The town of Pau, in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains, was a popular vacation spot for British tourists and one of several centers for photography in France in the 1850s. Farnham Maxwell Lyte, who lived in Pau, photographed the road that ran through the mountains to the village of Eaux-Chaudes with its popular hot springs. The road had just been built in 1849. It greatly eased access to Eaux-Chaudes and offered dramatic views.
![[Bridge], Farnham Maxwell Lyte, 1850s–1870s](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/dc493898-f5d9-49d4-9768-fdc76ea3cbe1/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
![[Chateau de Pau], Farnham Maxwell Lyte, 1854](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/576986bf-b1f7-45cf-9254-f7721370962b/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
