Tour de Garnavie
You can find Tour de Garnavie, a fort, in Lourdes. Around it, within 5 km, are 22 more places on our list. Since 1946 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Lourdes
In Lourdes
Tour de Garnavie is in the commune of Lourdes, with 22 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1946; built in the 14th century (Mérimée record PA00095390). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
How the seasons run
The warmest stretch in Lourdes is May to October, at 19–26°C in the afternoon.
Tour de Garnavie
Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia. Worth the trip, Sanctuaire de Lourdes is 900 m off.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1946
- Built
- 14th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées
Around Tour de Garnavie, mapped
Tour de Garnavie sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Lourdes. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Tour de Garnavie
Lourdes tops the 8 for size, at 13,266 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Lourdes
Argelès-Gazost
Pontacq
Juillan
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour de Garnavie is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | It’s in this commune | 13,266 |
| Argelès-Gazost | 11 km south of it | 2,761 |
| Pontacq | 12 km northwest of it | 2,925 |
| Juillan | 13 km northeast of it | 3,999 |
| Odos | 14 km northeast of it | 3,265 |
| Ibos | 16 km north of it | 2,813 |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 17 km east of it | 7,114 |
| Soues | 17 km northeast of it | 2,988 |
What else is near Tour de Garnavie
Within 15 km are 45 places, among them 3 attractions, 2 monasteries and a château.
AttractionSanctuaire de Lourdes900 m west, in Lourdes2AttractionAttractionGrotte de Massabielle900 m west, in Lourdes3ChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Lourdes200 m north, in Lourdes4AttractionAttractionGrottes de Bétharram11 km west, in Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère du Carmel de Lourdes900 m northwest, in Lourdes6
MuseumMusée pyrénéen de Lourdes200 m north, in Lourdes7Monastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère des Clarisses de Lourdes300 m west, in Lourdes8ZooZooParc animalier des Pyrénées9.8 km southwest, in Ayzac-OstWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Tour de Garnavie
Where is Tour de Garnavie?
Tour de Garnavie is in Lourdes, in Hautes-Pyrénées (Occitanie).
What is Tour de Garnavie?
Fort.
Is Tour de Garnavie a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1946, Mérimée record PA00095390.
How well known is Tour de Garnavie?
Tour de Garnavie has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Tour de Garnavie?
May to October are the warmest months in Lourdes, with afternoon highs of 19–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour de Garnavie?
Within 15 km: Sanctuaire de Lourdes (900 m), Grotte de Massabielle (900 m), Château fort de Lourdes (200 m) and Grottes de Bétharram (11 km).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Sanctuaire de Lourdes: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée pyrénéen de Lourdes: BRUNNER Emmanuel, Manu25, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.