Museums in the Atlantic Pyrenees

Musée des écrivains célèbres
64250 Cambo-les-Bains

The villa Arnaga, built in the early 20th century in Cambo-les-Bains, is a neobasque gem designed by Edmond Rostand, surrounded by remarkable gardens and now home to its museum.

Musée d'Art provenant de collections privées
64000 Pau

The Bernadotte Museum, housed in an 18th-century bourgeois house in Pau, traces the life of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, an Empire Marshal who became king of Sweden and Norway.

64210 Ahetze

The Guethary Municipal Museum, housed in the Saraleguinea Villa, exhibits works of art and historical collections in a early 20th century neo-Basque residence in New Aquitaine.

Musée d'Archéologie gallo-romaine
64330 Claracq

The Gallo-Roman museum of Claracq, located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, exhibits archaeological collections from the excavations of the villa of Lalonquette, reflecting ancient rural life in Béarn.

Musée du protestantisme
64300 Orthez

The Jeanne d'Albret Museum, housed in a 16th-century residence in Orthez, traces the history of the Belarusian Protestantism. This historic monument, linked to Queen Jeanne d'Albret, combines Renaissance architecture and religious heritage.

Musée de l'armée Française
64140 Lons

The museum-memorial of paratroopers in Lons (New Aquitaine) traces the history of French airborne troops since 1937. Created in 1984, it combines military tradition and contemporary memory.

Musée du chocolat et de la gourmandise
64310 Sare

The Basque Cake Museum in Sare is an area dedicated to this culinary specialty, located in the municipality of Sare in New Aquitaine. It highlights an emblematic local gastronomic heritage.

64260 Arudy

The municipal museum of Arudy, opened in 1972, presents archaeological and ethnographic collections related to the Ossalian valley and the Pyrénées National Park, in a 17th century historic hotel.