Pinas: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Pinas covers 593 hectares and was long considered the “gateway to Bigorre”. According to a local tradition, PINAS meant “vilain bois de pins” in the local Patois, meaning “ugly pine forest”.

Culture and history

According to local tradition, around 1270 brigands pursued by the knight Gérard d’Aure retreated into the wooded mountain ranges between Bigorre and the Garonne area; this story is associated with the origins of Pinas.

In the vicinity of Pinas are the Musée archéologique départemental, a museum, Escaladieu, a historic site, and the Cathédrale Notre-Dame, a church. The wider regional area around Pinas is also home to the Abbaye de la Bénisson-Dieu, a historic site.

Hiking and trails

The “Le Chemin de la Save” hiking trail begins and ends in Pinas, is 13 km long, follows the Save for part of its route, and has an estimated walking time of 4 hours and 15 minutes.

In 2015, the mountain biking and walking trail in Pinas was marked with 15 directional posts.

Landscape and surroundings

The Save is one of the numerous rivers fed by the Canal de la Neste.

The vicinity of Pinas is also home to the Grotte de Gargas, a cave, Cap d'Estivère, a summit, Pène Haute, a summit, and Pic d'Arneille, a summit.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Pinas should consider Pinas as a travel destination.

Other places: Montignac, La Barthe-De-Neste, Sarrancolin, Lahitte-Toupière, Thuy, Villelongue, Ayzac-Ost, Sariac-Magnoac

To the higher-level travel overview: Hautes-Pyrénées.