Passerelle d'Holzarte — Attraction in Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Great atmosphere. Food was very good! We stopped in for lunch in the middle of our cycling day. With 14 of us, lunch took 2.5 hours. In this place, under different circumstances, with this excellent menu, kitchen, and serving staff, that would be just fine. For us, it was a bit too long though. If you're cycling, roadside sandwiches might be a better choice. If not, then this place, and the people, are...

The Passerelle d'Holzarte is a cable suspension bridge over a steep gorge. It is well set up an entrance off the main road to Larrau (3kms away) - there is a hotel and car park at the entrance. The walk to to bridge is 2kms each way or incorporated in a 13.6 km circuit - some spots are quiet steep and rocky so moderate fitness needed though there are lots of...

Relatively short, but quite steep hike through mostly shaded forest to this impressive suspension footbridge. Well worth the walk for sure! There is a particularly steep section of this hike with steel wire as a handrail that when we went (hot day in Autumn) was very slippery so take care. Should be around 2-2.5 hours return from the road for the...