Skiing the Pyrenees at Cauterets

Skiing in one of the most popular resorts in the French Pyrenees

Cauterets is one of the most popular resorts in the French Pyrenees. Its well-planned selection of groomed tracks is served by an efficient lift system and will appeal to recreational skiers looking for a relaxed and uncomplicated experience. Cauterets is a centuries-old spa town of considerable beauty with some remarkable buildings.

Populated since the Neolithic, the territory of Cauterets develops in the Gallo-Roman era with especially the exploitation of the first thermal baths. But it is in the Middle Ages that this activity takes its full scope, with the presence of three baths fed by natural hot springs.

The golden age of this hydrotherapy was reached during the nineteenth century with the construction of various luxury hotels and the presence of celebrities such as Victor Hugo, Georges Sand or the Bonaparte family. The ski resort developed in the twentieth century, turned the village of Cauterets towards an era of leisure and tourism.

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The gondola brings you to the top to the Cauterets ski bowl, Cirque du Lys
 

In a gondola that swings above the town, you get a good view of the town and the old railway station, made entirely of wood. The gondola brings you to the top to the Cauterets ski bowl, the Cirque du Lys, with a 2,415m peak and 20 tracks on undulating terrain.

Cauterets has had an excellent snow record over the past few years. The presence nearby of Luz Ardiden expands the possibilities for anyone looking for more terrain and a worthwhile change of scenery.

The beautiful, unspoiled Pont d’Espagne area offers a couple more downhill tracks, and is superb for cross-country skiers. It’s also the perfect setting for easy snow-shoe walks.

Activities are plentiful in and around Courchevel.
 

Cauterets pleasant town center has plenty of shops and cafés plus welcoming spa and wellbeing facilities to relax aching muscles.

The spa resort of Cauterets, which is renowned for its beneficial water, retains many typical examples of 19th-century architecture. Cauterets thermal baths also offer fitness breaks and beauty treatments.

Cauterets’ pleasant town center has plenty of shops and cafés
 

As you stroll around town, you come across beautiful belle-époque buildings like the Grand Hôtel d'Angleterre and the Grand Hôtel Continental.

For culture fans, the Musée 1900, housed in the sumptuous surroundings of the former Grand Hôtel d'Angleterre, contains collections of folk art and traditions as well as a permanent exhibition on skiing and mountaineering from 1850 to today.

Cauterets is one of the most popular resorts in the French Pyrenees
 

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In a gondola that swings above the town, you get a good view of the town and the old railway station, made entirely of wood. The gondola brings you to the top to the Cauterets ski bowl, the Cirque du Lys, with a 2,415m peak and 20 tracks on undulating terrain.

Cauterets has had an excellent snow record over the past few years. The presence nearby of Luz Ardiden expands the possibilities for anyone looking for more terrain and a worthwhile change of scenery.

The beautiful, unspoiled Pont d’Espagne area offers a couple more downhill tracks, and is superb for cross-country skiers. It’s also the perfect setting for easy snow-shoe walks.

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Cauterets pleasant town center has plenty of shops and cafés plus welcoming spa and wellbeing facilities to relax aching muscles.

The spa resort of Cauterets, which is renowned for its beneficial water, retains many typical examples of 19th-century architecture. Cauterets thermal baths also offer fitness breaks and beauty treatments.

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As you stroll around town, you come across beautiful belle-époque buildings like the Grand Hôtel d'Angleterre and the Grand Hôtel Continental.

For culture fans, the Musée 1900, housed in the sumptuous surroundings of the former Grand Hôtel d'Angleterre, contains collections of folk art and traditions as well as a permanent exhibition on skiing and mountaineering from 1850 to today.

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