Villelongue: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Church of Saint Martin in Villelongue is a Romanesque church dating from the 13th century. Its high altar features a tabernacle with caryatids from the late 17th or early 18th century. The church also contains reliquary busts of Saint Orens and Sainte Patience, his mother, which originate from the Prieuré de Saint-Orens.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Villelongue has this destination in mind.

Culture and history

The Chapelle Sainte-Catherine d'Ortiac was built at the end of the 17th century. Its limewood roof structure is particularly noteworthy. The chapel also houses an original, gilded wooden altarpiece with a statue of Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

The Prieuré de Saint-Orens is located at an altitude of 900 metres on a rocky terrace of Mont Arribaout above Villelongue. The ruins of the Prieuré de Saint-Orens en Lavedan are among the oldest monasteries in the département.

Nature and trails

Villelongue lies on the fringe of the Parc National des Pyrénées. The route to the Prieuré de Saint-Orens is a moderately difficult 6 km circular hike lasting 3 hours. It begins and ends at Place Sallabert in Villelongue.

Tree-shaped heather is widespread along the route to the Prieuré de Saint-Orens in dry heathland with a warm microclimate. The Route D'Ortiac à Isaby can also be started in the village of Villelongue; this extends the walking time by around 1 hour and 15 minutes and adds 200 m of elevation gain.

Local insights

The Miellerie des Escales offers insights into beekeeping and tastings of bee products.

Further destinations: Fréchou-Fréchet, Peyresourde-Balestas, Laborde, Peyrouse, Saint-Savin, Bagnères-De-Bigorre, Bordes and Ozon.

Travel overview: Hautes-Pyrénées.