The Pyrenees Articles

Snowshoeing holidays in Spain

Snowshoeing in the sunshine!

A memorable week of snowshoeing in the Pyrenees. After bad weather for most of the winter, our group hit lucky with wall to wall sunshine this week! Routes explored Canal Roya, Ibón de Estanés and the mountains around Portalet, with Pablo and David guiding the group across a very snowy Pyrenees.

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New launderette at Biescas

A new launderette has been opened at Biescas. So, from now on, our hikers will have the option to clean and dry their clothes before continuing with their hiking holidays. The laundrette opens every day from 8am to 23pm, so you will have time enough in the afternoon...

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Anoher perfect summer of hiking in the Pyrnenees

After the busy month of August, we can look back and discover how many great weeks of hiking we´ve had this summer. Both at Tena Valley and Ordesa National Park, our guests have enjoyed an amazing summer of good weather and incredible landscapes that look spectacular...

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Aneto 3404m – The heighest peak in the Pyrenees

Aneto 3404m – The heighest peak in the Pyrenees

At 3404m Aneto is the highest peak in the Pyrenees with Posets at 3371m and Monte Perdido 3355m being the second and third highest. Neither Phil or myself (Hannah) had climbed Aneto before so in July this year we both set a date for the adventure. We had a great time...

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Village to Village – a self guided adventure

Village to Village – a self guided adventure

One of our many holiday options here at Hike Pyrenees is to explore the Pyrenees at your own speed with one of our self guided holiday options. We introduced the first of these holidays to our itinerary back in 2012 – Village  to village self guided, which is in...

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A day skiing with the family

A day skiing with the family

It’s great living near a ski resort and skiing is part of the lifestlye here. On Wednesday afternoons the kids have ski lessons with the school and last Sunday we ventured out to Panticosa for our first day’s skiing with the whole family – and to...

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Snowshoeing from Cotefablo to Toronzué (2263m)

Snowshoeing from Cotefablo to Toronzué (2263m)

The great snow conditions continue in the Pyrenees and yesterday we got the snowshoes out. The weather didn’t look that great up the valley so we headed across to Cotefablo – the pass halfway between Biescas and Ordesa/Torla. It’s south of the high...

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Snow conditions in Formigal and the Pyrenees

Snow conditions in Formigal and the Pyrenees

With the holidays over, the tourists gone and the pistes empty once again I headed up to Formigal yesterday for my first days skiing of the season. We’ve had a lot of snow over the Christmas period – a couple of really big dumps but mixed in with a few...

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Catherine of Aragon by Giles Tremlett

Catherine of Aragon by Giles Tremlett

Last night Los Reyes Magos – the three kings – visited every house in Spain bringing gifts and I was lucky enough to be left the Catherine of Aragon biography by Giles Tremlett. Although Catherine was the Queen of England for over twenty years, I feel she...

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