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Château de Pau, Pau

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In the center of the city, Château de Pau is best known as the birthplace of King Henry IV of France and Navarre. Napoléon once used it as a holiday home when he was in power. Named a historic monument in 1840, the castle has a renowned collection of tapestries and an excellent collection of items from the time of Henri IV. Use our Pau vacation builder to visit Château de Pau on your trip to Pau, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.

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andrew p

I worked in Pau on and off for 30 years and never visited the chateau so at a recent reunion put that right. Gloriously hot day made place look great Walking round it's clear to see how the town grew ... more »
FRANCES39A

We were in Pau for Historic Car GP event and were staying near this charming Chateau....a visit was a MUST! However we were only able to view from the outside....as they were shut for lunch! Strange..... more »
ColCogs

This place is just full of incredible history. Our guide was knowledgeable and made it fun. Worth seeing just for the paintings and Tapestries. more »

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Raphael Legru

Toujours un plaisir de visiter cet endroit en famille. Malgré une incompréhension possible des enfants vis avis d'un certain guide trouvant le lieux assez antiquisant ...😂

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Always a pleasure to visit this place with your family. Despite a possible misunderstanding of the children notice a screw guide finding enough shadow places... 😂

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Oscar Beltran

Un castillo precioso. Los jardines son muy bonitos y están muy cuidados. El museo es muy completo en obras.

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A beautiful castle. The gardens are very nice and well kept. The Museum is very full in works.

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SuperCoco

El Castillo es precioso, tiene unos jardines espectaculares y la fachada es preciosa la mires por donde la mires.

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The castle is beautiful, has spectacular gardens and the facade is beautiful look it it where you look it.

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Florence Nicolas

Très joli à visiter. Visite gratuite pour les enfants (5.50 pour les adultes), à priori non accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite

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Very nice to visit. Free tour for children (5.50 for adults), normally not accessible to people with reduced mobility

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Jim12345 Jim

La visite est pas mal et le guide à un air de Stéphane Berne!

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The visit is not bad and the guide to an air of Stéphane Berne!

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