by Phil | Jun 12, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
It’s all go, go, go here in the Spanish Pyrenees! We’ve had plenty of self-guided guests exploring the Valle de Tena, and last week saw the first of the guided guests arrive, on a Lakes & Valleys holiday. The Pyrenees, along with much of Europe, has...
by Phil | Jun 11, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, The Pyrenees
This weekend Biescas town hall is running a series of guided orchid and flora walks. They’re led by Jose Miguel who has written 7 books on Pyrenean flora. The orchid on the advert is a woodcock orchid – one of the fascinationg Ophrys family of orchids....
by Phil | May 15, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
I was hiking up Punta del Pacino at the weekend which is one of my favourite peaks in the valley – not high at 1965 metres but with a fantastic position right in the centre of the valley and you get superb views in all directions from the summit. The lower sunny...
by Phil | Apr 30, 2013 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
The Hike Pyrenees brochure is now available to view online. We’ve used the issuu website to publish the online version and it’s a great magazine/brochure reading tool. You can also download it as a pdf. If you prefer of course you can always order a...
by Phil | Apr 27, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
Our friends Dave and Elena are over at the moment with their daughter Evangeline. We all went hiking from Sallent up to the embalse at La Sarra which is a lovely spot. Isabel and Evangeline went in the backpacks and loved it. The spring flowers are really getting...
