The Parc and Villa Lawrence of Pau !!

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Pau is an interesting town. We had passed by it many times, even stay in quick night hôtels on the town,especially for the tour de France bike race; but never really wandered about it, and we decided that after so many choices we have here to pick one that we have not seen fully, That was the beginning of a beautiful friendship as the old saying and we have been in it several times, As we walked the beat we stumbled upon the Villa Lawrence in the parc Lawrence a wonderful oasis in the middle of the City, Therefore, this is my take on the Parc and Villa Lawrence of Pau !! . Hope you enjoy it as I.

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The Parc Lawrence is located in a district at the many English villas of the 19C, not far from the Pau exhibition center or the Place de Verdun. It shelters hundred -year -old trees, such as cedars from Atlas and Lebanon, lawns, a playground and a merry -go -round for children. Pau is one of the most flowery cities in France and as such has had the “4 flowers” label for many years.

Villa Lawrance of Flemish and Germanic style, was built by the Schlumberger family, in 1855. In 1893, it became the property of the Lawrance family already installed luxuriously in town, at the current headquarters of The Banque de France. At the time it was a villa in the countryside, the city of Pau not yet extending that far. The Lawrance bought land around to make a park. This was bought by the city of Pau during WWII. The bust you see in the parc Lawrence are of General André Pommiès, born June 9, 1904 in Bordeaux and died September 16, 1972 in Arbus near Pau, is a French soldier hero of the Resistance. After the invasion of the southern zone in November 1942, he clandestinely set up a Corps franc pyrénéen (CFP) which will later be called Corps Franc Pommiès.

pau parc Lawrence bust gen pommies aug14

The beautiful Villa Lawrance housed the Robert Poplawski Institute of Legal and Economic Studies between 1946 and 1970, housed the Faculty of Law, Economics and Management before the creation of the University of Pau and the Pays de Adour ,then the administrative services of the presidency before a dedicated building was built on the campus in 1994. Since 2002, it has been the headquarters of the Cercle Anglais or English Circle of Pau and houses its collections.

pau parc Lawrence villa lawrence front aug14

It has been said “Memories are our strengths. Never let memorable dates fade away. When the night tries to return, you have to light the big dates, as you light torches ” Original of  « Les souvenirs sont nos forces. Ne laissons jamais s’effacer les anniversaires mémorables. Quand la nuit essaie de revenir, il faut allumer les grandes dates, comme on allume des flambeaux » by Victor Hugo.

The Pau tourist office on the Parc Lawrence: https://www.pau-pyrenees.com/pau/parc-lawrence/tabid/315/offreid/79b4d7ee-9578-4dd4-87b7-46fc875e7002

The Pyrénées Atlantiques dept 64 tourist office on the Parc Lawrence of Pau : https://www.tourisme64.com/activites/pau/PCUAQU064V508ZOH-parc-lawrence/

There you go folks, we love our stays in Pau always, and took many day trips from our base in Pau.Our getaway to Spain on several occasions with great family trip, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Parc and Villa Lawrence of Pau as I.

And remember, happy travels good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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