Adventures and information on the Spanish Pyrenees
Adventures and information on the Spanish Pyrenees
Nestled in the heart of the Spanish Pyrenees, Ordesa National Park is a true gem for nature enthusiasts and hikers alike. A UNESCO World Heritage site with dramatic limestone cliffs, cascading waterfalls, lush forests and huge biodiversity. Most hikes start at la Pardera and in high season, you need to take the shuttle bus from Torla. Read the summer 2025 bus timetable and dates.
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 several...
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...
Flights from London Stansted to Zaragoza for summer 2012 are now on sale on Ryan Air.Tickets are nice and cheap for next summer at the moment and usually go up in price over time so book your flight and holiday early to get a bargain. Our transfers from Zaragoza are...
The warm weather during April and May means that the Pyrenees are already bursting with life and lots of species of wildflowers that I wouldn't normally expect to see at this time of year are already flowering - these are all photos taken on my hikes over the last...
Explored the remote Ibon de la Sierra and was rewarded with great views and wildlife including a lammergeier, chamois, kestrels and my first marmots of the season. It's an area of the Valle de Tena that I'd wanted to hike in for ages but never seemed to get round to...
Peña Oroel at 1769m stands just outside Jaca and it's cliffs are home to dozens of Griffon vultures. Being slightly south of the main chain means that you get fantastic views across a vast number of peaks. In fact Aneto, Possets and Perdido - the three highest peaks...
The Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) once roamed over most of Spain but has recently had the unfortunate label of the world’s most endangered feline. Numbers began falling at the start of the 20th century but in the last few decades numbers have fallen dramatically from...
The area around Col de Portalet is a winter playground with lots of excellent routes for snowshoeing, ski touring and for the younger ones some fantastic sledging! It's quite high and well protected from the wind so it's snow sure even in times when there's not too...
Last week went snowshoeing to an area called Aguas Tuertas (twisted waters) with the Sabiñanigo mountain club - a beautiful area that I'd not visited before. Lying between the valleys of Hecho and Canfranc it's a large flat col that a stream meanders through giving...