by Phil | Feb 24, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, Snowshoeing, The Pyrenees
La Cuniacha animal park keeps animals that are or were once indigenous to the Pyrenees. They’ve lots of rare species including european lynx, bison, iberan ibex, wolves and lots of different types of chamois and deer. It’s a great place to visit any time...
by Phil | Feb 9, 2013 | The Pyrenees
After a week of staying in due to high winds, snow and too much officework the sun finally came out today so I headed up to the villages of Espierre and Barbenuta on my bike. Conditions were pretty snowy and icy on the 4×4 tracks I usually cycle on so headed up...
by Phil | Jan 23, 2013 | The Pyrenees
The Costa Blanca’s a great place to climb. Anna and I along with Ken and Hannah have been there climbing a few times. Great in the autumn as you can still be climbing in shorts in November. There’s a huge number of crags there and I haven’t even...
by Phil | Jan 18, 2013 | The Pyrenees
Zaragoza is the nearest major city to the Aragonese Pyrenees and one of the easiest places to hire a car from if you’re coming to the Pyrenees. There are two main places to rent cars from – Delicias train station or the airport. Both have National/Atesa,...
by Phil | Jan 13, 2013 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
Ibon de Piedrafita is in a beautiful spot under the cliffs of the Sierra de Partacua and yesterday I headed up there with Berute – a friend from the village. In summer this is a really popular walk with guests on our walking holidays but I’d never seen it...
