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Andorra
Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in southwestern Europe, bordered by France to the north and Spain to the south. Believed to have been created by Charlemagne, Andorra was ruled by the count of Urgell until 988, when it was transferred to the Diocese of Urgell. Andorra was formed as a polity by a charter in 1278, being a lordship within the Principality of Catalonia until 1715. It is currently headed by two co-princes: the Bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain, and the president of France. Its capital and l
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees are a mountain range in southwestern Europe, straddling the France–Spain border. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto.
Jaca
Jaca (; in Aragonese: Chaca or Xaca) is a city of northeastern Spain in the province of Huesca, located near the Pyrenees and the border with France. Jaca is an ancient fort on the Aragón River, situated at the crossing of two great early medieval routes, one from Toulouse to Santiago de Compostela and Pau to Zaragoza. Jaca was the city out of which the County and Kingdom of Aragon developed. It was the first capital of the Kingdom of Aragon until 1096 and also the capital of Jacetania.
Céret
alt=Square in Ceret|thumb|Square in Ceret Céret (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is the capital of the historic Catalan comarca of Vallespir.
Val d'Aran
Occitan-speaking unique territorial entity in Catalonia
Villanúa
Villanúa (in Aragonese: Bellanuga) is a Pyrenean municipality in Spain in the north of Huesca province, in la Jacetania, set where the Aragon valley gets wider. Its name refers to the "new village" repopulated in the late 10th century. Villanúa's altitude is 953 m and it covers 58.2 km2. The village is at the bottom of mount Collarada (2886 m) and in 2018 had 447 inhabitants.
Benasque
Benasque (; in Benasquese dialect: Benás; ) () is a town in the comarca of Ribagorza, province of Huesca, Spain. It is the main town in the Benasque Valley, located in the heart of the Pyrenees and surrounded by the highest peaks in that range.
Cauterets
Cauterets (; in Occitan Cautarés, in Catalan Cautarés, in Aragonese Cautarès) is a spa town, a ski resort and a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and the region of Occitanie in south-western France.
Sallent de Gállego
municipality in Huesca, Spain
Canfranc
Canfranc () is a municipality in the Aragón Valley of north-eastern Spain consisting of two villages, the original village and Canfranc Estación, which developed with the establishment of Canfranc International railway station to serve railway traffic across the Pyrenees.
Lower Cerdanya
Catalan comarca (county) in Alt Pirineu
Berguedà
Berguedà () is an inland comarca in the central region of Catalonia, Spain. It lies partly in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, and partly in the Catalan Central Depression. The capital is the city of Berga.
Pallars Sobirà
Catalan comarca (county) in Alt Pirineu
Alt Urgell
Spanish comarca (county) in Alt Pirineu
Ripollès
Ripollès (; ) is a comarca (county) in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. In 2001, its population was 25,744, about 40% of whom lived in the capital, Ripoll.
Soldeu
Soldeu () is a village and ski resort in Andorra in the Pyrenees mountains, located in the parish of Canillo.
Gavarnie Cirque
glacial cirque in France
Jacetania
comarca of Spain
Sobrarbe
thumb|265px|View of Serra Ferrera Sobrarbe is a comarca of Aragon, Spain. It is located in the north of Huesca province, making up part of the autonomous community of Aragon. Many of its people speak the Aragonese language locally known as fabla.
Gavarnie Falls
waterfall in France
Ribagorza
comarca of Aragon, Spain, in the province of Huesca
Alto Gállego
comarca of Spain
Albera Massif
mountain range in Spain and France
Arize
thumb|200px|right|The grotto of Mas-d'Azil The Arize (; ) is a river of France, a right tributary of the Garonne. It arises at in the massif of Arize, in the Pyrenees, in the department of Ariège. The Arize is long and flows into the Garonne at Carbonne.
La Molina
ski resort in Cerdanya, Catalonia
Formigal
ski resort in Aragon, Spain
Ordesa Valley
valley in Sobrarbe, Spain
GR-11 (Spain)
long-distance footpath in the Spanish Pyrenees
Vall de Núria Rack Railway
mountain railway line in Catalonia, Spain
Tena Valley
valley in Alto Gállego, Spain
Masella
Masella, belonging to Alp's municipality, is a ski resort in La Cerdanya in Girona, Catalunya in the Spanish Pyrenees. It is situated on ''Tosa d'Alp'' mountain. This ski resort is part of the Alp 2500 resort.
GR 10 (France)
long distance hiking route in France
La Mongie
ski resort in the Pyrenees Mountains, France
Candanchú ski resort
Astún
Lavedan
The Lavedan (; in Gascon eth/lo Lavedan, /et/lu laβedã/), or occasionally vallées des Gaves, denotes a mountainous natural region of France, located at the heart of the Pyrénées, and forms a group of valleys upstream of Lourdes.
High Aragon
northern-most territories of Aragon, Spain
Baztan
comarca in Navarre, Spain
Cadí Tunnel
toll road tunnel in Catalonia, Spain
Pyrenean High Route
Unofficial long-distance hiking trail crossing the Pyrenees
Pique d'Endron
mountain in France
Urkulu
Urkulu (1,419 m) is a mountain in the Basque Country straddling the border between France and Spain. The summit is located in the western Pyrenees, within walking distance from Roncevaux and close to the so-called French Way of St James, which crosses the mountain range at the historic Roncevaux Pass.
Cerler
Alp 2500
ski resort in Catalonia, Spain
Baiau Lakes
two lakes in the Spanish Pyrenees
Dent d'Orlu
mountain in the French Pyrenees
Panticosa-Los Lagos
ski resort in Tena Valley, Pyrenees, Spain
Gentiana occidentalis
species of plant
Aure Valley
valley
list of Pyrenean three-thousanders
Wikimedia list article
Solana Valley
natural region in Aragon, Spain
Cirque d'Estaubé
cirque in the central Pyrenees
Côtes de Gascogne
wine-growing district in Gascony
Pyreneanism
thumb|Count Henry Russell (explorer)|Henry Russell (foreground) and , seated near the entrance of the [[Russell Caves at the Vignemale, accompanied by their guides.|alt=Group of men posing in front of a mountain shelter dug into the rock.]] Pyreneanism (; alternatively Pyreneism) is a 19th-century sporting culture as well as an artistic and literary movement centered around exploring the Pyrenees in order to create works inspired by the experience, whether for contemplative, artistic, or scientific purposes. The term was coined in 1898 by the scholar Henri Beraldi in his book '''' (), where he