200 pages tested on both sides for 9.90 €. Not a generic guide — my travel notebook.
If you see yourself in one of these profiles, Le Carnet is made for you.
You're 35–55, live in the city, and plan your trip 2–3 months ahead. You read, you compare, you want to know what's waiting for you. Le Carnet gives you the complete skeleton: stages, distances, passes, fuel stops, typical weather — everything to visualize your circuit before you even pack your bags.
You avoid tourist traps. You want authentic addresses, places without queues, restaurants where locals eat. Le Carnet is my signed editorial selection — not algorithm-generated restaurants, but places I've been, tested, and would recommend to a friend.
Passes, altitude profiles, fuel stops, mountain weather, water sources — you need serious practical info, not a family guide. Le Carnet includes altitude profiles of passes, distances between fuel stops, and moto/bike-friendly accommodations tested by the author.
The Complete Grand Circuit — from Irún to Pamplona, via both sides of the Pyrenees and Andorra.
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| Champ | On the website (free) | In Le Carnet · €9.90 |
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| Stages, distances, passes, typical weather | Inclus | Inclus |
| Markets, tourist offices | Inclus | Inclus |
| Ski resorts & spa facilities guides | Inclus | Inclus |
| Hotels selected by the author | — | Inclus |
| Tested restaurants | — | Inclus |
| Coins secrets (Le Carnet signature) | — | Inclus |
| "I've been there" · editorial by Hervé | — | Inclus |
| Step-by-step detailed hiking routes | — | Inclus |
| Detailed escapes (views, photo spots) | — | Inclus |
| GPS traces for the circuit | — | Inclus |
| PDF imprimable, utilisable hors-ligne | — | Inclus |
I've been traveling in the Pyrenees for 15 years. Both sides, the Principality of Andorra, valleys that look alike and those that look like nothing else. Via Pirineo is my travel journal — not a generic guide. I only write about stages I've done, I only recommend hotels where I've slept, restaurants where I've eaten. When you read the Carnet, you're reading my 15 years on the mountain range, condensed.
Some links to Booking.com included in Le Carnet are affiliate links. If you book via these links, Booking returns us a small commission — without changing your price. This is what finances Le Carnet's updates without raising its price. My editorial selection is independent: recommended hotels are chosen on quality criteria, not commercial ones.
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A PDF of around 200 pages covering the entire Grand Circuit Via Pirineo: 14 stages over 15-16 days, both sides of the Pyrenees + the Principality of Andorra. Inside: my selection of tested hotels and restaurants, my secret spots, step-by-step hiking guides, elevation profiles of the passes, and the editorial tone signed "I've been there".
It's neither a generic tourist guide nor a compilation of Wikipedia pages. It's my travel notebook, formatted.
Three reasons: a PDF prints, works offline (essential in the mountains where the network drops), and doesn't die with your smartphone or an editor's end of support. You buy it once, it stays yours forever, in your Dropbox, on your Kindle, on paper.
An app also costs 5 to 10 times more to maintain — which would push the price well above €9.90.
Around 200 pages in A5 format, designed to be readable on screen as well as in print. The table of contents is clickable, chapters are indexed, and external links (maps, tourist office sites, hotels) are active if you read the PDF on a screen.
The first edition of Le Carnet is in French. Spanish, Catalan and English versions are coming soon. If you buy the French version and a translation is released, you'll get a preferential rate to switch to another language (but not free — these are distinct editorial editions, not simple automated translations).
In accordance with article L221-28 13° of the French Consumer Code, by downloading the PDF you expressly waive your right of withdrawal. That's why we offer you a free preview of 4-5 pages before purchase: try first, buy then.
If after reading you find a factual error (wrong phone number, closed address), write to us: we correct it and you receive the updated version for free.
For 12 months after purchase, all Le Carnet updates are sent to you automatically by email (corrections, closing hotels, new addresses, etc.).
After 12 months, you can repurchase the new annual version at preferential rate — much like a Routard guide you buy again each year when addresses have changed. But the version you bought remains yours for life.
Immediately after payment, by email. A download link valid for several days (downloadable multiple times). If you lose the link, contact us: we'll send it again to the same email address.
Yes, some hotel links in Le Carnet are Booking.com affiliate links. If you book via these links, Booking returns us approximately 4% commission — without changing your price. This commission funds Le Carnet's annual update.
Important : my editorial selection is independent. The recommended hotels are based on qualitative criteria (which I've tested, or which trusted travellers have shared with me). No hotel pays to appear. None pays to be left out.
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