Pyrenees Guide

Destinations in Andorra - Escaldes-Engordany Escaldes-Engordany is the seventh Parish of the Principality of Andorra, it was established in 1978. Situated in the middle of the country, it is bounded in the north by La Massana and Encamp, in the east and south by Spain and southwest by Andorra la Vella. This Parish ...

Destinations in Aragon - The Aragones Pyrenees The Aragonese Pyrenees form the central region of Spanish Pyrenees in Huesca, in the northern Aragon province. Being so close to the mountains, it is ideal for Pyrenees summer Trekking and winter Skiing. The natural area formed by the Pyrenees is one of the most ...

Destinations in Barcelona - Ciutat Vella & La Rambla La Rambla (popularly called Las Ramblas) is a tree-lined pedestrian boulevard packed with buskers, living statues, mimes and itinerant salespeople selling everything. The noisy bird market on the second block of La Rambla is worth a stop, as is the nearby Palau ...

Destinations in Basque Country - Basque Coast The shoreline from Bilbao around the coast of Vizcaya, east into neighboring Guipuzcoa province to Getaria and San Sebastián and the River Adour, separating Bayonne and Biarritz from the Landes in the north is a succession of colorful ports, ocher beaches, and ...

Destinations in Costa Brava - The South Baix Emporda is the stretch of coast which inspired the term Costa Brava (Rugged Coast) in the early 1900s. A traditional fishing port, Sant Feliu de Guixols has beautiful Indiano and Moorish style architecture and a good selection of restaurants. Its neighbour the ...

Destinations in Midi Pyrenees - Foix Foix is proud of its history. Gaston Phoebus was born here, a famous Occitan warrior, poet, and politician from the 14th century. He was also well-known for his hunting skills, so a good all-rounder who represented the different aspects of his region. He left a patriotic regional song, ...

Destinations in Navarra - Navarra Pyrenees The Pyrenees rise up to the North of Navarra in a mountainous region where the visitor will encounter a landscape of soaring peaks and deep  valleys, shady woods and dazzling alpine meadows, ravines and gorges. The Pyrenees Mountain range descends gently from East to ...

Destinations in Pyrenees Atlantiques - Labourd Labourd (Lapurdi in Basque; from Latin Lapurdum, Labord in Gascon) is a former French province and part of the present-day Pyrenees Atlantiques departement. It is historically one of the seven provinces of the traditional Basque Country. Labourd extends from the Pyrenees to the ...

Destinations in Pyrenees Orientales - Perpignan and Around The heart of the south and a spicy accent, Perpignan is turned towards Spain and the East, an eye on its past and a smile towards the future. Plane trees and palm trees cohabit along the wide avenues that bathe in the sun. They offer shade to the beauties sculpted by ...

Destinations in the Catalan Pyrenees - La Garrotxa La Garrotxa, one of Girona's most verdant regions, features an exceptional Volcanic Area, with 30 craters and a protected space of over 12,000 hectares. A land of myths and bandits, the Garrotxa region constitutes a stimulating proposal for those avid to discover singular ...