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Barrage - Lac du Gabas - Water reservoir and recreation site

Submitted by Nomad on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 20:25

It began with just a small sign "barrage de Gabas" on the road to Pau in Haute Pyrenees in France. The road ended at a parking lot with a brand new community lake house. Quite a remarkable place for those who like to walk. But there's more than meets the eye.

Location

Lac - Barrage du Gabas near Lourenties - France 43° 17' 2.2488" N, 0° 8' 25.116" W

Caves in the Jura - forest mountains - France

Submitted by Nomad on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 20:41

The Jura mountain range in France has a vast cave network, of which many are open to the public during summer holidays. The name "Jura" comes from the Celtic root "jor" and later adopted in Latain as "juria", meaning forest. A visit to the Jura mountain region shows why.