Arret et Aller

General information

For those who stay at Arret et Aller and don`t have their own transport, there are buses into Orthez and Pau. There is also a good train service from Orthez to other parts of the region.
For whose interested in bird watching, the Pyrenees offers a wide range of birds of prey as well as many other species. Arret et Aller is on the migration route for many birds like the storks flying from Holland/Germany to North Africa, making a spectular sight forming a V shape across the sky, their calls sounding for miles around. Sometimes they get lost, circle around and then go on their way.

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Pau is a lovely shopping center, which has the airport nearby and the river running through it. It is about 30 minutes from Arret et Aller on a straight road. Most roads in France are very quiet and driving is easy. Tolls are on the major roads, so to keep some change handy in the car is a good idea. They are very easy to use and usually have the amount printed on the outside of the booth as you approach.

Travelling from Santander to Arret et Aller is about 3 hours and 30 minutes through the Spanish hills the journey is very picturesque and once out of Santander through the town the road is usually quiet. The signs are easily seen for Bilbao, Donostia San Sebastian, Irun then signs into France Biarritz (E-70 E-80 E-5 or A63) then A64 Pau- Toulouse sign ( exit 9 ) This motorway will bring you 10 minutes from Arret et Aller, by following the N117 signs.
Arret et Aller accepts pets. With the new pet passport making it easier for dogs to come to France ( having 2 dogs ourselves ) we recognize that some people will want to bring their pets on holiday. We have 2 acres of land, so plenty to run around on. Pet passports have to be done 6 months before you travel otherwise the dog won`t be able to return to the UK.
The two airports nearby are Pau and Biarritz both going from Stanstead. Cars can be hired from these airports, but people without transport can be collected from the airport for the fee of 30 euros from Pau and 50 euros from Biarritz.

We hope some of this information is of value to you and should you need any questions answered please feel free to contact us.