Fête du Gâteau à la Broche

The Gâteau à la Broche, Culinary Emblem of the Pyrenees

The Fête du Gâteau à la Broche celebrates this conical, golden cake every year in Arreau, a true culinary emblem of the Pyrenees. Cooked slowly over a wood fire, the gâteau à la broche is formed layer by layer on a rotating spit, requiring ancestral know-how passed down from generation to generation in the Aure and Louron valleys.

A Festive and Gourmet Event

For over 20 years, the Confrérie du Gâteau à la Broche has organized this festival on the Esplanade de Saint-Exupère in Arreau. The day's program includes:

• Cooking demonstrations of the gâteau à la broche over a wood fire
• A producers' market
• Musical entertainment and shows
• Free tastings of pastouille (gâteau à la broche batter)
• The grand unmolding of the cake and prize draw
• Activities for children: mini-farm, fishing initiation, mushroom exhibition

Arreau, Gateway to the Aure and Louron Valleys

Arreau, a charming classified village at the confluence of the Neste d'Aure and the Neste du Louron, offers an exceptional setting for this festival. Its half-timbered houses, medieval market halls, and mountain setting make it an ideal place to discover the culinary and artisanal traditions of the central Pyrenees.