We recently made a day trip from Lourdes into the Pyrenees National Park, a beautiful mountain range and wilderness area that forms the natural border between France and Spain. We very much enjoyed a morning visit to Cirque de Gavarnie, a natural amphitheatre at the end of a lovely valley south of the mountain village of Gavarnie. Our afternoon was made up of a visit to Pont d'Espagne, an area around 7km from Cauterets where you find a handful of very nice waterfalls around the historic Bridge of Spain as well as hiking trails up to and round Lake Gaube,

The drive into the national park from Lourdes is very simple in April, passing by charming mountain villages with plenty of shops, restaurants and accommodations for those making multiple day holidays.

Our morning hike to see Cirque de Gavarnie was around 3 hours in length. There is paid parking in the village for those driving into the village of Gavarnie for the day. Similarly, you will find paid parking Pont d'Espagne, a place we spent another couple hours viewing waterfalls and enjoying a bit more light hiking.

Then we returned to Lourdes arriving back at our apartment by late afternoon. It was a rewarding day trip from 7am to around 5pm, one of the best days spent during our recent holiday. We left with much consideration for having a proper multi day visit Pyrenees National Park the next...

Drove through here on the way from France to Spain, wow what a landscape!

The park is obviously immense in size, it has fantastic views throughout.

The weather climate went from pouring rain in France to fog, then freezing cold (8c) to misty, then when we entered Spain it became warm again and more desert like.

The highlight for me was seeing the dam, it was icy cold there and I am sure the water was single digits in terms of temperature.

The roads are quite narrow in places, but easily passable by 2 cars. Its a long and windy journey, once that would be such a shame to do in the night time due to all the sights you will miss. Some places may not be good for those that suffer from a...

One of the best preserved and well-maintained parks of which I was in my life. You can perform different sports activities, such as hiking, cycling and sky. It also has the possibility of being able to pass your station in the hotels in the area, and the access roads to the park are very well maintained and marked. I sincerely recommend you to know this place, it is to disconnect a bit from the routine of life, and connect...