coups de coeur

                                                            
Our  "coup de coeur"

      The Pyrenees

We are three students in 9th grade and we are going to show you the Pyrénées. It isn’t very famous in the world, but when we went there, we had a "coup de Coeur". It is very friendly and beautiful ! 

                    

  







                       

The Pyrenees' specialties

        In The Pyrénées, there are  a lot of traditions, dishes...  Let's talk about the food!

The Pyrénées is a touristic region where there are a lot of restaurants and hotels - they look like normal "chalets en bois" (wooden log houses) and they usually have a chimney.
 After a day skiing, you are hungry that’s why the Pyrénées dishes are filling!

   

                                                      We usually eat
"a tartiflette" (a dish made of potatoes, "lardons", onions and cheese) or "Garbure"( a soup with vegetables and meat);And let's not forget the very famous "foie gras" …

                   












The Pyrenees' activities

                    There are many activities in the Pyrenees. 
Do you know some of them? iF not, read the following page!

                                                                                               

In winter, we can go skiing or snowboarding. The beginners as well as the professionals can both have a very good time. We can go hiking with rackets too, to discover snowy landscapes. It is quiet and beautiful.

 





I n summer, hiking enables us to see some remote areas of the Pyrenees. The “cirque de Gavarni”, for example;  The "Pic du midi” is unforgetable too. Hiking under the sun is good. We can see animals too, and we can climb very high, it is a wonderful sensation!   

 


And we can do other things too: Canyoning is much fun. We walk in rivers, we jump in the water, we swim, we go sliding, and the landscape is great. Caving is funny too, we must walk, crawl, jump in huge caves…

If you like the height, you can climb or do it via ferrata.

                                                                                                                          




Fauna and Flora



Fauna



There are many animals in the Pyrenees but it’s hard to quote all of them because they are numerous. Therefore, we will just quote the most important ones.

 

In these mountains, the “isard” that corresponds to the “chamois” is the most important animal because it is the emblem of the Pyrenees and it is used as a symbol to represent national park boundaries. The “isards” like the altitude and steep slopes, they live in herds of up to 100. They eat grass, lichens and buds. It could be saved through the creation of a national park in the Pyrenees.

                                                                    

Marmots live on steep rocky slopes and alpine meadows above the tree line.They can beguin to hibernate in October. Before winter, they seal the burrow with a combination of earth and their own faces.They consume large amounts of food in order to create a layer of fat on their bodies, allowing them to survive their long period of hibernation.They eat plants such as herbs and insects, spiders and worms. They often betray their presence with a strident alarm whistle.

                                                              

The Pyrenean bear is the smallest of the brown bear family, They hibernate between December and March-April.They are omnivorous. They feed mainly on berries (bilberries and wild raspberries), nuts, tubers, honey and tender plants. They rarely eat insects, animal carcasses and small rodents.They live in the upper part of the mountain

                                                

The Desman of the Pyrenees is much rarer. It is a small insect that has a long snout and webbed feet. de. He spends his time in the water and he eats insect larvaes and small crustaceans.

Flora



 

In spring, in the Pyrenees, we can see different species of flowers.The “globulaires rampants”:We can see them in April and in stony areas and limestones. It’s a climber flower.