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Tour Start BIARRITZ or PERPIGNAN You can go from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean without touching (crossing) the Pyrenees. On the N 117 from BAYONNE, through PAU to ST. GAUDENS. Then to TOULOSE and on the N 113 to CARCASSONNE and NARBONNE to PERPIGNAN, or on the D 117 through FOIX to PERPIGNAN. But is this fun? No, more fun is to go right through. So... Start at BIARITZ or BAYONNE and take the D 932 to CAMBO-LES-BAINES. Then the D 10 to HASPARREN and the D 14 to ST. PALAIS. On that way you reach the OXOCELHAYA national park which includes nice waterfalls. Then go on, take the D 11 to MAULEON and the D 918 to ARAMITS. Before you arrive ARAMITS turn right to ARETTE and then on the D 918 to the N 134. Take a little the way in direction SPAIN (COL DU SOMPORT) and near ESCOT left to the COL DE MARIE BLANQUE (1035 m) and arrive at BIELLE on the other side. On the D 934 to LARUNS. Here is the beginning of the highest part of the French Pyrenees. In the middle of a curve right behind LARUNS
the street splits off. The right one goes to SPAIN by crossing the COL
DE PORTALET (1794 m), the left one is ours and takes us up to the COL D’
AUBISQUE (1709 m). A little part of a TOUR DE FRANCE feeling. Then the
road hits direct the next one, the COL DE SOULOR (1709 m) which road comes
up direct from PAU. Then go down to ARGELES-GAZOST, 13 km away from LOURDES
the world-wide known place of pilgrimage. Then on the D 920 to PIERREFITTE-NESTAIAS.
Here you can drive to the PARC NATIONAL DES PYRENEES. The road ends beyond
CAUTERETS in PONT DE ESPANGNE. If you won’t take a look take the D 921
to LUZ-ST.-SAUVEUR. Here is another one-way-road to GAVARNIE and HEAS at
the CIRQUE DE GAVARNIE, the French part of the PARQUE NATIONAL DE ORDESSA.
(see Spaintour). At LUZ-ST.-SAUVEUR the king-size-tour of the Pyrenees
begins, up to the COL DE TOURMALET (2115 m). At the top with a little luck
and a little payment you can go higher to the PIC DU MIDI (2872 m) (last
time I was there the road was closed). Down from the TOURMALET the D 918
goes right, behind LA MONGIE, up to the COL D' ASPIN (1489 m). After a
great road down you arrive at ARREU.
Otherwise take the D 618 from ARREAU to
the COL DE PEYRESOURDE (1569 m) and down to BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON. Another
excursion in direction SUPERBAGNERES, a ski station is possible. Then from
LUCHON over the COL DE PORTILLON (1293 m) [the end of my ´97 holidays
] to BOSSOST in SPAIN and on the N 230 and N 125, or direct from LUCHON
on the N 125 to the COL DES ARES (725 m). Then on the D 618 to the COL
DE PORTET DE ASPET (1069 m) to ST GIRONS. Arrive at TARASCON by taking
the D 618 with an excursion to GUZET-NEIGE to the COL DE PORT (1249 m)
or take the D 117 to FOIX and the N 20 to TARASCON. 26 km later on the
N 20 you arrive at AX-LES-THERMES.
Camping No special tips, because the long distance. But it is never a problem to find a camping in FRANCE. Sights in the area
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