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France and the Pyrenees

Took the ferry to France and headed south. We wanted to see the famous Millau Bridge, built across the Tarn Gorge.  Designed by the English architect Sir Norman Foster and completed in 2004, it is the tallest bridge in the world.
​On previous trips it had often taken us up to two and a half hours to cross the gorge, an hour winding down into the valley, half an hour across the valley and another hour to get back to the top! Now it takes less than ten minutes.
​We spent a few days in the Tarn Gorge before heading to Carcasonne.
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Took a short detour to the Canal du Midi. On retirement, our friends Jenny and Jeff were planning to sail their boat through the canal and head for the Mediterranean.
Visited the 13th century town of Mirepoix in the Midi-Pyrenees, which boasts one of the finest arcaded market squares, Les Couverts, in France.
Next stop, St. Bertrand de Comminges, one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.
​Our final stop before reaching the high mountains was Lux St.Saveur.


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Close to the Spanish border, in the Hautes Pyrénées​, is the Cirque de Gavarnie. Our trip to the Pyrénées National Park included the Cirque de Gavarnie, the Lac du Gaube and the Pont d'Espagne.
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​Heading back north, we stopped at Monflanquin, another of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.
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​Near to the Dordogne River lies the 13th century bastide town of Monpazier. Founded and built by King Edward I of England (also the Duke of Gascony), it was home to Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard II of England.
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Final destinations before returning home were Cahors and Rocamadour.
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  • Home
    • Introductions
    • Contact
  • Our Adventures
  • Touring the World in your motorhome
  • Our First Trip
    • Iceland >
      • Baltic Cruise
      • Faroe Islands
  • Moselle Valley
    • North America >
      • Route 66
      • National Parks >
        • Alaska & Yukon
      • West Coast
      • Alaska Highway
      • Dempster Highway
      • Canadian Rockies
      • Great Lakes & St Lawrence River
      • Quebec
      • New Brunswick & PEI
      • Nova Scotia
  • Christmas Markets
  • God's Own Country
    • Three Peaks of Yorkshire
    • Greece and Turkey >
      • Turkey
      • France and the Pyrenees
    • Romantische Straße
    • Scafell Pike
    • Great Plains
  • Syria & Jordan
  • From the Tropic of Cancer to the Arctic Circle
    • Morocco and Western Sahara
    • Gibralter, Portugal & Spain
    • Denmark, Norway, Finland and Svalbard
  • Sue wants some more Photo Albums!
  • Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily
  • Southern Africa
    • South Africa
    • Namibia
    • Botswana
    • Zambia
    • Tanzania
    • Kenya
    • Malawi
    • Mozambique
    • Zimbabwe
    • Swaziland
    • Lesotho
  • Ireland at Last!
    • Game of Thrones
    • Belfast
  • Balkans Revisited
  • America 2016
    • New England
    • Eastern Seaboard
    • Florida and the Deep South
    • Music Cities USA
    • North to Canada
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Return to Nova Scotia
  • Ypres Salient
  • On the Road Again
    • Heading East
    • Heading back West
    • Romantische Straße
    • Deutsche Märchenstraße
    • Homeward Bound
  • Nicolle meets her twin sister!
  • Down Under
    • Western Australia
    • Northern Territory
    • Queensland
    • New South Wales
    • Canberra
    • Victoria
    • Tasmania
    • Great Ocean Road
    • South Australia
    • Return to Wetern Australia
  • New Zealand
    • South Island
  • Highlands & Islands
    • Outer Hebrides
    • Harris and Lewis
    • Skye
    • Scotland 500
    • Orkney
    • Homeward Bound
  • Germany 2020 - A Trip down Memory Lane
  • North to Northumberland – and a little beyond!
  • Theft of Nicolle
  • Nouvelle Nicolle
  • South Wales 2022
  • North Wales and Northern England
  • France and Germany 2022
  • Nicolle meets Hamish
  • West Country 2023
  • Brittany and Normandy
  • Cromer and Sheringham 2024
  • Belgium and Germany 2024
  • Germany and Denmark 2024
  • Farewell to Nouvelle Nicolle
  • Our New Motorhome
  • Sandringham December 2024