The summer of 2017 saw us heading back to Valras-Plage in Southern France with the same group of friends from 2015. Once again, we planned to hire a motorbike from Road2Luxe, but this time we had a new plan. Rather than exploring the Alps, something we had done a couple of times now, we decided we would head in the opposite direction and check out the Pyrenees mountains, ending in Andorra. A new plan also meant a different bike, so this trip saw us riding the BMW RS1200.
Our first full day on the bike saw us heading straight out towards the Pyrenees. We always stop a lot along the way to try and capture lots of photos of the stunning sights we see. Touching on the Spanish border through our journey we were heading towards Andorra where we had booked to spend the night in Hotel Nordic. This hotel is ideally located for skiers in the winter season, not too far at all from the slopes, I can imagine it would be absolute stunning when surrounded by snow. But it was summer for us, so was it still as stunning? The answer to this question is 100% yes. What I hadn't realised when he suggested we book this hotel was the reason he really wanted to stay here. That reason was all the vintage cars and motorbikes that they have in their reception. I wasn't complaining though; we had a beautiful view of the mountains from our room, a lovely warm and large room with fab toiletries in the bathroom, and a brilliant bar and restaurant. What more could we ask for!
After out little stay away in Andorra, we went on a mini excursion back from the campsite in Valras-Plage to some interesting places. One of which included us finding the Chรขteau des Baux. This 10th century castle was torn down in 1633 by Louis XIII but had been home to some of the most famous minstrels and troubadours of the day. There was very little shade throughout the castle, which did make this a slightly harder exploration, but we survived!
All in all it was a stunning trip to the South of France, and I have no doubt we'll be back to explore even more of the region!
Our first full day on the bike saw us heading straight out towards the Pyrenees. We always stop a lot along the way to try and capture lots of photos of the stunning sights we see. Touching on the Spanish border through our journey we were heading towards Andorra where we had booked to spend the night in Hotel Nordic. This hotel is ideally located for skiers in the winter season, not too far at all from the slopes, I can imagine it would be absolute stunning when surrounded by snow. But it was summer for us, so was it still as stunning? The answer to this question is 100% yes. What I hadn't realised when he suggested we book this hotel was the reason he really wanted to stay here. That reason was all the vintage cars and motorbikes that they have in their reception. I wasn't complaining though; we had a beautiful view of the mountains from our room, a lovely warm and large room with fab toiletries in the bathroom, and a brilliant bar and restaurant. What more could we ask for!
After out little stay away in Andorra, we went on a mini excursion back from the campsite in Valras-Plage to some interesting places. One of which included us finding the Chรขteau des Baux. This 10th century castle was torn down in 1633 by Louis XIII but had been home to some of the most famous minstrels and troubadours of the day. There was very little shade throughout the castle, which did make this a slightly harder exploration, but we survived!
All in all it was a stunning trip to the South of France, and I have no doubt we'll be back to explore even more of the region!
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