Lourdes and the Pyrenees Mountains

Le Pic du Midi

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Starting at La Mongie, you embark for an unforgettable 15 minutes ride aboard a cable car to reach the Observatoire du Pic du Midi at 2877 m. From the top, you see in a single glance the Pyrenees, its highest peaks and all the great plains of the South-West.


Le Cirque de Gavarnie

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One of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Cirque de Gavarnie, with its 17 peaks over 3000 m, home to the highest waterfall in Europe. The Cirque de Gavarnie can't be described, One contemplates and discovers.


The Great Pyrenees Path

Go up the very famous Cols d'Aubisque and Tourmalet, made so popular by the legendary Tour de France, and enjoy an outstanding mountain panorama.


Cauterets and the Pont d’Espagne

In the heart of the Pyrenees National Park, 7 km from Cauterets by "Route des Cascades", discover the "Pont d'Espagne" and then take the Gaube chair-lift to the legendary Lake Gaube and contemplate the reflection of the peak of Vignemale (3298 m).


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