A step towards Ossau

Itinerary 2

Go�s : Gassion ch�teau (XVIIth-XVIIIth century), an ancient secular abbey, today transformed into a riding centre. Wash house on the banks of the Escou. Lample Ch�teau (known as the castle of l’enfan), located at the entrance to the village on the left. “Aquab�arn” water activity park. “Tous Azimuts”, children’s clothes (art designer). Shaded children playing area.

Pr�cilhon : ch�teau in ruins where theatrical scenes are played each year. Restored well. Wash house. Moth-proof clothes for women (art designer). The church has been entirely renovated inside (small exhibition of liturgical objects), on the square, contemporary sculpture on the subject of solidarity. Two points of sale of local cheese : Ets Penen and Ets Loustau Chartez.

Escou : village dating from the XIIth century.

Escout : prehistoric dolmen (4,500 years old), a restored tumulus on the crests offering a view point over the whole Pi�mont Oloronais area, the Pyrenees and the entrance to Ossau Valley. Private mill at the end of the village.

Herr�re : church from the XVIIIth century. Wash house. Aerodrome.

Ogeu-les-Bains: ancient secular abbey transformed into a barn. Former spas used up to 1945. Mayalen weaving workshop (art designer). M. Auby, wood carver. Balesta farmhouse.

Buziet : former infirmary in the maquis. Departure point for pleasant hikes. Barouche trips (Norbert Est�be). Guerilleros Memorial. Memory Ceremony in July, in memory of the Guerilleros who were killed in Buziet on 17th July 1944. Sale of Honey (B. Ricadat). Sale of country cheese (G Chabannier, D. Bonnaventure).