La Vélosud de Salies-de-Béarn à Orthez
From Salies-de-Béarn to Orthez, the stage is short and leaves plenty of time to appreciate the built heritage, such as the castle and church of Bellocq or the Béarn houses of Bérenx. The agricultural valley of the Gave de Pau is now our breadcrumb to enter Orthez soon
A short stage, exclusively on secondary roads, links Salies-de-Béarn and Orthez, two important cities in the history of Béarn. The route immediately rises above the hills of Salies and then turns into the valley of the Gave de Pau, a powerful river fed by the snow and springs of the Pyrenees. The V81 now goes up its course, today towards Orthez, tomorrow towards Pau, the day after tomorrow towards Lourdes. The populations have invested for a long time these open places and favourable to the agriculture. Thus, on the way, you will be able to discover the contemporary cultures of kiwis and to appreciate the richness of the built heritage; by a light detour towards the castle and the portal of the church of Bellocq, or within the beautiful Béarnaise houses of Bérenx and its old mills. Sainte-Suzanne already announces the proximity of Orthez.
