FR clear_day Col d'Aubisque · +14°C · Sunny · air 3 km/h 2 050 m
AD clear_day Grandvalira · +12°C · Sunny · air 2 km/h 2 350 m
ES clear_day Cadaqués · +22°C · Sunny · air 11 km/h Méditerranée
France Spain Andorra

From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean — across the summits

There is a road few travellers know about.
It begins on the Atlantic, crosses three nations, and ends facing the Mediterranean.

1 600km
·
15days
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3nations
·
30+cols

Free site to plan · Signed PDF notebook for the road

Altitude
3 404 m
Port de la Bonaïgua · 2 072 m · Catalogne
The Signature Route

The Loop of Two Slopes · A single journey

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Map of the Via Pirineo circuit — French side (blue) and Spanish side (red) with Andorra
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Motorway · Mountain roads only

D918, N-260, Envalira Pass — the slow road, the true one. Each pass has its light, its story and its panorama.

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The outbound and return are not alike

You return by the opposite slope. The light changes, the language changes, the flavors change. It's the same massif seen from the other side.

9,90 €
The signed travel companion

The Pyrenees must be earned — so do the best addresses.

Hotels, restaurants, hidden gems, step-by-step hikes. Field-tested. 12-month updates included. Free preview before purchase.

What you will discover
along the way

Circuit Complet
FRESAD

The Loop of Two Slopes

1,600 km from Hendaye to Cerbère and back — fifteen days, three nations, the complete route.

Prestige Skiing
FRESAD

The Eternal Summits

Grand Tourmalet, Baqueira, Grandvalira — the largest resorts of three nations.

Sources Thermes
FRES

Springs & Wellness

The thousand-year-old art of Pyrenean spa culture, from the waters of Ariège to Andorra's Caldea.

Gastronomy
FRESAD

Flavours of the Massif

Ossau-Iraty, Jamón Ibérico, Mel d'Andorra — the terroirs and artisans of three Pyrenean nations.

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The Stage of the Moment

Gavarnie,
the cirque at the end of the world

UNESCO World Heritage site, the Cirque de Gavarnie stands as one of Europe's greatest natural walls. An unmissable stage on the French slope — the pinnacle of the circuit.

UNESCO Hiking Nature Col du Tourmalet Hautes-Pyrénées
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Principality of Andorra

A Nation in Its Own Right

Skiing at Grandvalira, wellness at Caldea, Andorran gastronomy — the smallest nation of the Pyrenees offers a complete and singular experience, entirely in Catalan.

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468
km²
2 408
m max altitude
210
km of slopes

The Principality

Andorra,
Between Two Worlds

A sovereign co-principality nestled in the heart of the Pyrenees, Andorra is at once a Catalan-speaking nation, a premier ski destination and gastronomic crossroads. Neither France nor Spain — Andorra.

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Grandvalira
210 km of slopes · 2,408 m · Andorra's premier resort
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Caldea
Thermal center · Unique architecture · Escaldes-Engordany
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Andorran Gastronomy
Catalan Cuisine · Trinxat · Escudella de muntanya
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Romanesque Heritage
Esglésies romàniques · Casa de la Vall · Museu Nacional
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The Stages of the Route

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Day 3 France

Pyrénées-Atlantiques · Béarn

Vallée d'Ossau

Between Pic du Midi d'Ossau and Col du Pourtalet, the royal valley of the French slope. Cheese, hiking, griffon vultures.

Day 4 France

Hautes-Pyrénées · Bigorre

Cauterets & Gavarnie

Lake Gaube, the Gavarnie cirque UNESCO World Heritage site — the two jewels of the French slope united in a single stage.

Day 9 Andorra

Principality of Andorra

Andorre-la-Vieille

Envalira pass at 2,408 m, Caldea, the Roman Barri Antic — the Principality in all its complexity, between spiritual and contemporary.

Day 10 Spain

Val d'Aran · Cataluña

Vielha

The capital of Val d'Aran, Gascon territory enclave in Spain. Romanesque architecture, distinctive gastronomy, skiing at Baqueira.

Day 11 Spain

Huesca · Aragón

Torla & Ordesa

Ordesa Canyon, Cotatuero waterfalls, the medieval village of Torla — the most spectacular national park on the Spanish slope.

Day 12 Spain

Huesca · Aragón

Hecho · Valle de Hecho

Medieval Aragonese village nestled in the Pyrenees. Selva de Oza, escape toward Canfranc station — the Titanic of the mountains.

LE CARNET VIA PIRINEO

The curated selection by the author

auto_stories 50-80 pages · €9.90 · Free preview before purchase

The site is free and complete for planning your trip. Le Carnet, meanwhile, answers the questions you ask yourself on the road.

The 4 questions Le Carnet answers for you
hotel
Where do I sleep tonight?
14 stages · 2 to 5 hotels
Auberge Bellevue in Saint-Lary — room with waterfall view, €78/night
restaurant
Where do I eat?
Local restaurants · mid-range price
Chez Marc, Aulus-les-Bains — menu €22 · daily special €14
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What hidden gem?
Discreet spots · non-touristy
The bistro where Aulus's shepherd has lunch on Tuesday noon — no name on the menu
hiking
Which hike today?
Step-by-step guide · elevation gain
Ars Waterfall · 4h round trip · +620m · departure from village marked GR10

4-5 page preview · Complete Carnet €9.90 · 12 months updates included

THOSE WHO MADE THE JOURNEY

What they have to say

★★★★★

A trip that surpasses every road trip I've done. Crossing three countries by motorcycle on the same mountain range is an experience apart. French passes in the morning, Andorra at noon, Spain in the evening.

Marie-Laure B.
FR · Full circuit · 15 days · Motorcycle
★★★★★

Hice el versante español completo con mi familia en coche. Las fichas de etapa en PDF fueron perfectas — sin conexión en los valles. El circuito de Ordesa es espectacular.

Carlos M.
ES · Spanish side · 7 days · Car
★★★★★

We did the complete loop by van. Andorra for the night, Envalira pass at sunrise — impossible to forget. The site saved us several times with its info on van areas.

Sophie & François
FR · Complete loop · Van · 16 days
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The Pyrenees are not a border — they are an entire world unto themselves, shared between three nations and guarded by clouds.

Via Pirineo — The Pyrenees Loop · France · Spain · Andorra