Haute-Pyrénées: Medieval Villages and Mountain Downtime

#zekeandterri #midlifetravel #travelover50 #hautepyrenees #frenchvillages After a week on canal boats, we traded waterways for mountain roads in France's stunning Haute-Pyrénées! 🏔️🚗 Our peaceful mountain escape included: 🚗 CAR RENTAL DRAMA: --Speed control mystery solved! --Scenic backroads journey to the Pyrénées 🏘️ CHARMING DISCOVERIES: --Lagrasse's medieval streets & 14th-century Église Saint-Michel --Vegetarian lunch at Moksi: only 2 choices: with or without chicken --Local artisan shopping finds --The incredible Grotte du Mas d'Azil (you can literally drive through it!) 🏔️ VISCOS MOUNTAIN RETREAT: Hotel & Restaurant La Grange aux Marmottes…the only restaurant in town Waking to sheep sounds on Mother's Day morning 🐑 Much-needed downtime after boat life Exploring 12th-century Église Saint-Pierre Laundry day in Cauterets! ⛰️ PYRÉNÉES EXPLORATION: --Château Saint-Marie in Esterre --Stumbling into a local market in Luz-Saint-Saveur --Église de Templiers (sadly it’s not related to the Knights of the Templar) --Quiet shoulder season vibes in Cauterets After the intensity of canal boat life, these peaceful mountain days were exactly what we needed before continuing to Spain! Next up: San Sebastian! ✈️ 🌍Want to see more content like this? Keep us caffeinated (or tipsy)—your choice! https://buymeacoffee.com/zekeandterri... ☕ 🍷 Let's connect! 📷 Instagram: @zekeandterri 👍 Facebook: /zekeandterri 🌐 Website: www.zekeandterri.com 🚁Navigating our lives and the world together. 🚁 Video and images by Zeke and Terri from our iPhones Video editing by Zeke using Finalcut Pro Music from Epidemic Sound 00:00 Into the mountains! 01:09 The drive begins... or does it? 02:01 Lagrasse 04:21 Viscos 05:11 Gigantic caves and waterfalls 06:02 Sheep! 06:37 Happy 1st Mother's Day! 08:44 Old castle on a hill with a view 09:54 End in Cauterets zeke and terri adventures, terri hanson mead, zeke mead, over 50 adventure travel, midlife travel, couple travel, couple travel vlog, husband wife travel, empty nest travel, empty nest travelers, world travelers, travel couple, travel inspo, travel inspiration, travel planning, travel 2025, Over Fifty Travel, travelers not tourists, midlife adventures, france travel, over 50 travel, travel france, things to do in france, french language adventures, empty nester travel, french cathedrals, travel reality, architecture lovers, honest travel, French countryside, lagrasse, narbonne, grotte du mas d'azil, viscos, eglise saint-michel, eglise saint-pierre, luz-saint-saveur, cauterets, chateau sainte-marie, esterre, eglise notre dame de l'assomption, haute pyrenees, french pyrenees, viscos france, lagrasse medieval town, haute pyrenees, french pyrenees, mountain villages france, pyrenees road trip, medieval churches France, french mountain retreat, pyrenees travel, canal boat to car travel