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11 The Pyrenees



         They might not have the altitude of the Alps, but the Pyrenees pack a mighty
         mountain punch, and if you’re an outdoors-lover, you’ll be in seventh heaven
         here. With quiet villages, rustic restaurants, spectacular trails and snowy
         mountains galore, the Pyrenees are a wild adventure – just remember to
         break in your hiking boots before you arrive.


   # \


             F G 0 ¸ 0 ¸  214 km to F G                       # \ Mielan
                             8
             10
                   A65
                 A64
                        ‚
         PYRÉNÉES- l L                                Arros
         ATLANTIQUES  #
                       # \ Pau
                       # 1
 # \     Oloron-         Pau                                   Castelnau
         Ste-Marie                             # \ Tarbes       Magnoac  # \
          # \                     Pontacq           0 ¸
               0 ¸        Betharram  # \             A64
                N134
                              # \
                                          10
             Col du  Arudy               F G    Adour
             Marie-  # \                                    Lannemezan
             Blanque                                           # \
 # \   Escot  # \                  Lourdes  # \
     Sarrance  # \  # \ Bielle               Bagnères # \               # \
                    # \ Aste Beon           de Bigorre  HAUTES-
          # \Bedous  Laruns  Eaux-  Col d'Aubisque  # Argelès-Gazost  PYRÉNÉES  Neste  # \
                                     5
                                    #
          # \ Accous  # \ Bonnes (1709m)  # St-Savin
                                     4
                     # \  # \ 0¸    #  # \       Pic du
                         c
       # \  Cette-Eygun     D918       Beaucens  R Midi  Col d'Aspin
                      Gourette
                  #
                   3
     Lescun  # \  # Vallée                  Col du  (2865m)  (1489m)
           # \
        Etsaut Pic d'Ayous               Tourmalet          c
              (2288m)  d'Ossau         0 ¸         # \
                                               # 7
                                        D921
                                    # \ #
               R   # \      Cauterets #    0 ¸  #            # \ Arreau
                  Gabas             6       D918   La Mongie
                          Parc National  Luz St-  # \
                  R        des Pyrénées  Sauveur
                Pic du Midi  R    # \                             Col
                                         #
            #
       Vallée #  d'Ossau  Balaïtous  Pont  H            St-Lary  de Peyresourde
            2
       d'Aspe    (2884m)  (3146m)  d'Espagne  p157      Soulan  (1569m)
              c  Col du                                   # \     c
 # \                        Vignemale  R   # \ Gèdre  Parc               # \
               Somport
                             (3298m)         National des
                                              Pyrénées
                                         # \
             # \ Canfranc              Gavarnie  # \ Cirque de
                           S P A I N           Troumouse
                                    Cirque de # \  R
                                     Gavarnie Mt Perdido
                                           (3355m)
                                                     # \
                                  # \
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