Pyrenees

Hi were going to biarritz in june we have a car for two weeks and would like to visit the mountains how far are they and is it wourth a visit.

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You bet it worth a visit !

First , you will off course visit the %26#39;Pays basque%26#39; , along the coast from Biarritz to Hendaye .; don%26#39;t miss the %26#39;Route de la corniche%26#39; between Saint Jean de Luz and Hendaye.

Try to go on the top of %26#39;La Rhune%26#39; with the touristic train ; to do absolutly when the weather is bright .. from the top you can see all the coast ..

here is a link ; sorry no english version it seems

http://www.rhune.com/

I would highly recommend you one day trip in the Pyrenees, around Lourdes ; to do when the weather is nice ; and get up early , it should be a long day , but very exciting , i am sure you will appreciate ! ;)

from Biarritz you almost can join Lourdes with only the highway , 170km , less than 2 hours .. from Lourdes a good loop would be : Luz Saint Sauveur , then go to %26#39;le cirque de Gavarnie%26#39; , wonderful natural site

http://www.gavarnie.net/

Come back to Luz Saint Sauveur and join le Col du Tourmalet (from there you can climb with a cable car or walking to %26#39;le pic du midi%26#39; , from where you have a wonderful panorama on the pyrenees mountain ..come back to Lourdes crossing Bagneres ..

here is the site of Pic du Midi

www.picdumidi.com/html/_28_.php?lang=en

to prepare your road trip , use mappy :

www.mappy.fr

you will be able to get more detailed informations on place at the tourist office in Biarritz

enjoy your stay :)

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