Blogging from the Pyrenees
Phil & Anna have been living in the Pyrenees for over 17 years and love the culture, wildlife and mountains here. We run Hike Pyrenees, which organises guided and self guided hiking holidays in the Pyrenees and other areas of Spain. Our blog tells about our adventures hiking, snowshoeing and skiing in the Pyrenees and we hope to explain some of the fascinating flora, fauna and history of the area. We hope you enjoy reading!
French Pyrenees Walking holiday: Following the Pioneers of Pyreneism
Our new French Pyrenees holiday took us on a journey, following in the footsteps of the first Pyreneists, exploring the giant cirques of Gavarnie, Troumouse, Vignemale and up the famous Col du Tourmalet.
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…
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…
We welcome a new exciting hiking season in the Pyrenees
We´ve had some really intense months, preparing a new stirring hiking season. Now, after this first effort, we are already enjoying the beginning of the summer. The snowy and rainy spring has led to an amazing landscape, full of colourful flowers, spectacular…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Quebrantahuesos 2018 Bike Race – still time to sign up!
The Quebrantahuesos (bone-crusher!) bike race is on the 23rd June this year and there’s still time to sign up with entries closing on Jan 10th. It’s one of the biggest cycle events in Europe with over 10,000 cyclists competing over the weekend. If you…
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The Ordesa NP
Guide to hiking the spectacular canyons of the Ordesa National Park
Pyrenees butterflies
Gallery of the spectacular butterflies and moths we have in the Pyrenees
Village to Village
Hotel to hotel hiking in the high Pyrenees
Geology of the Pyrenees
Discover how the Pyrenean range was formed
Hike the GR11
A practical guide to hiking the GR11
Wildflowers
Discover the spectacular flora of the Pyrenees
Bearded vulture
This huge bone eating vulture is one of the Pyrenees emblamatic species