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Pyrenees holidays

August 2023

  • 05 Cavalls del Vent - Heading up to Niu de l'Aliga on the first day with the clouds gathering - 09 Working our way down from Refugi Niu de l'Aliga on day 2 - Ana Vadeanu Cavalls del Vent, hiking Pyrenees - Dixe Wills and Ana Vadeanu

    ‘The mountains soothed the soul’: a long walk in Spain’s Pyrenees

    On a 52-mile hike in Catalonia between five refuges, we found chamois, griffon vultures, rare butterflies, an ultra-trail running legend – and very few people

January 2022

  • France, Savoie, Beaufortain, Hauteluce, Les Contamines, stage of life of winter sports, Skiers using the ski-lift<br>HWDDPN France, Savoie, Beaufortain, Hauteluce, Les Contamines, stage of life of winter sports, Skiers using the ski-lift

    Fresh powder: the best French ski resorts you’ve never heard of

    If Chamonix is beyond your budget, don’t despair – there are plenty of small resorts offering great skiing across France. We round up some of the best

November 2021

  • Locals Guide to Biarritz Illustrations by Hennie Haworth market

    A local's guide
    A local’s guide to Biarritz, France: five great things to do

    Artist Isabelle de Joantho delights in the Atlantic city’s crashing waves, pinxtos, galleries and green spaces

May 2019

  • Canyoning, Pyrenees, France

    Action stations: a family activity break in the French Pyrenees

    Tree climbing, ziplining, rafting and hiking, plus many more activities from a flexible menu, make a fun-packed family holiday

October 2017

  • Mountainbiker with Fat Bike on snowy forest road, Val Federia, Livigno, Sondrio, Italy<br>HX371X Mountainbiker with Fat Bike on snowy forest road, Val Federia, Livigno, Sondrio, Italy

    10 of the best winter sports resorts in Europe for skiing and more

    Not everyone is thrilled by the idea of a week’s skiing and little else; here are ski bases with the full St Moritz array of winter fun but without the Swiss original’s steep prices

June 2017

  • Re Bridge, Ile de Re<br>HWKRXX Re Bridge, Ile de Re

    France road trip: La Rochelle, Cognac and the Atlantic coast islands

  • The Abbey of St Martin du Canigou, Alnguedoc, France<br>AN7PMR The Abbey of St Martin du Canigou, Alnguedoc, France

    France road trip: Perpignan, Cathar castles and the Spanish border

May 2017

  • Le Géant at the top of the Tourmalet in the French Pyrenees

    Bike blog
    Tourmalet to tarte aux pommes: savouring the French Pyrenees by bike

    If Tour De France climbs without time pressure or panniers sounds appealing, investigate this bespoke cycling holiday in the French Pyrenees

February 2017

  • Man and dog at Col du Soulor pass, French Pyrenees, France.

    A great little place I know
    A pretty pass: why France's Col du Soulor is great for bikes and birding

    Regularly part of the Tour de France route, this 1,474-metre Pyrenean pass is also bird of prey central in summer and autumn

April 2016

  • Makalu Base camp, Nepal

    10 epic long-distance walks around the world

    From the Highlands to the Himalayas, these hikes take in some of the world’s most spectacular landscapes. They’re not for the faint-hearted, but keen trekkers will love the challenges posed by each

October 2015

  • Santa Claus on skis on a snowy slope.

    White Christmas guaranteed: festive season skiing breaks

    Celebrate Christmas and New Year in the snow. We round up some of the best ski deals to book now – from £98 per person

March 2013

  • Pic du Midi de Bigorre observatory

    Skiing in the French Pyrenees: who needs the Alps?

    The skiers aren't chic, nor are the resorts, but that, says Gwyn Topham, makes a winter trip to the Pyrenees more enjoyable, affordable – and French

November 2012

  • St Martin de Belleville in France

    10 cheap ski resorts: in the shadow of giants

    For powder snow, world-class après-ski and lodgings at a price that won't steam up your goggles, try the big resorts' little sisters. Susan Greenwood on the top 10 budget snow destinations

September 2012

  • Country Diary : Eurasian Wryneck foraging on short truf

    Country diary
    Wrynecks, now extinct in Britain, hop across the harrowed field

    Country diary: Ariège, France: This spacious, quiet corner of the Pyrenees, with its old ways, lack of people, wealth of flowers, butterflies and birds, reminds me of how Wales was 50 years ago

June 2011

  • BreathBike pixie

    Have your own Tour de France, on a mountain cycling camp

    If you're inspired by the Tour de France, which starts this Saturday, why not try one of these cycling camps in the Alps or Pyrenees. They're great value and can be great fun – in a thigh-busting kind of way

April 2011

  • Pau grand prix

    Speed date: motor racing returns to Pau

    As home of the world's first grand prix circuit, the sedate town of Pau turned Kevin Rushby into an excited Mr Toad

March 2011

  • Town in Provence

    New Europe: France
    Classic France: the insiders' guide

    Camp on the beach on the Emerald coast, take a tour of Cognac country or follow in Proust's footsteps around Normandy – our experts reveal their dream trips that won't break the bank

September 2010

  • Bruce Parry filmed for Tribe in the South Pacific

    Tribal gathering in the French Pyrenees

    You've seen Bruce Parry dabbling with bizarre tribal ceremonies in the jungle ... now you can do the same in Europe. Stephanie Theobald gets spiritual on a 'vision quest' in France

July 2010

  • Col de Marie-Blanque

    Fancy a go at the Tour de France?

  • How to cycle your own Tour de France

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