Circus of Gavarni

Circus of Gavarni (3.5 hours walking back and forth from the village of Gavarni) raises enormous stairs, balconies, foundation rock amphitheater is 3.5 km in diameter, and the top line of more than 14 km.

The most beautiful waterfall - Grand Cascade (422 m) - one of the many waterfalls that feed water of the glacier mountains of Mont-Purdue.

A huge crack in the rock, visible from gedrite, from time immemorial been known as the passage of Roland. It is assumed that the dying knight, Christian tried to break the rock my sword, so that she does not fall into the hands of his pursuers infidels. In fact, the rearguard of Charlemagne's army got ambushed by the Basques in 115 km west from the pass Ronsevalskogo in 778, the "Song of Roland" became the first French chronicles in verse.

In the summer of Lourdes (52 km by road 0921) every day, two buses ply. In July, a festival of this drama.


Pic du Jer

At the top of the mountain, which overlooks the Pyrenees, Lourdes and the Sanctuary can be reached by cable car. You can get to the funicular to the author. Number 2 from the tourist office. Funikler. Walking up the hill will take at least 3 hours.
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