by Phil | Jan 5, 2021 | Pyrenees, Snowshoeing, The Pyrenees, Winter
Since Christmas, we’ve had a huge amount of snow in the Pyrenees and even down at Biescas, we had huge falls of snow every day between Christmas and New Year. It made everything look very Christmassy which was nice as this has been a holiday without as much...
by Phil | Oct 22, 2020 | Biking, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees, Valle de Tena
On Sunday, La Vuelta cycle race is starting the stage in Biescas. It’s a gruelling days riding with the route heading north up the Valle de Tena over the Portalet pass into France and then tackling both the Col d’Aubisque and Col du Tourmalet. I’ve...
by Phil | Jun 26, 2020 | Biking, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees, Valle de Tena
The glacial valley of the Serrablo stretches south from Biescas and is home to many beautiful Romanesque or Mozarabic churches and to one of my favourite cycle routes. The quiet country lanes have virtually no traffic and lovely views. The cycling isn’t too...
by Phil | Sep 10, 2013 | The Pyrenees
La Vuelta – the Spanish version of the Tour de France – went through the Valle de Tena yesterday passing through Biescas and Sallent de Gallego before finishing at the ski resort of Formigal. We got ourselves a good spot on the bridge and watched the bikes...
by Phil | Jun 11, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, The Pyrenees
This weekend Biescas town hall is running a series of guided orchid and flora walks. They’re led by Jose Miguel who has written 7 books on Pyrenean flora. The orchid on the advert is a woodcock orchid – one of the fascinationg Ophrys family of orchids....
