Sites of outstanding natural beauty
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The Département des Hautes-Pyrénées has four major sites of outstanding natural beauty, under the banner of "Grands Sites de Midi Pyrénées". Like a rite of passage, they must be visited one after the other to get an idea of the wealth of the Hautes-Pyrénées of which we are justly proud. The order does not really matter. The point is to explore them all to savour the full taste of the Hautes-Pyrénées.
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Pic du Midi de Bigorre | |
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The Pic du Midi de Bigorre, famed for the beauty of its landscape and its astronomical observatory, is one of the most majestic highlights of the Hautes-Pyrénées.
Access by cable car from the La Mongie resort. |
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Gavarnie and the great glacial cirques | |
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These immense amphitheatres against the Spanish canyons of Anisclo and Pineta and the mythical Ordesa are part of the “Pyrénées Mont-Perdu, pays de cirques et canyons”, listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO as a natural and cultural landscape Informations : Information: Gavarnie-Gèdre Tourist Information Office on 05.62.92.49.10 or at www.gavarnie.com |
The Pont d’Espagne – Cauterets | |
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Lourdes | |
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Other major sites of outstanding natural beauty
The Département includes four major Midi-Pyrénées sites but also numerous other sites recognised for their unique panoramas and their exceptional flora and fauna. They are worth a visit too!
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The Pyrenees National Park | |
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This is the favourite stamping ground of the isard, the marmot, the desman, the lammergeier, a land of imposing landscapes, unspoilt plant life. An area of outstanding natural heritage with no fences, no enclosures... where it is a pleasure to walk in complete freedom.
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The Néouvielle Nature Reserve | |
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The Néouvielle Nature Reserve invites you on a journey to the land of lakes! Extraordinary plant life, breathtaking views over the granite massifs and ridges, conserved biodiversity…
Access by car via the Aure Valley and the Orédon site, and on foot via the Aygues-Cluses Valley (from the Grand Tourmalet – Barèges side).
Piau-Engaly Tourist Information Office: 05.62.39.61.69 |
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