The French Pyrenees

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in the French Pyrenees, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Galicia Wooded Pathways

Walking the Camino de Santiago

In recent years the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, in the North West of Spain, has become increasingly popular. It’s known in English as “The Way of St James”, as the bones of the disciple are supposedly buried in the cathedral of Santiago

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Enfants Bruno Longo OT Les 2 Alpes

Les Angles ski resort

I’m sitting outside a restaurant in Les Angles ski resort, surrounded by snow, 7,000 feet up a mountain and the sun is boiling hot. Not so strange really when you consider that this particular region of the Catalan Pyrenees, gets over 300 days of sunshine every year, but it’s a region that’s remained undercover for years, enjoyed in the main by French and Spanish locals.

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