In Béarn we are in the birthplace of Gaston Le Febus, of Jeanne d'Albert mother of the kings of Navarre who became Henri IV king of France. Always history and religion have been closely linked. The crossroads of the ways of St James of Compostella points you to the many priories, chapels, churches, walled courtyards and castles that you can visit (Lescar, Oloron, Morlaas, Laas, Navarrenx, Pau ...)
	In Salies itself it is above all, the splendour of 'La Belle Epoque' which has left its marks - post Napoleonic with the casino, the grand hotels and the pretty villas which show the proud frontages throughout the town. Furthermore there is to be sseen the authentic medieval heart of the town with its framed walls and piling.