I-Pyrenees (Les Pyrénées) ingenye yezintaba eziyisikhombisa ezinkulu zaseFrance . Babonisa ukuhlukaniswa phakathi kweFrance neSpain futhi basuka e-Atlantic baya emadolobheni aseMedithera eningizimu yeFrance, ne-Andorra encane elele phakathi kwezintaba. Ububanzi buyi-430 km (ubude obude ngamakhilomitha angu-270) nephuzu layo elibanzi kunazo zonke ezingu-129 km (80 miles). Iphuzu eliphakeme kakhulu i-Aneto Peak ngamamitha angu-3,404 (11,169 ft) eMaladeta ('Aqalekisiwe') emaphakathi ePyrenees massif, kanti kunezinye izintaba ezingaphezu kwamamitha angu-3 000 (8,842 ft).
AmaPyrenees ahlaba umxhwele, eneqhwa eziqongweni zazo eziningi zonyaka. Kodwa ezithakazelisayo kakhulu yizo amasiko amabili ahlukene kakhulu awenzayo. Eduze endaweni yokudoba yaseBiarritz ogwini lwase-Atlantic, indawo ekhuluma ngeBbasque ngenkathi empumalanga yeMedithera uzozwa ukuthi useCatalonia kokubili ulimi kanye namasiko. Isikhungo samaPyrenees sineParc National des Pyrénées, ipharadesi labantu abahamba ngezinyawo nezilwanyana nezilwane ezihlukahlukene. Kumuntu ohamba phambili, i-GR 10 igijima yonke intaba kusukela ogwini kuya ogwini.
Enyakatho empumalanga, indawo eyaziwa ngokuthi izwe laseCathar. I-stretch ehle kakhulu nezinqaba zayo zasendulo ezonakalisiwe eziphakathi kukaQuillan noPerpignan futhi umlando uhlala emanxiweni asePuilaurens, eQueribus nasePyrerepertuse. I-Cathars yezombusazwe yafuna inkolo enokuthula, enokuthula kodwa ehlukile futhi yayishiya ingcebo nenkohlakalo yesonto elisungulwe.
Inselelo yokusungulwa yayiningi kakhulu futhi isonto elinamandla lamaKatolika liphindiselela ngobuhlungu obukhulu phakathi nemikhosi eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Albigensian emasontweni emva kwesiphephelo se-Cathar sika-Albi. Ukuhamba kwagcina kwachotshozwa ngemuva kokuwa kukaMontségur, isayithi lokugcina kukaCathar, ngo-1244.
Amadolobha amakhulu
I-Biarritz inomlando wezinhlanzi eziguqukayo. U-Napoléon III wabeka le ndawo ebalazweni ngemuva kokuba eze njalo edilini namakhosi namakhosikazi, abahlonishwayo nabacebile phakathi nekhulu le-19 leminyaka futhi kwahlala indawo kuze kube yi-1950. Ngawo-1960 iMedithera neCôte d'Azur zithatha njengendawo yokuvakasha abasha futhi iBiarritz yahlala ekunciphiseni i-genteel. Eminyakeni eyishumi kamuva, yabuye yafunyanwa yizingane ezisuka eParis nakwezinye izindawo zomhlaba njengendawo okuyiyona indawo yokuhamba ngokukhululekile futhi uhlamvu lwayo lwaphinde lwashintsha. I-Biarritz yindawo edumile, idolobha elihle kakhulu i-Art Deco Casino Municipal, isikhumbuzo se-rakish esedlule, ngokuziqhenya ngendawo ebhishi lwaseGrande Plage. Inamamyuziyamu, kuhlanganise ne-Biarritz Aquarium , enye yeqoqo elikhulu le-aquarium laseYurophu, ichweba, izitaladi ezihle kakhulu ezizulazulayo kanye nokudla okujabulisayo nokuphila ebusuku.
Bayonne , 5 km (3 miles) ukusuka olwandle lwase-Atlantic, idolobha elibaluleke kunazo zonke e-Pays Basque. Etholakala lapho i-Rivers Ardor ne-Nive ihlangana khona, umuzi une-flavour yangempela yaseSpain kuwo. I-Musée Basque ikunikeza ukuqonda okuyi-Basque ngaphambili kokubili ezweni nasolwandle. Okunye okufanele ukubonwa yilokho elidala elizungeze izindonga ezakhiwe yi-engineer omkhulu wezempi uVauban ngekhulu le-17 leminyaka, insimu yamasonto kanye nensimu ye-botanic.
I-St-Jean-de-Luz iyindawo ehehayo enobhishi olunesihlabathi esithandekayo kanye nedolobha elidala elinemizi enezinsika. Uma sekuyisikebhe esibaluleke kakhulu sokudoba i-whaling ne-cod-fishing, kuyisona indawo esemqoka yokufika kwe-anchovy ne-tuna.
UPau , idolobha elibalulekile emakhulwini angu-15 nele-16 njengenhloko-dolobha yaseFrance Navarre, ihlala emaphakathi ePyrenees. Ngumuzi ikakhulukazi wesiNgisi ozayo njengamangala kubavakashi bokuqala. IsiNgisi sathola uPau ngekhulu le-19, ikholelwa ukuthi idolobha libe yindawo yokuphila enempilo. Ungacabangi ukuthi u-Pau wayengenalo izimfanelo ezikhethekile zokubuyiselwa, isiNgisi sithole indawo futhi singakaze sibheke emuva. Baletha isiNgisi sabo edolobheni: ukuzingela i-fox kanye nokugijima kwamahhashi kanye nekhilikithi. Idolobha elikhangayo elinemyuziyamu ye-château, ukuhamba okukhangayo kanye ne-grotto eseduze ye-Béharram nge-stalactites yayo kanye ne-stalagmites.
I-Lourdes yaziwa ngezigidi zabahambeli bamaKatolika abaza lapha minyaka yonke. It has a Basilique du Rosaire engavamile kanye ne-Conception engacacile, eyakhiwa phakathi kuka-1871 no-1883, kanye ne-castle ephawulekayo eyayimi njengomvikeli wezigodi ezisemaphakathi nasePyrennean. Funda kabanzi mayelana ne-Lourdes kulesi sihloko .
I-Perpignan ogwini lwaseMedithera ngumuzi obalulekile waseCatalan ogcina ukuzizwa ngokwahlukana ngesimo sawo, ulimi nokudla okuhlukile. Unezakhiwo ezithakazelisayo, zihlanganisa i-Loge de Mer, eyakhiwe ngo-1397 kanye neyamamyuziyamu kaCasa Païral, indawo yokuthola kabanzi mayelana nesiko saseCatalan. Funda mayelana nokufika ku-Perpignan .
Amaphuzu avelele we-Pyrenean
Hamba uye e-Atlantic e-Biarritz . Amabhishi angcono kakhulu yiGrande Plage, elandelwa yi-Plage Marbella kanye ne-Plage de la Côte des Basques. Funda ukuthi ungafika kanjani e- Biarritz kusuka eLondon naseParis .
Vakashela enqabeni yaseMontségur , lapho amaCathars abathokozelayo aphikisana nabashushisi babo bamaKatolika ngekhulu le-13 leminyaka.
Vuka ku Pic de Midi . Ukubuka phansi emhlabeni emoyeni ohlanzekile we Pic de Midi de Bigorre kumamitha angu-2,877 (9,438 ft). Kusuka endaweni ye-ski resort yeLa Mongie, thatha umzila wamaminithi angu-15 emotweni yekhebula eya Pic lapho ubona khona amakhilomitha angu-186 wePyrenees ehambela phakathi kwe-Atlantic neMedithera. Uma kunokwenzeka, bhala 'i-Starry Night' ngemibono emihle yezinkanyezi; ungakwazi futhi ukubhuka ukuze uhlale ubusuku bonke lapha.
Hamba phakathi kweParc National des Pyrénées . Idalwe ngo-1967 ukuvikela ama-Pyrenees ekuthuthukisweni kwezinkampani zokubhuka zezindiza, amapaki emoto, indawo yokuhlala nokuningi, indawo enhle yemvelo yempilo yasendle. Iqukethe ingxenye ye-GR10 ehamba ngendlela engamakhilomitha angu-700 ukusuka eBanyuls-sur-Mer eMedithera kuya eHendaye-Plage e-Atlantic.