through villages with remarkable architecture.

The first stage of the old "voie d'Ossau" leaves the Chemin de Piémont (GR78) at Sainte Colome, a charming village overlooking the plain of Arudy. The route then heads south and climbs up the green and wide Ossau valley, passing through villages with remarkable architecture. It then reaches Laruns, the contemporary capital of the valley, known for its cheese fair on the first weekend in October.



How to get there

South of Pau, head for Oloron-Sainte-Marie as far as Gan (N134), then for Arudy and Laruns, in the Ossau valley (D934). Drive past Rébénacq, then at the top of the Sévignacq-Meyracq side (traffic lights), turn left onto the D232 to Sainte-Colome.