Luz Saint Sauver

In Haute Pyrenees, at 650m(up to 3.194m), Luz is a geographically isolated village although just half an hour away from Lourdes. To the south, the valley of Garre de Pau drives to Gavarnie. To the east, 16km away, the Col du Tourmalet (tourmalet=bad-trip in French or distance mountain in Gascon) is a famous climb on the Tour de France. Among the places of historical heritage, the Solferino chapel with its byzantine tower and the Napoleon Bridge. Napoleon III fell in love with the Pyrenees and made several stays in the company of Empress Eugenie. The stone bridge with the single arc was completed in 1861 and is standing 63m above the Gave. Luz Tyroline, a course of 16 zippiness ranging from 40 to 260m, nepalese bridges and via ferratas over a distance of 2km terminates at the the vault of Pont Napoleon, resting directly on the steep rocks that border the Gave.