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Photos from Weeks 7~8 |
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Feu de St Jean at St Lizier: many Pyrenean and Catalan villages still celebrate the Feast of St John the Baptist (or is it pre-Christian Midsummer's Eve?) with bonfires and merrymaking. The bonfire at St Lizier lights up the nearby 12th century Romanesque cathedral |
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Cirque de Cagateille: less spectacular than Gavarnie, but at least you can enjoy its splendours almost in solitude. And the alpine flora within the cwm was just breath-taking. Here we found at least 5 varieties of wild orchid and, at last the famous Pyrenean Lily | |
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Cascade d' Ars: the weather was far from perfect, and we got another soaking from a mountain electrical storm on the descent, but the spectacular falls made it worthwhile. Despite the relatively easy access, we scarcely saw another soul the whole day |  |
Cirque de Gavarnie: if this picture seems familiar; it was taken at virtually the same location as the 1973 photo published on our Pyrenees Prologue web site. You can see the full sweep of the Cirque and the 423m high Grand Cascade on the left wall of the cwm |
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