Blogging from the Pyrenees

Adventures and information on the Spanish Pyrenees

Blogging from the Pyrenees

Adventures and information on the Spanish Pyrenees

The Pyrenees Articles

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Breaking news: We’ve won a Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award!

by | Jan 29, 2026

We’re proud to share that we’ve been awarded the Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award for 2026. Last year, you left us 134 reviews, with an average rating of 5 stars, with over 99% reviews being 5 star! Thanks to all of you who left reviews – it’s much appreciated and really helps us. It’s very rewarding to read all your lovely comments and see how much you enjoy your holidays with us and the company of our wonderful guiding team.

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Hiking holidays in the Pyrenees

Summer update and 2021 walking holiday dates

by | May 28, 2020

We hope that all our readers, guests and friends are keeping well in these difficult times. We've published our 2021 walking holiday dates for people that are wanting/needing to rearrange their holidays booked for this summer. We're determined to make our holidays...

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Iris in the Pyrenees

Spring flowers and exercise at last!

by | May 20, 2020

We've been able to get out and excercise over the last couple of weeks after a very strict lockdown here in Spain. I've been taking advantage, getting out on the bike with the dogs a lot and preparing a vegetable garden in our field. Everything is so green at the...

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Pyrenean animal colouring book

Downloadable Pyrenean animal colouring book

by | May 1, 2020

Keep your kids occupied over the bank holiday weekends with our Pyrenean animal colouring book! We've made it downloadable to print out at home. Fun, interesting and educational the colouring book is bi-lingual in English and Spanish - great for adult language...

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Comma butterfly Pyrenees

Pyrenees butterflies and moths

by | Apr 24, 2020

The Pyrenees have an abundance of wonderful butterflies and we enjoy beautiful displays on our hikes throughout the summer. Spectacular large butterflies such as Swallowtails, Camberwell beauties and Apollos are regular sights on our walks along with a myriad of...

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Formation of the Pyrenees

The formation of the Pyrenees

by | Apr 16, 2020

The formation of the Pyrenees is a tale that stretches back over 600 million years, with the tiny Iberian plate being pushed and crushed by the massive African and Eurasian plates several times through the course of history. Our guests are always asking about how the...

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Pyrenees wildflower quiz

Pyrenees wildflower quiz

by | Apr 8, 2020

Springtime is upon us and alas we can't get out to see the first flowers of the seasons in the mountains. We know that many of you, like us, are missing the wildflowers. So let us bring the flowers to you in the form of our Pyrenees wildflower quiz. Text yourself and...

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Views from the summit of Canal Roya

Two great snowshoeing holidays

by | Mar 25, 2020

It's hard to believe with the current chaos in the world that only a few weeks ago we were out snowshoeing in the mountains and enjoying two great snowshoeing weeks! We had every weather condition imaginable from artic blizzards and whiteouts, to beautiful sunshine...

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First skiing and snowshoeing trips of the winter

First skiing and snowshoeing trips of the winter

by | Nov 22, 2019

Winter has arrived early in the Pyrenees and it’s been snowing for most of November in the mountains, right down to village level. Formigal and Astun ski stations both opened last Saturday (16th Nov) – I’ve never known them to open that early before. From today...

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