Ski

Ouverture ce Week End de la Station de Ski de Luz Ardiden! La température se réchauffe mais il est tombé une belle couche de neige pour une ouverture début décembre, c'est sympa.

Article Irish Examiner

Here is a link to an article that recently appeared in the Irish Examiner.  Dan MacCarthy came for a holiday in May 2009, stayed here in the Hotel Les Templiers, and spent 5 days walking in various places around Luz, Barèges and Gavarnie.   His article for the Irish Examiner is attached below.

Irish_Examiner_Dan_MacCarthy.pdf

Heures de bus Lourdes-Luz-Barèges/Bus timetable

The SNCF website can be a bit difficult to navigate so here is the bus timetable between Lourdes, Luz and Barèges.

BUSES HEADING UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS
Buses heading from Lourdes to Luz St Sauveur and Barèges during July and August.  The trip will take 55 mins and you need to change buses at Pierrefitte-Nestalas.
LOURDES (train station) 8:10, 9:40, 14:25, 16:10, 18:15, 19:20
Friday only 20:35.

Buses heading from Luz St Sauveur up to Barèges during July and August.  It only takes 10 mins.
LUZ ST SAUVEUR (outside tourist office) 9:05, 10:35, 15:20, 17:05, 19:10, 20:10
Friday only 21:25.

BUSES HEADING DOWN TO LOURDES
Buses heading from Barèges and Luz down to Lourdes during July and August.  The trip takes 55 mins and goes via Pierrefitte (where you need to change buses) then St Savin, Lau-Balagnas, Argeles-Gazost, Ayzac, Agos and the Pont de Lugagnan.

LUZ ST SAUVEUR (Tourist Office) 6:20 (not Sunday), 7:30, 9:50, 12:50, 15:50, 17:30 (Sunday and public holidays), 19:30

BAREGES (outside cinema) 15 minutes before Luz.

Happy travelling all.

Pyrenean Grange + Apartments for Rent

Available for rent this summer is a mountain ‘grange’ above Barèges at Midaou.  We went for a look last week and if you want to get away from it all then this is the place for you.  In the middle of the high summer pastures facing south this is a real Heidi experience.  With no-one around, looking at the amazing views in all directions and surrounded by fields of flowers you risk forgeting that the real world exists.  The grange is for rent on a weekly basis for 500€.  The grange is accessible by a dirt track but if you don’t wish to take your car up the owners will drive your supplies up at the start of the week and bring them down at the end.  Barèges is a 15-20 minute walk down a relatively steep path so this is not for the faint hearted but there are a good selection of walks from the grange itself so you may not even come down the entire week.  If you are tempted contact us directly at [e-mail] for more information. 

 

 

 

 

 

Also available are two two bedroom apartments and a studio just next to the hotel in Les Remparts.  The studio apartment is available the following weeks:

11-18 July
22-29 August
29 August - 5 September

There are two bedroom apartments available for the following dates:

18-25 July
25 July - 1st August
1 - 8 August
26 Sept - 3rd October

Two bedroom apartments in the centre of Luz opposite the fortified church for 550€ per week. 

 

Hiking in the Pyrenees

A recent article in The Independent ispires us all to get our walking boots on.

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/star-trekking-...

 

 

For great photos of the Cirque de Gavarnie, the Pic du Midi, the Pont d'Espagne and Lourdes, all easily accessible from Luz St Sauveur and the Hotel Les Templiers click on http://www.greatsites-midipyrenees.co.uk/ and look at the slide shows and videos.  Great.

Let summer holiday planning begin.

Pyrenees Direct

Pyrenees Direct - A new way of getting to the Pyrenees direct from Manchester.  Flights are every Monday and Friday from May - October.  If you fly Manchester-Lourdes/Tarbes on a Friday and return on a Monday (i.e., the reverse of the pilgrims) there might even be a special price for visitors coming to Luz if you ring and ask.  I expect it would depend on your dates and what the demand is. 

We've added the site to the links on the left hand side of the blog page so it'll stay there permanently.

We're in the middle of winter with snow everywhere (although today down in Luz it is superbly sunny and balmy) but its nice to know someone is thinking about next summer.  Thanks to Cath at Pyreness Direct!

 

Luz Saint Sauveur ORAGE

Gros orage ce soir sur la vallée de Luz Saint Sauveur.  Peu de monde à l'hotel Les Templiers!  Quelques Anglais et Australiens en visite.