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The Best Attractions In Montmaurin

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Montmaurin Archaeological Site

Lac de Gaube

Pont d'Espagne

Grotte de Niaux

Pic Du Midi

Parc Animalier Des Pyrenees

Cirque de Gavarnie

Montmaurin is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France. Montmaurin has one of the largest and most luxurious Gallo-Roman villas in France. It consisted of over 200 rooms, laid out around a string of three courtyards, and included among its architectural features a Gaulish temple, baths, interior gardens and mosaics which are still visible.
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The Best Attractions In Montmaurin

1. Montmaurin Archaeological Site Montmaurin
2. Cirque de Gavarnie Gavarnie
The Cirque de Gavarnie is a cirque in the central Pyrenees, in Southwestern France, close to the border of Spain. It is within the commune of Gavarnie, the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, and the Pyrénées National Park. Major features of the cirque are La Brèche de Roland and the Gavarnie Falls. It was described by Victor Hugo as the Colosseum of nature due to its enormous size and horseshoe shape resembling an ancient amphitheatre.The cirque is 800 m wide and about 3,000 m wide at the top. The rock walls that surround it are up to 1,500 metres above the floor of the Cirque.During the warmer seasons of spring, summer and fall, there are a number of large meltwater falls that spill into the cirque. The largest of these is Gavarnie Falls, the second-highest waterfall in Europe. It descen...
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3. Pic Du Midi La Mongie
4. Pont d'Espagne Cauterets
Pont d'Espagne is a stone-built bridge that spans the Gave de Marcadau at the point where it meets the Gave de Gaube, near one of its sources high in the French Pyrenees. It is a protected area of the Pyrénées in the Pyrénées National Park. The Pont d'Espagne is at an altitude of approx 1500m. The name translates as Spanish Bridge. The bridge used to join Spain and France through the mountains. Google Satellite Map There is a car park nearby and it is possible to get to Lac de Gaube by ski lift. The nearest towns are Cauterets and Lourdes. Coordinates: 42°51′04″N 00°08′24″W
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5. Parc Animalier Des Pyrenees Ayzac Ost
6. Grotte de Niaux Niaux
The Grotte de Cussac is a cave containing over 150 Paleolithic artworks as well as several human remains. It is located in the Dordogne River valley in Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. The cave was discovered on September 30, 2000, by amateur speleologist Marc Delluc and formally announced by the French Ministry of Culture on December 8, 2000. It is currently under protection for scientific study, and closed to the public. The cave's artworks are estimated to be 25,000 years old, and are almost exclusively engravings, often very large, made with stone tools on the walls, or with fingers on clay soil. Pigments are limited to very few red dots. They include both classic instances of Upper Paleolithic animal art and rarer images including birds, enigmatic figures, and perha...
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7. Lac de Gaube Cauterets
Gaube Lake is a lake in the French Pyrenees, in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées, near the town of Cauterets.
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