Attractions and Places To See around Castillon - Top 12

The Romanesque chapel was built on the orders of the Viscount of Béarn, Gaston IV, known as the Crusader (1090-1130), upon his return from the First Crusade. It was entrusted to the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem and experienced its heyday until the mid-16th century, when the Wars of Religion broke out. Inside, behind the beautiful Gothic arches, we can see the tomb with the figure of a medieval knight. On the outside, the details of the capitals are worth seeing.

The original building was erected in the 12th century near the miraculous spring of Sainte-Quitterie (a virgin martyr very popular in the southwest of France). The spring, rebuilt in 1950, was already a place of pilgrimage before the construction of the parish church (its water was said to heal eye diseases and headaches).

The site of the abbey of Saint-Pierre de LARREULE was of great importance in the history of Béarn. During the formation of the Principality of the Pyrenees, around the 10th century, monks organized the large-scale clearing and development of the land; their abbeys were economic units. Only part of the Romanesque abbey church, built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 16th century after significant destruction by Protestant troops, remains of the abbey. Three Romanesque capitals as well as several listed statues from the 17th and 18th centuries can still be seen there. As the nave (oriented East-West) was never rebuilt, the old Romanesque transept (oriented North-South) served as the nave from the 17th century onwards, when the west wall was erected to complete the church.

The Romanesque chapel was built on the orders of the Viscount of Béarn, Gaston IV, known as the Crusader (1090-1130), upon his return from the First Crusade. It was entrusted to the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem and experienced its heyday until the mid-16th century, when the Wars of Religion broke out. Inside, behind the beautiful Gothic arches, we can see the tomb with the figure of a medieval knight. On the outside, the details of the capitals are worth seeing. 'La petite église' can be read framed at the entrance of the church.

A 12th-century historical monument, the chapel was saved by the association "Les Amis de Caubin" in 1966, who completed its restoration in 1974. Musical events have been held there since. Note that picnic tables and an oratory are located on the other side of the road.

Panoramic stele behind the parish church of Arthez-de-Béarn. It describes the various peaks and passes in the valleys of Ossau, Aspe and Barétous.

Educational place providing information on the Gave, its fauna and flora. Picnic tables are available. A raised pontoon is present, ideal for naturalist observations (many species of birds are present: swallows, ducks, grebes, cormorants, herons, etc.).

Recent route exclusively reserved for cyclists going from Bésingrand to the Artix bridge. The route runs along the Gave de Pau and a photovoltaic park.