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!

Halloween traditions

La noche de las almetas: Aragón’s own Halloween tradition

As Halloween approaches, many associate the night of October 31st with spooky costumes, trick-or-treating, and carved pumpkins. However, in the Aragón region of Spain, particularly in the Pyrenees, there exists a much older and unique tradition: La Noche de las Almetas (The Night of the Souls).

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Pyrenees snowshoeing holiday

Pyrenees Snowshoeing holiday

Guided snowshoeing holiday in the Pyrenees in February 2025. If you’re dreaming of a unique winter escape, snowshoeing in the Pyrenees is the perfect way to explore Spain’s majestic mountains while enjoying a peaceful, nature-filled holiday.

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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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Pyrenees-walking-holiday

Feefo holiday reviews

We have just started using the review service Feefo, and we’d appreciate it greatly if guests who holidayed with us this summer could leave us a review of their trip.

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Beceite self guided hiking itinerary

Two new guided hiking holidays for 2024

We’ve two new guided walking holidays for 2024 – the Beceite Spring Hiker (7-14th April) and the Catalan Pyrenees (18-25th May). Both are in fabulous hiking areas where we’ve run self-guided and private group trips for a number of years and are now offering as…

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Hiking in Ordesa

2024 holiday dates and Stansted-Zaragoza flights on sale

Our 2024 walking holiday program has been published and London Stansted-Zaragoza flights are now on sale. We’ve dual level guided walking holidays in the beautiful mountains of the Valle de Tena, Ordesa National Park and the Picos de Europa. Come and hike with us next summer!

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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