Tag: Pyrenees
General Georgelin, responsible for the restoration of Notre-Dame, dies in the Pyrenees
General Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies and responsible for the restoration of Notre-Dame died in the mountains in the Pyrenees, indicates this August 19 the parquet…
where is the research in the Pyrenees?
It’s been more than a week since Mattéo Michel, a 20-year-old hiker, disappeared in the Hautes-Pyrénées. This unconditional fan of the Chamois Niortais would have been trapped by the fog…
in the eastern Pyrenees, water sharing is already creating tensions
It is the French department most severely affected by the drought: the Eastern Pyrenees (South), on the border with Spain. This territory of mountains, scrubland, vineyards and fruit trees, lives…
Maison Izard, wool and know-how from the Pyrenees
Today, wool from the Pyrenees, its properties and its French manufacture with Romain Delvit and Maison Izard. The creator of Maison Izard brings wool from the Pyrenees up to date…
For the young skiing supervisor Maxime, traditional winters are already mere history – the slopes of the Pyrenees are a sad sight to behold
LA MONGIE The sun is shining warmly and the water is gurgling in the stream as if it were spring. The Grand Tourmalet ski resort in the village of La…
The first summer of a shepherd in the Pyrenees
Walk in the pastures of the high Pyrenean peaks, in the footsteps of a young shepherd, Arnaud Bacon, at the head of a flock of 600 ewes until September. A…
Wednesday’s stage of the Tour: take-off in the Pyrenees
The Tour joins the Peyragudes take-off runway in the Hautes-Pyrénées on Wednesday, at the end of the four ascents of the 17th stage. The route was limited to 129.7 kilometers…
Tour de France: on the way to the Pyrenees
The Tour de France peloton, deprived of two new riders who tested positive for Covid, set off on Tuesday for the 16th stage marked by the entry into the Pyrenees…
Unitas students support veterans care with historic Pyrenees tour of former member: ‘Beautiful man with a special story’
Utrecht – Members and former members of student association Unitas in Utrecht have walked a historic hike for charity in recent days. They followed in the footsteps of the Utrecht…
Dog-like predator discovered in the Pyrenees
Using a fossilized mandible, an international research team has identified a new species belonging to Amphicyonidae, which is a now extinct family of terrestrial predators. Because the animals in this…