Typical villages of the Pyrenees

You arrive at the hotel and settle in comfortably. Then take advantage of the remaining free time to discover and visit this seaside resort that has preserved its typically Basque character. Overnight at the hotel.

Your first day at the handlebars of your motorcycles. You leave the Basque coast taking roads that rise as soon as you leave the tumult of the coast. Discover many typical villages of the region and their warm inhabitants. Take a tour of the market and taste the local flavors such as Ossau Iraty cheese or the various smoked hams. The winding and undulating country roads through fields of freshly cut herbs will lead you to Saint Jean Pied de Port. Overnight at the hotel.

After a good night’s sleep, you leave the town of St Jean Pied de Port by the Camino de Santiago then cross the regions of Soule and Navarre while taking small border passes. You arrive in Lourdes, a city famous for its pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary, welcoming 6 million people a year. Overnight at the hotel.

On this new day, continue your journey while admiring the superb view of the Cirque de Gavarnie, a natural amphitheater part of the Pyrenees National Park and classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. Then begin the ascent of the Col du Tourmalet and ride through a succession of mountain passes that continue to bring immense pleasure! You reach the spa town of Luchon. Overnight at the hotel.

After a good breakfast, get back on your two wheels for 210 kilometers on the roads to reach Andorra la Vella, the capital of the Principality of Andorra, a small enclave nestled between France and Spain. Protected by the Enclar mountain range, the city is in the middle of a fertile valley. Overnight at the hotel.

A new day of riding awaits. You will return to France, crossing the Puymorens and Envalira passes, where the views are magnificent. You enter Cerdagne, where the mythical Yellow Train runs. Spanning 63 kilometers, it serves 21 stations in the Catalan Pyrenees. Make a stop at the giant solar oven of Odeillo, operational since 1970, standing 54 meters tall and 48 meters wide, making it one of the two largest in the world. You then arrive at the village of Villefranche de Conflent, classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France, and then to Vernet-les-Bains. Overnight at the hotel.

You begin this day by crossing the desolate landscapes of Cerdagne, leading you to the spectacular Galamus Gorges. A classified and protected natural site, these gorges will surprise you with their very particular relief, as the waters of the Agly have carved walls over 500 meters deep reaching the Mediterranean. Then pass through the castles of Cathar country and take a road along the Mediterranean coast leading to the seaside resort of Banyuls, not forgetting to stop at the cellars for an aperitif. Overnight at the hotel.