Immerse yourself in the most beautiful starry sky in Europe

To be carried away by the beauty of a starry sky ... A dream for each of us. The La Source chalet, in Cauterets, is the ideal place to realize this dream - even a must for all astronomy lovers.

The heart of the Pyrenees National Park is recognized for the quality of its air and the purity of its sky. It is the first reserve of starry sky in Europe.  All year round, scintillating and observable even with the naked eye, the Milky Way and its myriad of stars embrace the peaks around Cauterets.

Alone, you can access observation promontories - Col du Soulor, Bénou plateau, Saugue plateau ... - or to furnished sites - in Aulon, Hautacam - or even at the Pic du Midi de Bigorre, site labeled Esprit Park National.

If you prefer to be guided, mountain guides specializing in Acumbanyat astronomy will help you penetrate this bewitching universe. They will help you to recognize the main constellations - Orion, Cassiopée, the bull ... - Find the planets visible to the naked eye, like Jupiter, Saturn and Mars, explaining the peculiarities of each star. Guides can also provide telescopes for more detailed observation of colorful nebulae and stars clusters.

As a love of nature, they will also explain the richness of wild life at night, and how the municipalities of the national park preserve this heritage by limiting light pollution.

The routes are carefully selected to offer the best views, depending on the season and the weather. One of them deserves a special mention: the ascent of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre, from the Col du Tourmalet . Leaving at the end of the afternoon, you arrive at the top to admire the most beautiful sunset you can imagine. After observing the starry sky and a good snack, you go back down to the light of the frontal. Magic!

Finally, if you really want to go further ... And higher, spend the evening at the Pic du Midi de Bigorre , famous "vessel in the stars". On the footbridge suspended in the sky, you will literally be immersed in the starry sky, a unique experience! The museum space will provide you with a host of information on the sky, and on this extraordinary place.

So, don't hesitate: let yourself be wrapped by the serenity of the night, come and lose your landmarks and live a great moment of emotion and appeasement, in the contemplation of the celestial vault! 

Acumpanyat, partner of the La Source chalet 

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