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Pyrenees summer 2006
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We're thinking of taking 1 week of our summer holiday in the Pyrenees next year (Probably late august 2006) We don't know the area at all, but I've been doing some Internet research and I'm starting to "home in" on the area around Cauterets, Luz Ardiden, (Luz-Saint-Sauveur) Gedre or Gavarnie. At that time we'll be a family of 4 (Children 6 & 4) and we' like: a) To be based in a town or village with shops and (at least 1) restaurant. b) To be able to go foe some relatively simple walks (Bearing in mind we have a 4 year old) of perhaps 4-10Km c) Be able to do some other stuff like: Cable-car rides, river trip, Luge d'ete (or however, that is spelt) or just go to a play area for the kids. Does anyone have any recommendations, or suggestions. I don't know what the area is like in the Summer (or any time for that matter) but to give you some idea of what we're after, a couple of years ago we had a week in an apartment in Lauterbrunnen (Switzerland) and it was fantastic. It took a couple of days to get settled, but after that we were walking to the bakery to buy sticky buns and then having long walks and pic-nics on the mountains. Cheers Rob |
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Pyrenees summer 2006
Rob Kings wrote:
Hi We're thinking of taking 1 week of our summer holiday in the Pyrenees next year (Probably late august 2006) We don't know the area at all, but I've been doing some Internet research and I'm starting to "home in" on the area around Cauterets, Luz Ardiden, (Luz-Saint-Sauveur) Gedre or Gavarnie. At that time we'll be a family of 4 (Children 6 & 4) and we' like: a) To be based in a town or village with shops and (at least 1) restaurant. b) To be able to go foe some relatively simple walks (Bearing in mind we have a 4 year old) of perhaps 4-10Km c) Be able to do some other stuff like: Cable-car rides, river trip, Luge d'ete (or however, that is spelt) or just go to a play area for the kids. Does anyone have any recommendations, or suggestions. I don't know what the area is like in the Summer (or any time for that matter) but to give you some idea of what we're after, a couple of years ago we had a week in an apartment in Lauterbrunnen (Switzerland) and it was fantastic. It took a couple of days to get settled, but after that we were walking to the bakery to buy sticky buns and then having long walks and pic-nics on the mountains. Cheers Rob The eastern part of the Pyrenees is to be considered too, more dry and sunny, very pleasant in summer. http://www.font-romeu.fr/ http://www.lespyrenees.net/index_us.asp I still remember very pleasant holidays in Formiguère. http://www.formigueres.com/ |
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Pyrenees summer 2006
Maybe you can also have look at holiday rentals in the Pyrénées-Orieantales
(66)http://www.laprimavera.com.fr "Rob Kings" wrote in message ... Hi We're thinking of taking 1 week of our summer holiday in the Pyrenees next year (Probably late august 2006) We don't know the area at all, but I've been doing some Internet research and I'm starting to "home in" on the area around Cauterets, Luz Ardiden, (Luz-Saint-Sauveur) Gedre or Gavarnie. At that time we'll be a family of 4 (Children 6 & 4) and we' like: a) To be based in a town or village with shops and (at least 1) restaurant. b) To be able to go foe some relatively simple walks (Bearing in mind we have a 4 year old) of perhaps 4-10Km c) Be able to do some other stuff like: Cable-car rides, river trip, Luge d'ete (or however, that is spelt) or just go to a play area for the kids. Does anyone have any recommendations, or suggestions. I don't know what the area is like in the Summer (or any time for that matter) but to give you some idea of what we're after, a couple of years ago we had a week in an apartment in Lauterbrunnen (Switzerland) and it was fantastic. It took a couple of days to get settled, but after that we were walking to the bakery to buy sticky buns and then having long walks and pic-nics on the mountains. Cheers Rob |
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Pyrenees summer 2006
Maybe you can also have look at holiday rentals in the Pyrénées-Orieantales
(66) http://www.laprimavera.com.fr "Les Maisons de Laprimavera" wrote in message ... Maybe you can also have look at holiday rentals in the Pyrénées-Orieantales (66)http://www.laprimavera.com.fr "Rob Kings" wrote in message ... Hi We're thinking of taking 1 week of our summer holiday in the Pyrenees next year (Probably late august 2006) We don't know the area at all, but I've been doing some Internet research and I'm starting to "home in" on the area around Cauterets, Luz Ardiden, (Luz-Saint-Sauveur) Gedre or Gavarnie. At that time we'll be a family of 4 (Children 6 & 4) and we' like: a) To be based in a town or village with shops and (at least 1) restaurant. b) To be able to go foe some relatively simple walks (Bearing in mind we have a 4 year old) of perhaps 4-10Km c) Be able to do some other stuff like: Cable-car rides, river trip, Luge d'ete (or however, that is spelt) or just go to a play area for the kids. Does anyone have any recommendations, or suggestions. I don't know what the area is like in the Summer (or any time for that matter) but to give you some idea of what we're after, a couple of years ago we had a week in an apartment in Lauterbrunnen (Switzerland) and it was fantastic. It took a couple of days to get settled, but after that we were walking to the bakery to buy sticky buns and then having long walks and pic-nics on the mountains. Cheers Rob |
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Pyrenees summer 2006
Juan
Thanks for the suggestions, bit I think they might be too far East. I perhaps should have said that for the 2nd week we plan to head up towards somewhere like Arcachon. We'd like a middle "transfer" of something like 4-5 hours by car of possible to a coastal campsite. We could head to the Med, but by going up the Atlantic coast we reduce the drive home (To England) which helps. Out of curiosity, next to Font Romeu, is that really an "enclave" of Catalonia surrounded by France? how does that work? Rob "JuanElorza" wrote in message ... Rob Kings wrote: Hi We're thinking of taking 1 week of our summer holiday in the Pyrenees next year (Probably late august 2006) We don't know the area at all, but I've been doing some Internet research and I'm starting to "home in" on the area around Cauterets, Luz Ardiden, (Luz-Saint-Sauveur) Gedre or Gavarnie. At that time we'll be a family of 4 (Children 6 & 4) and we' like: a) To be based in a town or village with shops and (at least 1) restaurant. b) To be able to go foe some relatively simple walks (Bearing in mind we have a 4 year old) of perhaps 4-10Km c) Be able to do some other stuff like: Cable-car rides, river trip, Luge d'ete (or however, that is spelt) or just go to a play area for the kids. Does anyone have any recommendations, or suggestions. I don't know what the area is like in the Summer (or any time for that matter) but to give you some idea of what we're after, a couple of years ago we had a week in an apartment in Lauterbrunnen (Switzerland) and it was fantastic. It took a couple of days to get settled, but after that we were walking to the bakery to buy sticky buns and then having long walks and pic-nics on the mountains. Cheers Rob The eastern part of the Pyrenees is to be considered too, more dry and sunny, very pleasant in summer. http://www.font-romeu.fr/ http://www.lespyrenees.net/index_us.asp I still remember very pleasant holidays in Formiguère. http://www.formigueres.com/ |
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Pyrenees summer 2006
"Rob Kings" wrote in message ... Out of curiosity, next to Font Romeu, is that really an "enclave" of Catalonia surrounded by France? how does that work? There is ceratinly a village/small town called Llivia which is part of Spain but is entirely surrounded by France. Italy has a similar enclave, Campione d'Italia, surrounded by Switzerland, albeit with the possibility, I think, of reaching the rest of Italy by boat! Alan Harrison |
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Pyrenees summer 2006
Alan
Yes, that's the place. How does it work fo rservices and so on. Do the rubbish trucks drive across 2 borders? What about Post there most be lots of areas where this is a total pain. Rob "ALAN HARRISON" wrote in message ... "Rob Kings" wrote in message ... Out of curiosity, next to Font Romeu, is that really an "enclave" of Catalonia surrounded by France? how does that work? There is ceratinly a village/small town called Llivia which is part of Spain but is entirely surrounded by France. Italy has a similar enclave, Campione d'Italia, surrounded by Switzerland, albeit with the possibility, I think, of reaching the rest of Italy by boat! Alan Harrison |
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Pyrenees summer 2006
Rob Kings a écrit : Alan Yes, that's the place. How does it work fo rservices and so on. Do the rubbish trucks drive across 2 borders? What about Post there most be lotsof areas where this is a total pain. Rob I think there is a "long" bridge passing over french territory. didier meurgues "ALAN HARRISON" wrote in message ... "Rob Kings" wrote in message ... Out of curiosity, next to Font Romeu, is that really an "enclave" of Catalonia surrounded by France? how does that work? There is ceratinly a village/small town called Llivia which is part of Spain but is entirely surrounded by France. Italy has a similar enclave, Campione d'Italia, surrounded by Switzerland, albeit with the possibility, I think, of reaching the rest of Italy by boat! Alan Harrison |
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