The parc Beaumont and palace of Pau !!

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I bring you back to a place our family gathered for many years, first on my dear late wife Martine’s side for the Tour de France, and later us just even staying there as a base to see more of the region. This is Pau, in dept 64 Pyrénées-Atlantique in the region of Nouvelle Aquitaine of my belle France.  Wonderful Pau is only  about 200 km from Bordeaux and Toulouse and 250 km from Zaragoza in Aragon,Spain. We have come by car always, I like to tell you about a wonderful park and garden that is worth the detour , me think, Therefore, here is my take on the Parc Beaumont and palace of Pau !! Hope you enjoy it as I. The great parc Beaumont with a lake, river, and cascade with several branches of flowers and rosary on 12 hectares having 110 different species of trees with some remarkable such as the bold cypress, of Louisiana , the Persimmon of Virginia, and the Giant Sequoia. pau parc beaumont jardin public kiosk musique aug14 On November 4, 1898, the winter palace was inaugurated on the edge of the Beaumont park at the site of a villa designed in the neo-rococo style of the Belle-Epoque, It was Anna de Noailles who ceded the land to the city of Pau. The Palais d’hiver or winter palace replaced the villa in the middle of the park there.; it is now the palace des Pyrénées or Beaumont. The pretty kiosk of the park bears her name as a souvenir of the famous novelist and poet. It has a palmarium of 1,800 m2 housing an exceptional exotic garden. Completed with playgrounds and shows and a restaurant, it becomes a high place in the life of the winter period. It is to link it to the heart of the city that the Boulevard des Pyrénées will be built. Pau parc beaumont palais des pyrénées side front aug14 After the Great War or WWI, when it cannot be maintained and deteriorated, the city hall entrusts the exploitation of the winter palace to the Société des Casinos de Cannes and Deauville. The places are transformed: a large rectangular hall and a beautiful half -circular rotunda replaces the palmarium. It will serve as a hospital during WWII, slowly deteriorates and suffers the outrage of time. In 1997, the City chose to give it a new beginning, and a new mission. In 2000, the Palais des Pyrénées or now Beaumont, witness the dazzling era from the 1930s, became a historic congress center where business receptions and meetings found a prestigious space. The city of Pau on the parks/gardens so Parc Beaumont: https://www.pau.fr/parcs-et-jardins#le-parc-beaumont The official Congress hall or palace of Beaument of Pau : https://www.pau-congres.com/le-palais/presentation/ The Pau tourist office on the palace Beaumont : https://en.tourismepau.com/discover/here-and-nowhere-else/a-legacy-of-resort-spirit/beaumont-palace/ There you go folks, another gem in nice quant beautiful Pau, As a base, the city is great even going into Spain! This spot is nice relaxing peaceful even good for the whole family, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Parc Beaumont and palace 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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