Where to go in the Pyrenees
13 destinations in France, Spain and Andorra, from the Basque hills to the Mediterranean.
Andorra
A tiny mountain country with Europe's highest capital, huge ski areas, spa culture and tax-free shopping.
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Lourdes
One of the world's great pilgrimage sites, and a handy base for Gavarnie, Cauterets and the Pic du Midi.
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Cauterets
A Belle Époque spa town at the foot of the Pont d'Espagne, with skiing in winter and waterfalls all summer.
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A mountain village at the end of the road, facing the most famous natural amphitheatre in Europe.
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Bagnères-de-Luchon
Elegant 'Queen of the Pyrenees': thermal baths, villas, Lac d'Oô and some of the Tour de France's greatest climbs.
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Ordesa & Torla
Spain's great canyon national park, entered through the stone village of Torla-Ordesa.
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Benasque
The Aragonese valley at the foot of Aneto, the highest peak in the Pyrenees.
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Jaca
Aragón's lively mountain capital: a star-shaped citadel, a Romanesque cathedral and the road to Canfranc.
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Val d'Aran
Catalonia's green, Atlantic-facing valley, with its own language and Spain's most famous ski resort.
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Cerdanya & Font-Romeu
A high, sun-drenched plateau shared by France and Spain, with Puigcerdà, Llívia, Font-Romeu and the Little Yellow Train.
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Ariège
Wild, green Ariège: Foix castle, prehistoric caves, Cathar ruins and the spa town of Ax-les-Thermes.
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Collioure & Côte Vermeille
The Mediterranean end of the Pyrenees: Fauvist colours, a château on the beach, anchovies and Banyuls wine.
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Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
A pink-stone Basque town on the Nive, and the start of the Camino de Santiago's crossing of the Pyrenees.
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| Area | French side | Spanish side & Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Western (Basque & Navarre) | Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, La Rhune | Roncesvalles |
| Central | Lourdes, Cauterets, Gavarnie, Luchon | Jaca, Ordesa, Benasque, Val d'Aran |
| Eastern | Ariège, Font-Romeu, Collioure | Andorra, Cerdanya |
For a first trip, the central Pyrenees around Gavarnie and Ordesa have the most dramatic scenery. Our 7-day itinerary links both sides, and Beyond the Pyrenees covers the Basque coast, Toulouse, Carcassonne and Barcelona.