Bear on the Pyrenees

Cathar legends in the Pyrenees Through these Cathars legends in the Pyrenees, Catharism survived in the valleys of the Pyrenees and Occitania. These fantastic stories show the substrate of Pyrenean psychism....

Bellver de la Cerdanya Bons Homes

The Bons Homes Way’s hike. Discover the legacy of the Cathars across the Catalan and French Pyrenees The Way of Bons Homes (Good-Men) is a trans-Pyrenean hike that recalls the migration...

Trementiaire 1_Tarragona goig

The trementinaires of the Pyrenees The trementinaires of the Pyrenees (turpentinaires) were women originally from this mountainous areas who were engaged in the collection of medicinal herbs and oil resin (from...

The legend of Count Arnau Pyrenees_1

The legend of Count Arnau in the Pyrenees The legend of Count Arnau is the quintessential myth of medieval Catalonia. It is based on a popular song that has survived the...

Pyrennes Monte Perdido y Cilindro

Pyrenees 1900 – 1941 Eroic Pyrenees.  Pyrenees 1902 was a turning point in the sport of mountaineering, with the first female-ascent of Aneto by Montserrat Mestre. The Cadier Brothers climbed Aneto-Back...

Pyrenees Encantats

The Pyrenees from 1,880 to 1,900. The modern Pyrenees Modern mountaineering began in the Pyrenees in the last quarter of the 19th century. In 1,878 Maurice Goudon, St Saud and Courrège...

Pyrenees Posets

The Pyrenees from 1,850 to 1,880 scientists give way to romantics. After scientists have been studying the Pyrenees, others introduced a new way to approach these mountains. In 1,852 Lézat made...

Maladeta

The Pyrenees from 1280 to 1850 The Pyrenees have their maximum height at the summit of the Aneto: 3,404 meters above sea level. This height is modest compared to other mountains...

International Brigades 1

Hiking in the Pyrenees tribute international brigades. Over the Pyrenees International Brigades  during the Spanish Civil War. During the Spanish Civil War (1936 -1939), republicans loyal to the elected, left-leaning Second...

Canigo BarcelonaWalking

The Canigó poem, by Mosén Cinto Verdaguer. The Canigó poem, by Mosén Cinto Verdaguer about Pyrenees but there are three mountains magical in Catalonia: The Canigó, The Pedraforca and Montserrat. But...