Claracq-Lalonquette Gallo-Roman Museum Discover the history of Ancient Béarn

Opening hours

Closed

  • Monday Closed
  • Tuesday Closed
  • Wednesday 10:00 am - 12:00 am 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Thursday Closed
  • Friday Closed
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Opens Wednesday at 10:00 am

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Useful information

Location : In the countryside

Province : Pau and its surroundings, the Jurançon and Madiran vineyards

Services

  • Cash
  • Chèques Vacances (Holiday voucher)
  • Credit card accepted
  • Disable access
  • Entertainment
  • Garden
  • Groups
  • Open all year round
  • Parking
  • Seminar Room
  • English
    • In the Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the heart of the territory of Luys en Béarn, the small village of Lalonquette has been home to an exceptional archaeological site for more than fifteen centuries: a Gallo-Roman villa.

      Located in North Béarn in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the Gallo-Roman museum retraces the history of a Gallo-Roman rural establishment which was born and developed from the 1st to the 5th century AD. Based on an elaborate museography featuring the restored mosaics, it offers, thanks to a playful approach, the discovery of the specificities of the villa around various themes (daily life, aristocracy, agriculture, architecture, etc.) illustrated by the presentation of collections.

      Complementary to the visit to the museum, the interpretation trail and the site of the Gallo-Roman villa of Lalonquette are freely accessible 7 days a week. To accompany your discovery, audioguides are available for free download on smartphones via the izi.TRAVEL application.

      Many educational events and activities are offered throughout the year. Find all the cultural programming on the museum's website: www.musee-claracq.com

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Traveller Reviews Claracq-Lalonquette Gallo-Roman Museum

4.5 sur 5 100 reviews

  • Ian Reynolds

    4 sur 5 Reviews posted by Ian Reynolds on 19/10/2024

    Interesting small museum focused on a large villa discovered nearby. Provides a decent perspective of what Roman things were going on in the region. The presentation of the villa itself (a short distance from the museum) is poor. A few labels but everything is flattened and guarded by modern walls, so you get no sense of the old structure at all, unfortunately.

  • Ben

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Ben on 15/02/2019

    Best museum Ever !

  • arts dishows

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by arts dishows on 29/10/2024

    We loved it, we were 3 adults, all connoisseurs of the period. The part of the house itself is very well presented: ample parking, bicycle and... Toilets😅 Once there, you walk at your own pace and discover the house thanks to the explanatory panels. These panels introduce you to the room, then the photo of the excavations and the Latin vocabulary. At the museum upon reception, the cultural mediator explains the museum to us and answers even specific questions. It was a visit which combines: history of the place, archaeological excavations since 1843, explanations on Gallo-Roman life, the journey of glass. An explanatory video explains the site and its evolution. The fact of mixing the historical part and the vast work of the archaeological teams. Thank you for the visit and the welcome received.

Traveller Reviews Claracq-Lalonquette Gallo-Roman Museum

4.5 sur 5 9 reviews

  • "Gallo-Roman Museum"

    4 / 5 Reviews posted by carolinel78370 (Plaisir, France) on 27/08/2024

    Very friendly welcome and the explanations on self visit are very clear for the smooth running of the museum visit it is very nice you can to reach the site of the old Villa on foot

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  • "A great museum, an ideal size, educational, accessible and complete content."

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Mélanie R on 24/07/2024

    A great museum, an ideal size, educational, accessible and complete content. We were welcomed by a mediator who knows his subject perfectly well and shares his knowledge with passion and simplicity...

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  • "Passionnant si vous aimez l’histoire"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by 530jeanjacquesc on 09/08/2022

    Un remarquable parcours guidé dans ce musée très pédagogique Il faut choisir la visite guidée Nous avons eu la chance d’avoir les commentaires d’un jeune guide passionné et passionnant Visite à...

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Claracq-Lalonquette Gallo-Roman Museum

Address

Route du Château
64330 Claracq-Lalonquette

GPS coordinates

43° 30'40.8"N, 0° 18'1.77"W

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