It's official, the Canigou Massif in the Eastern Pyrenees has just achieved the label 'French Grand Site'.
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| Pic Canigou |
It is the first site designated as such in the Pyrenees. The site includes Pic Canigou the highest point in the site at 2 874m/9 133 feet and the sacred mountain of the Catalans. It also includes the St Martin de Canigou Abbey, the Cortalets and Marialles Refuges and 3 nature reserves.
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| The Canigou Massif is rich in wildlife like these Isard. |
To earn the French Grand Site label from the Ministry for Ecology and Sustainable
Development, the site must have implemented a programme of conservation, management and development that follows sustainable development principles.
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| The Grand Site de France logo. |
Pyrenees Mountain Adventure plans to add a 7 night walking holiday in the Canigou Massif, including an ascent of Pic canigou, to its existing range of summer walking holidays for autumn 2012.
Have a look at the PMA website for more information.
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