Sallespisse: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
The “Sous le signe de la coquille” route in Sallespisse is an easy 7.4-kilometre hike and takes around 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Those choosing Sallespisse as their holiday destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Landscape
In Sallespisse, the “Gave de Pau” Natura 2000 site covers the Lapeyrère stream, also known as the Ruisseau de Rontun, as well as two right-bank tributaries in the south of the municipality.
Culture and History
Sallespisse’s present-day town hall is located in a former station of the Chalosse-Béarn tramway. Until 1930, the Chalosse-Béarn trams ran along what is now the RD 933.
Restoration and extension work carried out in 1876, as well as work on the bell tower in 1898, are documented at Sallespisse’s Saint John the Baptist parish church.
Amaury de Cazanove lived at the Château de Salles in Sallespisse from 1879 onwards.
Pilgrims on the Via Lemovicensis, the Vézelay route to Santiago de Compostela, still pass through Sallespisse today.
Hiking
The route through Sallespisse passes the gate of the Château de Salles, a residence remodelled in the 16th century.
A circular hike in Sallespisse passes orchards of old varieties along the Way of St James.
For the “Sous le signe de la coquille” route, you can park in the town hall car park in Sallespisse.
Local Flavours
La Bergerie d’Emilie produces a farm cheese made from pure sheep’s milk in Sallespisse. At La Bergerie d’Emilie, the cheese is sold directly at the farm.
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