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Trois espaces
naturels bien distincts composent le
paysage: The
landscape is made up of 3 natural
areas, the mountains and the valleys,
wooded slopes and plains. The
views are breathtaking. The mountain
covers half the department and to
the south forms the border with
Spain. There are 35
peaks over 3000 m: the highest
being "le Pic du Vignemale" (3298
m). From west to east, valleys cut
through the landscape. In the west :
the Gave or Levedon rivers form
large valleys from Lourdes to
Argelès-Gazost. In the center, the
Campan valley, dominated by the "Pic
du Midi" the col of Tourmalet, the
Néouvieille and l'Arbizon ranges .
To the east : the Neste valley
unfolds to Arreau where the Aure and
Louron valleys meet . These valleys
provide the access to Spain. They
are linked to each other by high
passes (Soulor, Tourmalet, Aspin,
Peyresourde).
The Haute Pyrenees
department also has many beatifull
places of natural or cultural
interest. Some of them are
classified by UNESCO as heritage
sites. They are well worth a visit. |
