Gère-Bélesten: Holiday apartments and houses

The Maison forte La Tour d’Ore is protected as a historic monument; it was listed on 16 October 1997.

Those wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Gère-Bélesten will find specific local information here to help plan their trip.

Culture

The historic Gère district preserves a testimony to its past in the Château de Gère.

The Bélesten district is home to a Romanesque-style church that reflects its older architectural heritage.

Routes

The Plané d’Assiste/Granges de Gère mountain biking circuit passes through the Boila Forest and across the Plateau de Plané d’Assiste before descending towards Gère-Bélesten.

The Laruns–Accous section of the Grande Traversée VTT des Pyrénées passes through the centre of Gère-Bélesten and then through Bielle to the RD294, which climbs towards the Col de Marie-Blanque.

The hike to the Fontaine d’Esteret begins at the small square in Gère-Bélesten, above the church of Gère.

The hike to the Fontaine d’Esteret offers views of Gère, the valley, the Falaise aux vautours and the Pic de Ger.

Food and drink

The Ferme du Saùcet in Gère-Bélesten raises sheep and sells artisanally produced cheese directly.

A former tunnel on the Buzy–Laruns railway line has been converted into a cheese-maturing cellar.

The Ferme Bonnemason welcomes visitors, who can discover the animals and cheeses there.

The Ferme Bonnemason in Gère-Bélesten offers guided tours exclusively by prior appointment.

Traditions

In the Monplaisir district of Gère-Bélesten, events are organised as part of two-day pastoral days held outside the weekend, featuring livestock marking on the Plateau du Bénou and in the Monplaisir district, stopping points for herds and people, conferences and other activities.

Other destinations: Accous, Gan, Saint-Jean-De-Luz, Saint-Étienne-De-Baïgorry, Orion, Gotein-Libarrenx, Béguios, Lohitzun-Oyhercq.

For the higher-level travel overview: Pyrenees-Atlantiques.