| 1 | The Pyrennees are a prime example of how geography is destiny. | |
| 2 | The historical roots of one of France's most totemic objects, the beret, lie in the small town of Nay, deep in the Pyrenees Mountain range. | |
| 3 | The highest mountain in Europe is Mount Blanc in the Alps and the Pyrenees are covered with snow. | |
| 4 | Cathar castles stand proudly at the foot of the Pyrénées mountains, and the fortified city of Carcassonne and the 49-metre high Pont du Gard will instantly hold you spellbound. | |
| 5 | The Pyrenean Ibex was native to the Pyrenees, a mountain range in Andorra, France and Spain. |