Occupying a large area within the city Chateau de Pau is a large castle in Pau. It is famous as the birthplace of King of France Henry IV. Now it is a French historical museum and has a large collection of beautiful tapestry entertaining the tourists with nostalgia.The festival de Pau is a celebration of French and local culture. the chateau courtyard as well as the St. Louis theatre fill with lots of different kinds of performances during the entire festival period.

Amongst the performances plays, ballet performances, concerts and also poetry arte the most popular and attacks to the heart of its audience. The Museé des Beaux is the castle of paintings. It has French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Flemish paintings on the lower level and the works by a lot of contemporary artists at the upper. Museé Béarnis is a cultural museum which is also a part of the Chateau de Pau/Chateau d’Henri IV and has a collection of traditional costumes, Pyrenean animals, birds and butterflies. A walk to the Boulevard des Pyrénées provides beautiful scenario and walking through it can be a very good experience.