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Hikers in awe as solar eclipse turns sky red over French Pyrenees

Hikers and astronomers gathered at France’s Pic du Midi to watch the solar eclipse from the Pyrenees. Clouds partly obscured the event, but visitors described the experience as peaceful, poetic and “magical”.

Euronews

Ancient bullets reveal where a Roman camp hid in the Pyrenees of Spain before being ambushed

Researchers found the remains of a Roman camp from 39 B.C. that was ambushed by locals in what's now Catalonia, Spain.

LiveScience

People kept returning to a cave high in the Pyrenees for 5,500 years, and green stones may show they were making copper there

For thousands of years, a small cave tucked high into the Pyrenees remained largely untouched, exposed to freezing temperatures and difficult terrain that still makes reaching it a demanding journey. At first glance, it hardly seems like a place where prehistoric communities would have chosen to spend time. Yet beneath…

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Tour de France 2026 stage 6 preview - Showdown among GC favourites Pogačar and Vingegaard expected on most demanding day in the Pyrenees

July 9, 2026; Pau - Gavarnie-Gèdre, 186km, mountainous

Cycling News

A new archaeological dataset reveals early 10,000 years of human life existence in the high Pyrenees

For decades, archaeologists largely assumed that Europe's highest mountain landscapes were places people crossed rather than inhabited. Harsh winters, steep terrain and short growing seasons seemed to make long-term occupation unlikely, leaving many alpine regions treated as seasonal or marginal in archaeological research. Fresh evidence from the Spanish Pyrenees paints…

The Times of India

Could mountains be key to unlocking hydrogen’s potential?

Researchers assessed likelihood gas was produced during creation of Alps, Pyrenees and Baetic mountains

The Guardian - UK

Humans never left these mountains for 10,000 years, and scientists finally proved it

Researchers have uncovered a surprising human story in the high Pyrenees mountains. New evidence shows people lived in these areas for over 10,000 years. This discovery challenges the idea that high mountains were empty spaces in the past. The findings are based on radiocarbon dating of samples from archaeological sites.

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A child's tooth and mysterious green stones expose a 5,500-year-old secret hidden in a mountain cave

High in the Spanish Pyrenees, at an altitude where steep slopes and rocky terrain still make access difficult today, archaeologists have been investigating a cave that appears to have drawn people back again and again over thousands of years. Known as Cova del Sardo, the site has yielded evidence of…

The Times of India

A family holiday on the hoof: donkey trekking in the Spanish Pyrenees

A week-long mountain trek with two young children felt like an ambitious undertaking – but they loved every minute

The Guardian - UK

Ex-CIA 'Psychic Spy' Unmasks Hidden Alien Bases and UFO Workshops Inside 4 Mountains

Former CIA-linked 'psychic spy' Lyn Buchanan has claimed that alien bases and UFO repair hubs are hidden inside four remote mountains, from Alaska to Zimbabwe.

International Business Times UK

2,000-year-old Roman gold mine found buried beneath a Spanish mountain reveals how ancient engineers moved millions of tonnes of earth

For decades, archaeologists suspected that a strange landscape hidden in the Spanish Pyrenees was more than a product of nature. Deep trenches, artificial ravines and enormous excavated areas hinted at a forgotten human story buried beneath the mountains. Now, researchers have confirmed that the site, known as Guilleteres d'All in…

The Times of India

British woman dies in ‘tragic’ Pyrenees hiking fall

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The Independent UK

British woman falls to death while hiking in Pyrenees mountains

Authorities are treating the incident as a ‘tragic accident’

The Independent UK

Was this Spain’s first metal workshop: Inside the 4,000-year-old mountain cave mystery

In the heart of the Pyrenees, archaeologists have stumbled upon an object that has left them excited but wary. In a cave high up in the mountains, there were unusual mineral pieces of a green color found among other signs of fire usage and human presence. It seems that evidence…

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Mysterious green rocks in Pyrenees cave hint that prehistoric people were working copper there for 4,000 years

Dozens of pieces of bright-green rock discovered in a cave in the Pyrenees may be evidence of copper smelting 7,000 years ago.

Radio France Internationale

French ski resorts face 'downward spiral' amid climate change and funding meltdown

This winter’s heavy snowfall in the Alps and Pyrenees has given a welcome boost to France’s ski resorts, but it's only a temporary reprieve as global warming threatens mid and low-altitude sites with closure. To survive, resorts must diversify – a shift that requires not just investment, but a significant…

Cycling News

Crunch time in the Pyrenees for Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock – Analysing the contenders for the 2026 Volta a Catalunya

Still smarting from his recent setback in the UAE Tour mountains, Evenepoel now faces tougher rivals on a far harder course

The Independent UK

Bears, balaclavas and cigarette-chomping farmers: Inside the most complex nature documentary of the year

A controversial act to reintroduce bears into the Pyrenees proved fruitful ground for British filmmaker Max Keegan

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The Guardian - UK

The Shepherd and the Bear review – two endangered species scrap for survival in the Pyrenees

Farmers oppose the reintroduction of brown bears in Max Keegan’s immersive and beautiful documentary that resists snap judgments

Euronews

Exclusive: Price distortions in EU energy market must end, Portuguese minister tells Euronews

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Portugal's Energy and Environment Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho said ensuring a level playing field among member states will be "essential" to lowering electricity prices across the bloc in 2026.

Cycling News

2026 Tour de France route - the complete stage-by-stage guide

Double ascent of Alpe d'Huez defines final weekend which build with first week in Pyrenees, return to Le Lioran in Massif Central and Orcières-Merlette in Alps

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The Pyrenees by Motorcycle: A Complete Guide to Spain's Most Thrilling Mountain Passes

The Pyrenees have long been seen as the ultimate motorcycle destination. At well over 400 kilometres from the Bay of Biscay to the Med, this natural barrier between France and Spain has some of the continent's best riding

The Guardian - UK

Bivouacking in the Pyrenees: how we got our teenagers to take a mountain hike

With the help of a droll local guide, we managed to enthuse our two sons on a wild camping adventure in the mountains of south-west France

Radio France Internationale

Pogacar begins final week of 2025 Tour de France in touching distance of legend

Three-time champion Tadej Pogacar will spend Monday's rest day of the 2025 Tour de France savouring his feats in the Pyrenees of southern France that have helped him establish a four-minute lead over his arch rival and two-time victor Jonas Vingegaard.

Cycling News

'Pogačar takes the wind out of a lot of people's sails' - Mike Woods keeps on hunting for Tour de France stage win despite race leader's domination

Canadian veteran in three breaks in less than a week through the Pyrenees

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