The French Pyrenees

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

Walking the Camino de Santiago

14/05/2017 by .
Galicia Wooded Pathways

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, but to most people it’s just the Camino.

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Les Angles ski resort

13/01/2015 by .
Enfants Bruno Longo OT Les 2 Alpes

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 French 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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