Historic Car Racing - Grand Prix de Pau
(60km from Pyrénées Motorcycle Tours)
There will be no event held 2010, 2011 date to be advised.
www.grandstandmotorsports.co.uk/historic-car-races-calendar.html

Track Days at Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro (80km from Pyrénées Motorcycle Tours)
www.circuit-nogaro.com

Track Days at Circuit Europeen, Pau-Arnos (80km from Pyrénées Motorcycle Tours)
www.circuit-pau-arnos.fr

Le Tour De France in the Pyrenees - dates to be advised for 2011 
www.letour.fr



 
 
 
Festival Faites de la Musique 
Festival of music is held every year on 21 June, the date was chosen because it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.  Free live music is performed in the streets across France in most towns.

Festival de Country Music
Mirande hold a Country Music festival every year during July, this is one of the largest country music festivals in the world.

Festival Equestria, European festival of equestrian creativity
An event not to be missed by horse lovers takes place in Tarbes during the month of July.  More than 300 horses including the prestigious Anglo-Arab breed.

Montée Impossible
Hill Climbing (motorbikes) event being held in Arette on 15th August 2010.

Jazz in Marciac
This year the medieval town of Marciac in South-West France hosts for the 33rd year one of the world's finest jazz festivals, 30 July - 15 August.

Tarbes en Tango
Close to the Spanish border, Tarbes celebrates a week of Tango 17-23 August 2010.  The whole town joins in the music and dancing.

Visit Pic du Midi
Pic du Midi can be seen from Chez Bouillon, there are routes to either walk to the summit from Col du Tourmalet or take a cable car from La Mongie.


FLIGHTS TO THE REGION

Ryanair fly from Stansted into:
Pau 3 times a week in winter and daily during the summer months.
Lourdes twice a week but only during the winter months.
Biarritz 3 times a week in winter and daily during the summer months.
www.ryanair.com/en

bmibaby will fly from Manchester to Lourdes. This is a new route and will commence 30th April 2010.
www.bmibaby.com

FERRY TO FRANCE

Portsmouth to Bilbao route operated by P&O Ferries (3 hour drive to Pyrénées Motorcycle Tours)
Portsmouth to Santander route operated by Brittany Ferries (4 hour drive to Pyrénées Motorcycle Tours)
Folkstone/Dover to Northern French ports (10 hour drive to Pyrénées Motorcycle Tours)
www.ferrysavers.com
 
 
 
 
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