Why not try one or two tours; one around Orthez and another around Monein, each of these villages being well known for their ancient remains whether traditional, vernacular or religious.
The villages around Orthez
Bellocq, meaning beautiful place in Béarnais:
- Its bastide and fortress
- Traditional farms, half Béarnais and half Chalosse in their regional origins.
Bonnut
- The 11th century church of Ste Marie de Castagnède
- Traditional farms, half Béarnais and half Chalosse in their regional origins.
Sault-de-Navailles
- The remains of a mediaeval castle and its view
- The Church of Notre-Dame
Arthez-de-Béarn
- The Church of St Etienne
- The Chapels at Caubin, Nhaux and Cagnes
The villages around Monein
Sauvelade
- Its abbey
- The abbey church
Vielleségure
- Its bastide
- The church of St Bertrand de Cominges
Lahourcade
- Its washhouse
- The Church of Ste Agathe
Lucq de Béarn
- Its 17th century fountain
- The 11th century church of Saint-Vincent Diacre
- The old abbey
Lacommande
- The Commanderie
- The Church of St Blaise
- The cemetary with its discoid stela.