The Pyrenees Articles

A week in the Heart of the Pyrenees

A week in the Heart of the Pyrenees

We look back on a wonderful week in Benasque, where you can find Aneto, the highest peak in the Pyrenees, exploring wild alpine valleys, high mountain lakes and some of the finest scenery in the Pyrenees.

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Ordesa never disappoints

Ordesa never disappoints

A wonderful June week on our Discover Ordesa holiday, walking through Ordesa National Park, Bujaruelo, Aínsa and the Sobrarbe region, with canyons, vultures, flowers, viewpoints and plenty of mountain memories.

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Añisclo canyon

Canyons of Aínsa: a guide’s story

Our new Canyons of Aínsa guided walking holiday explores one of the quieter and most varied walking regions in the Spanish Pyrenees. In this post, Juanma, one of our local guides, shares what makes the area so special — from the dramatic canyons of Añisclo and Escuaín...

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The start of an adventure on the GR11

The start of an adventure on the GR11

Over Easter, my son Christopher and I started an adventure on the GR11, hiking a 60 km section over four days from Cap de Higer on the Atlantic coast to Elizondo in the Baztan area of the Pyrenees. The aim is to walk the whole of the GR11 trans-Pyrenean trail all the way to the Mediterranean in stages over several years.

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