Adventures and information on the Spanish Pyrenees
Adventures and information on the Spanish Pyrenees
A wonderful week walking through the spectacular landscapes of Riglos and Alquézar, with dramatic cliffs, soaring vultures, peaceful trails, spring flowers and unforgettable canyon scenery in the Spanish Pre-Pyrenees.
Snows melting in the Pyrenees and I was out hiking today in the Valle de Tena with a friend Gustavo. We chose the peak of Cochata which sits in the middle of the valley with great views in all directions. Although not high it’s quite a rocky peak and looks as if...
A great new viewpoint has been constructed above Panticosa which has allowed us to add a new option on day 3 of our Village to Village walking holiday. Cucuraza (1758m) sits high above Panticosa and gives fantastic views down onto the village and across the southern...
This week we ran our second Valle de Tena Explorer of the season which is a new dual level week for this year. Every day there were two different levels of walks to choose from. The easier walks explored the beautiful meadows and lakes of the valley whilst the higher...
Whilst out and about recently we’ve come across quite a few interesting creatures, some of which we’ve never had the privilege of seeing before! In the past 2 weeks we’ve found this shy creature in the Anisclo Canyon and in the Gargantas de Escuain....
This weekend saw the end of a fantastic bespoke trip for Elaine and friends from California and Hawaii. We often get groups who are keen for longer trips with us and for Elaine we put together a 10 day itinerary which took in 3 contrasting places in the Pyrenees; the...
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...
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....
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...
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...