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The Pyrenees offer fantastic variety in terms of landscape, scenery and climate. There are idyllic places to enjoy them. Some of the areas in mountainous zones are not still explored, they attrack to trekking lovers and professional trekkers from all the world.
If you want to take it with tranquility, you can walking around the small villages of the zone, and enjoying the traditional culture and the good cuisin.
The Pyrenees have something for all the people. There is a great variety of activities which you can choose: swimming, cycling, trekking etc. all is posible. There are persons who come to enjoy the several activities, it is common going to swim in the lakes after a long day of trekking.
About monuments, The Pyrenees are full of roman churchs. Some of them are astonishing, it is worthwhile visiting and relaxing a long time in the middle of the route.
Several zones of the mountain area are virgin. It is one of the great atractions for the trekkers and cyclists.
Wonder of Nature
July and August are good dates for visiting the zone. There are festivities and continued holidays during these two months, both spanish and french side. The mayority are from religious and folk nature, and there are other more aimed to tourism too.
Aran valley is a wonder of Nature with more than 100 km. of paths to cover, and where you can enjoy the wonderful views and landscapes.
Going up and going down, we can find very wide drops that go from approximated 3000 meters in the highest elevations, to 1000 in the lowest ones. We can distinguish between two differentiated paths:
Reiau route which joins several villages in Aran Valley; Trashumancia route, round Rius Port and Tort zone; The marvellous walk through the history of the Valley with the Vielha Port route. |