A short distance from Hastingues, on the right bank of the Gave d’Oloron, stands the Sorde Abbey, a major historical ensemble from the 11th century. A solemn place which invites contemplation, made up of an abbey church, abbot’s villa, chapter house, cloister, refectory, sacristy, terrace of greenery, not forgetting the 70-metre underground gallery which leads to the landing stage, making this a unique site in France. The village of Sorde bears witness to several millennia of history, from the prehistoric shelters dug into the cliff of Pastou to the Gallo-Roman villas and baths, via the medieval ramparts and the famous passage of the Spaniards, a vestige of the wars between Francis I and Charles V. Sorde is also the starting point for canoe or stand-up paddle trips on the Gave d’Oloron.