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Women's World Cup giant slalom canceled because of high wind in Andorran Pyrenees

Washington Post - Feb 10, 2012
SOLDEU-GRANDVALIRA, Andorra — A women's World Cup giant slalom scheduled for Friday has been canceled because of high winds in the Pyrenees mountains of Andorra. Wind reaching 62 mph knocked down temporary structures at the base of the 1300-foot Avet ...

Vintners revive wine tradition near French Pyrenees

Reuters - Feb 14, 2012
By Marcel Michelson | MIREPOIX, France (Reuters) - With the Pyrenees mountain range firmly set on the southern horizon, a few enthusiastic vintners are trying to resuscitate a local wine-growing tradition that has been lost for many decades.

Midi-Pyrenees News : France adopts new Financial Transaction Tax in ...

Guide 2 Midi-Pyrenees - Feb 16, 2012
In a new supplementary finance bill, the French Council of Ministers has recently adopted the government's plans for a rise in the standard rate of value-added tax (TVA) and for a tax on financial transactions. Both the new measures are intended to ...

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The Way of Saint James Vol 2: Pyrenees - Santiago - Finisterre

by: Alison Raju
A walker's guide to the 778km Pilgrim Road from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the foothills of the Pyrenees on the French side to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain and finally to the "end of the earth" in Finisterre on the Galician coast. It is the first original guide to the route in English, replacing the second part of the single volume previously published by Cicerone Press.As well as giving directions for walking the route, the book also provides information on places to visit along the way, the history of the pilgrimage and the availability of practical facilities such as shops, bars, restaurants and accommodation.
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The Way of St James Vol 1 : Le Puy to the Pyrenees

by: Alison Raju
A comprehensive guide to walking the 740km Way of St James Pilgrim Road from Le Puy-en-Velay in central France to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the Pyrenees. This is the first volume of the only guide to the whole route written in English.

Completely rewalked and updated in time for the next Holy Year in 2010.

A companion volume, The Way of St James (Pyrenees-Santiago-Finisterre), continues the route through Spain from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostella (or Finisterre).

As well as giving step by step directions the book also provides information on places to visit along the way, the history of the pilgrimage and details of the facilities such as shops, bars, restaurants and accommodation.
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The Way Of St James: Pyrenees- Santiago, Fisinsterre : A Cyclist's Guide

by: John Higginson
The new edition of the Way of Saint James Cyclist's Guide (researched and written during the Holy Year of 2004) provides an up-to-date description of this ever-popular 1570km cycle route from Le Puy in France to Santaigo de Compostela in Spain.By using roads with a good surface for touring cyclists, this guide attempts to follow the original pilgrimage route as closely as possible and offers the opportunity to visit every major church and shrine along the way with a few detours to outlying monasteries for good measure.
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Frommer's Spain's Best-Loved Driving Tours: 25 Unforgettable Itineraries

by: Mona King
Frommer's Driving Tours are packed with detailed, color-coded maps and stunning full-color photographs. Each guide outlines dozens of driving tour options and then helps you plan your route with exact directions, distances, and driving times. You'll see all the top sights and then have the flexibility to discover the hidden pleasures of each destination - our suggested routes include scenic detours and stops for spectacular views, easy walks, shopping, dining, and fun breaks for travelers with children.
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Journey through the Pyrenees

Tomas Wotan Suski's short video about this 42-day journey through the Pyrenees and the music by Ralph Zurmuhle (www.ralphpiano.com ), an interpretation of "Auld Lang Syne", are their farewell and a homage to Spain, its beauty and all the wonderful people they met there. Tomas Wotan Suski's homepage www.well-known-artist.com .

 

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Dogs 101 - Great Pyrenees

For more, visit animal.discovery.com | Elegant and eye-catching, the Great Pyrenees is a great guard dog.

 

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Albert the Big White Dog, Great Pyrenees and Mommy try to take a nap

 

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Pyrenean Mountain Dog - Great Pyrenees (breed standard)

A movie about the characteristics of the Great Pyrenees / Pyrenean Mountain Dog, showing the essential elements of the standard and featuring some of the best male and female examples of the breed, filmed in the Pyrenees autumn 2005.

 

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Kilians Quest '10 #4 - Pyrenees part 1

Follow Kilian on his Pyrenees Kilian realizes his dream of crossing the Pyrenees, and shares with other trail runners his training grounds, taking the time to point out and comment the surrounding plant and animal life. The next episode provides insight into Kilian's state of mind as he takes on a daunting human and athletic challenge.