Topoguide of the "Great Hiking" collection. The last section of the Toulouse way before reaching Spain and Camino Frances. Describing the ultimate portion of Via Tolosana, this topo guide will lead Pilgrims and Hikers from Toulouse to Jaca in Spanish Aragon. You will cross the barrier of the Pyrenees by the pass of the Somport (1,632 m altitude), the highest passage of Jacques routes. After leaving the pink city and admired the Basilica Saint-Sernin, more imposing Romanesque church in the world, you will cross the Gascony and its cascading villages, crisscrossed with dusters or celebrations in stairs. In Auch, a stop will take place at St. Marie Cathedral registered with the World Heritage of Humanity. You will then browse the trails bordered by Bruyères and Genets of the "White Country" of Armagnac where the Turtle of the Marais, the Genette of Europe and various species of herons. Your footsteps will then take you to Béarn, green paradise constelled with old houses with ory stone walls and secular structures. You will then arrive at the edge of the glacial valleys of Aspe and Ossau, on the edge of the Pyrenees National Park, unique opportunity to observe great raptors such as the Gypaète Casseur Os, the Royal Eagle or the Fawn Vulture. Past the pass of the Somport, you will cross the province of Huesca which brings together the two highest peaks of the Pyrenees, anet and posets, before reaching Aragon where the medieval bridges alternate with fragments of ancestral pavement.
ISBN/EAN : 9782751409080
Publication date: 2017
Pagination: 160 pages
Folded dimensions: 21 x 13.5cm
Language(s): French
Poids :
180 g
