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                  The Pyrenees 31








        Traversing hair-raising roads, sky-top passes and snow-dusted
        peaks, this trip ventures deep into the unforgettable Pyrenees.
        Buckle up – you’re in for a roller coaster of a drive.

         TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
                                                     7 DAYS
                 277 km           522 km             522KM / 324 MILES
                  Cauterets        Tarascon-sur-Ariège
                  Hit the trails at this   See prehistoric art in a
                  chic and historic  Pyrenean cavern  GREAT FOR…
                  ski resort
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           l L                                        BEST TIME TO GO
       Oloron  # Pau                                  June to September,
      Ste-Marie                                       when the road passes
         #                                            are open.

                                     #      # Foix    I   ESSENTIAL
                    # # #
                 # #
                #   # 7             St-Girons             PHOTO
                 6
         #                                 #
                                          m K         Standing on top of the
         #
          2
                                           #
                                            9
                                            # #
                                                      Pic du Midi.
                                                     K    BEST FOR
                                                          OUTDOORS
        Vallée d’Aspe     Col du Tourmalet           Hiking to the Lac de
        Escape the outside   Marvel at the           Gaube near Cauterets.
        world in this     mountain panorama
        wonderfully rural valley  from the Pic du Midi
       80 km             322 km
    Location Caption details to go hereerets The mountain-ringed Lac de Gaube
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