Bizanos - Les hauteurs de Franqueville

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Scale : 1:25 000

13.90€

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Scale : 1:2 500 000

7.00€

Description

A very easy walk that takes the Chemin Henri IV, to stroll on a wooded site with a remarkable panorama. Slippery passages in wet weather.
Departure: Car park - 69, rue Pasteur - Bizanos
Yellow Pedestrian Marks

Technical Information

Walking

Difficulty

Very easy

Duration

1h15mn

Dist.

3.4 km

Altimetric profile

Starting point

Parking 69 rue Pasteur , 64320 BIZANOS

Lat : 43.286757Lng : -0.349954

Steps

Departure - Parking Pasteur

Leaving the car park, take the stairs on the right. Cross the access road to the castle and continue on the stairs opposite. Climb the wide path on the left to the castle esplanade [view of the vineyards and hillsides]. For pushchairs, it is possible to take the asphalted road on the left when leaving the car park after the first stairs.

Allée cavalière

Go left in front of the castle entrance and turn right on the access road, along a pebble wall. At the intersection, leave the gate on the left and continue straight. The path, at first in the undergrowth, crosses a meadow. At the fork (bench), stay in the left lane. 50m to the left is a belvedere, with a beautiful view. Return to the path. Continue to the disused gas exploitation site.

The clearing

Turn right along the fence. Leave the wide path going to the right and continue straight uphill to the corner of the fence. Take the path in the undergrowth on the right. Admire the view of the hillsides and the Pyrenees between the trees. At the end of this path, arrive in a small clearing.

Back to the car park

Take right onto the trail marked with gas line signs. Descend to a track. After the stream, turn left, then turn right on the first path that goes up the hill. Ignore the stairs on the left and right and continue on the same path to reach the castle. Go to the left of the castle and go down to the car park taking the same path.

Points of interest

Franqueville castle

The Château de Franqueville is the 3rd built in the town of Bizanos. The two previous ones were fortified castles, built in the same place. The view made it possible to see visitors coming from afar heading towards Pau. Mountaineer and botanist emeritus, Norman of origin, Count Albert de Franqueville moved to the castle of Bizanos on February 6, 1854. The benefits of the Béarnais climate praised at that time, as well as his passion for the Pyrenean peaks had motivated this choice. He will take part in the first ascent of the Pic d'Aneto, the highest point in the Pyrenees.

Franqueville Belvedere

Very nice view of the Sorrento Palace, also called Castet de l'Array or sometimes Château de Mérillon. It is a building dating from the 19th century, built on the initiative of Joseph Mérillon, for his American wife, Cornélia Stewart-Clinch. This magnificent residence is also listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments both for its interior and its exterior.

Franqueville Castle Park

Splendid wooded park of 3.3 hectares, overlooking the Gave de Pau and making with its castle majestically facing the Pyrenees as well as the slopes of Jurançon, the park of the Château de Franqueville in Bizanos is the ideal place for family walks. It is also the starting point of the famous Henri IV path which connects Pau to Lourdes by covering approximately 35 kilometres.