The Pyrenees Articles

Feliz Navidad

Happy Christmas from the Pyrenees

We’d like to wish all of our friends and guests a very merry Christmas from all of us here at Hike Pyrenees. We had a busy summer – thank you to everyone who came and hiked with us this summer – we enjoyed showing you all our wonderful corner of the world.

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Walking near Panticosa

La Ripera lies just outside of Panticosa and this week I’ve been investigating a new route in this lovely valley. Found a superb circular walk with great views across the Valle de Tena and to the impressive cliffs at the end of the Valle La Ripera. It’s a...

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The Canfranc railway line

The remanants of the Zaragoza-Pau railway line can be seen around the Somport pass north of Jaca. The rail line between Zaragoza and Pau was opened in 1928 by King Alfonso 13th and French President Gaston Doumergue after 20 years of construction. The line was...

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Walking between Pyrenean villages

Took advantage of the fantastic weather and hiked between the villages of Sandinies and Piedrafita passing by Ibon de Piedrafita under the cliffs of the Sierra de Partacua. This is actually the final day of our Village to Village walking holiday and a beautiful days...

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Cycling on the Camino de Santiago

Fantastic weather at the weekend so Fabian and I took the oppotunity to cycle a section of the Camino de Santiago from Jaca to a village called Santa Cruz de las Seros. From Jaca to take the Camino de Santiago all the way to Santiago de Compostela is 830km – our...

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Walking in the Ordesa Valley

The Ordesa National Park is the oldest protected area in Spain and an undisputed highlight of the Pyrenees. The walking in Ordesa is superb with the parks dramatic canyons and three thousand metre peaks giving spectacular views. The Ordesa Valley is the most famous of...

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Stansted-Zaragoza flights now on sale

Ryan Air flights from Stansted to Zaragoza are now on sale. The flight times have changed slightly since we printed our brochure with the flight now departing Stansted at 4.45pm arriving at 7.55pm on Sundays. Our transfers are timed to meet this flight and we also...

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Snowshoeing and ski touring at Portalet

Hannah (who many of our guests will have met guiding here over the past two summers) and her partner Ken have been over for New Years doing some snow shoeing and trying their hand at ski touring. Snow conditions aren’t great at the moment and we’ve not had...

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A Christmas Nativity or Belen

In Spain nativity scenes (or Beléns) are really popular and many families have a natitivity rather than a Christmas tree in their homes. We visited an incredible belen in a house in the nearby village of Sardas. The scale was incredible – 20 feet long with...

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Self catering apartments

We now offer the option of staying in self catering apartments on our self guided walking holidays. The spacious Rincon del Andrea self catering apartments are based in Biescas. One, two and three bedroom apartments are available and each has a lounge/diner, bathroom...

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