• Cycling
  

  
  The French Pyrenees is a road cyclists' heaven offering challenging climbs, high speed descents and gentle rolling terrain to spin out the legs on virtually traffic free roads. This is probably why many professional teams from around the world choose to cycle and train in this region.
  
  

• Hiking
  

  
  In summer it's great for hiking and other outdoor activities. The Pic du Midi is the highest mountain, with great trekking opportunities. Fabulous walks in the Pyrenees leads from coastal paths to routes through forests and valleys, across alpine plateaus and mountain passes.
  
  

• Skiing
  

  
  The departement of the High Pyrenees offers lots of high mountains. In winter it's great for skiing, with a sun a bit hotter than in the Alpes and snow just as white.
  
  

• White Water Sports
  

  
  On the Dordogne, the Lot or the Tarn you'll get a true Pyrenees river experience. As you paddle along you'll have time to admire the remarkable scenery that these rivers have carved out over the millennia: magnificent gorges, rocky defiles, cliff-lined meanders and more…
  
  

• Wine Tasting
  

  
  Gaillac is one of the oldest French vineyards the first vines being planed in Roman times. Today the Gaillac Appellation covers 2.500 hectares spread over 73 communes, for an AOC production of over 165.000 hectolitres.
  
  

• Cordes-sur-Ciel
  

  
  Cordes-sur-Ciel a breathtaking perched village. Ascend along of Cordes on the road and travel back into medieval times: porches, battlements, sculpted façades and hidden corners. The wealthy traders’ XIIIth century mansions are splendid gothic buildings.
  
  

• Lourdes
  

  
  Lourdes is a small town of 15,300 inhabitants situated at the foot of the Pyrenees, and dominated by its grotto. Lourdes seems very much like all other little towns of the South West of France, with its picturesque market, little shops, rugby and simple parochial life.
  
  

• The Musée Toulouse-Lautrec
  

  
  The Musée Toulouse-Lautrec is a museum in Albi in southern France, dedicated mainly to the work of the painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec who was born near Albi. It opened in 1922 and is located in the historic center of Albi, in the Palais de la Berbie, formerly the Bishops' Palace, an imposing fortress completed at the end of the 13th century.
  
  

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