Our Blog - The Pyrénées, based in Prades

Now that the lockdown is over, we decided to try a short trip into the Pyrénées. Interestingly enough, the mountains are only a couple hours South of Toulouse, but we have never actually spent any time here. On a clear day, we can see them in the distance from Toulouse. At the highest point (the peak of Aneto), the mountains reach a height of 11,168 feet and extends for about 305 miles from the Cantabrian Mountains in Spain to the Mediterranean. The mountain range on the French side is separated into 3 sections: the Western/Atlantic Pyrénées, the Central Pyrénées, and the Eastern Pyrénées. We stayed basically in the Eastern part for this trip.

The Pyrénées are older than the Alps: their sediments were first deposited in coastal basins during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras. The eastern part of the Pyrenees consists largely of granite and gneissose rocks.

We decided on a short trip ... 4 days and 3 nights. Instead of changing hotels every night, we based ourselves in Prades and, each day, ventured out from there. We found a puppy-friendly gîte just at the edge of Prades that had a huge yard for Lucy to explore.

They have a large in the back with the pool, and there were several olive trees that had little tiny olives on them.

We did a few walks and visited several of the nearby "Plus Beaux Villages", most beautiful villages. Each village has their own page.