Top attractions in the Pyrenees
Natural wonders, castles, caves and Romanesque treasures worth planning your trip around.
Cirque de Gavarnie
A colossal amphitheatre of rock with one of Europe's highest waterfalls.
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A cable car to an observatory at 2,877 m, with a 300 km sweep of the Pyrenees.
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Pont d'Espagne & Lac de Gaube
Thundering waterfalls and a mirror-like lake below the Vignemale, above Cauterets.
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Ordesa Valley & Cola de Caballo
Spain's grandest canyon walk, past waterfalls to the 'horse's tail' below Monte Perdido.
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Aigüestortes & Sant Maurici
Catalonia's only national park: around 200 lakes, granite peaks and the twin spires of Els Encantats.
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Sanctuary of Lourdes
The Grotto of Massabielle, three basilicas and the nightly torchlight procession.
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Château de Montségur
The last stand of the Cathars, high on a rocky 'pog' in the Ariège foothills.
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Grotte de Niaux
Original Ice Age paintings of bison and horses, seen by lamplight deep in the mountain.
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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
A hilltop cathedral village above Roman ruins, on the Way of St James.
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Canigou
The sacred mountain of the Catalans, visible from the Mediterranean beaches.
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Train Jaune (Little Yellow Train)
A century-old mountain railway with open carriages, viaducts and France's highest station.
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Mallos de Riglos
Red rock towers up to 300 m high, vultures overhead and one of Spain's top climbing walls.
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Caldea
A giant thermal spa under a glass spire in Escaldes-Engordany.
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Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
Nine UNESCO-listed Romanesque churches with slender bell towers and famous frescoes.
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Monastery of San Juan de la Peña
A Romanesque monastery tucked beneath a huge rock overhang, linked to the legend of the Holy Grail.
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Château de Peyrepertuse
The most spectacular of the Cathar castles, stretched along a razor-edged ridge.
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Grottes de Bétharram
Caves on five levels, explored on foot, by boat and by little train.
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La Rhune
A vintage rack railway to a Basque summit with views over the Atlantic and the Pyrenees.
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Canfranc International Station
A monumental 1928 railway station in the mountains, now a hotel, with a spy-novel past.
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Roncesvalles
The historic pilgrim stop below the Pyrenean pass where Roland fell.
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