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Tag Archives: Tet Valley
Hike – Le Chemin des Estives, French Pyrenees
Written June 22, 2012 This loop trail around the Refuge de Mariailles – one of the access points to the Canigou peak – punishes in the first half of the hike with a steep downhill followed by an even steeper … Continue reading
Posted in Hikes, Living in France, Travel
Tagged Canigou Peak, Day Hikes, French Pyrenees, Refuge de Mariailles, Southern France, Tet Valley, Wild Azaleas, Wild Flowers
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Prades Tuesday Market, Southern France
Written June 19, 2012 The Prades market fills place de la Republique and spills out along all the surrounding streets every Tuesday and Saturday morning. It’s a local’s market, with few tourists and fewer gourmet type items than Ceret’s popular … Continue reading
Posted in French Towns, Living in France, Travel
Tagged French Markets, Local Market, Prades, Southern France, Tet Valley
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Evol, Quaint Hamlet, Southern France
Written June 14, 2012 Evol, officially listed as one of the plus beaux villages of France, is one of the tiniest with that distinction. As such it remains less touristed with no real tourist shops or restaurants. There is, however, … Continue reading
Train Jaune, French Pyrenees
Written June 14, 2012 The train jaune or yellow train, called the canary by the locals, is a tourist train that serves the upper Têt valley in the Catalan Pyrenees. It begins at Villefranche, one of the official most beautiful … Continue reading
Trobada Festival on Canigou, French Pyrenees
For many communities in France the festival of St Jean celebrates the arrival of summer with a great bonfire. Here in Catalonia, including communities in the eastern Pyrenees of France as well as Spain, the festival takes on a unique … Continue reading
Hike around Villefranche, French Pyrenees
Written May 23, 2012 Villefranche, officially listed as one of les plus beaux villages de France (prettiest villages in France), is the start and end point of this loop trail that includes a tour through the village and neighboring village of … Continue reading
La Reserve de Jujols, French Pyrenees
Written May 16, 2012 from the Eastern Pyrenees Another great training hike with a steep climb up the opposite face of the Têt Valley from the hike to Saint-Martin du Canigó, affording stunning views of the Canigó Peak. The turnoff … Continue reading
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Tagged French Pyrenees, Jujols, La Reserve de Jujols, Tet Valley, Views of Canigo
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Hike to Saint-Martin du Canigó, French Pyrenees
Written May 15, 2012 from the Eastern Pyrenees A super fun hike up the side of a valley and back down through a fir forest, with views back over the town of Casteil and across the upper Têt Valley. My favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Hikes, Living in France, Travel
Tagged Casteil, Eastern Pyrenees, Hiking Trails, Saint-Martin du Canigo, Tet Valley
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