2012
2012, the story goes on... Discover places, people, instants from the Pyrenees to Bordeaux, Paris, Spain...
Disabled climb at the Wall
Members of the Passerelle du Cœur (Gateway of Heart) organization, experience tonight indoor climbing at the Wall of Oloron-Sainte-Marie.
Oloron 2030
"In a oil crisis and global warming context, what is your dream for Oloron in 2030 ?" This is the question Martin Rieussec asks to the city inhabitants for the "Oloron in...
Soum de Counée under the snow
Soum de Counée is a peak (1368m) above the Plateau du Bénou near the Col de Marie-Blanque, in between Aspe and Ossau valleys.
Oloron by Night : a book is born
Oloron-Sainte-Marie la Nuit, la Ville a Rendez-Vous avec les Lunes.Oloron-Sainte-Marie by Night, the City meets the Moons, one year between the preview of the 1st layout at...
Expo in Estialesq
Christine Bonelli and Colette Hustaix shows their paintings in the little village of Estialesq in Jurançon.
Opening in Bedous
Group Christmas show opening in the old presbytery in Bedous, Aspe valley, Bearn, Pyrénées : 15 artists, paintings, photographs, sculptures, artifacts, lamps, hats, etc...
Huesca by Night
Huesca, Aragon, Spain, discovering a city after sunset...
Los Mallos de Riglos
Discover Los Mallos de Riglos, 300m high monolythes walls, in the Spanish province of Huesca in Aragon.
Road to Huesca
From snow to sun, the road to Huesca, in Aragon, Spain
Pau Book Fair
In the new library complex of Pau, presenting Oloron by Night at the Monhelios booth, among the many other books and authors of the editor.
Show Case : Poétissages
The poetry of Samie Louve, the music of Stéphane Albert and the clown'Eolia for their show Poétissages, yesterday evening at Show Case, Pau.
Les économies d'énergies en expo
Du transport de l'énergie à son utilisation par les éco-gestes, une expo ludique à voir jusqu'au 15 novembre à l'ancienne mairie à Oloron, la semaine prochaine à Pau...
Conference and expo "We never saw that ?"
Floods in Béarn and Pyrenees, a group exhibit and conference by Béarn Initiatives Environnement and the C-PRIM, Centre Pyrénéen des Risques Majeurs and partners at the...
Back to the nets of Lanne
A new visit of the nets of Lanne en Barétous for the traditional pigeon hunt. See also my visit last year.
Spain Photo-Tour
From Barcelona to Madrid, passing by San Sebastian, Bilbao, pictures of cities, scenics, people, days and nights !
Richard Bohringer one man show
Traine pas trop sous la pluie. Don't stay too long under the rain. Richard Bohringer, strong and sensible, presents his one man show for the audience of salle Jéliote in...
Wood and straw House
Today I visited my friend who is building for him and his family, with help of friends, an ecologic sustainable house made of wood and straw. Work in progress...
The morning of the Wall's 24h
Morning visit to the climbers of Oloron's Wall 24h event, a world level competition of indoor-climbing.
Eric Braccini Trio at Showcase
Eric Braccini, piano, Guillaume Lacrampe, drums, Oliver Potratz, bass, october 4th in Showcase, Pau.
2 peaks 2000m+
In the clouds of Ossau valley, Pic Lavigne, 2018m, then Pic Chérue, 2185m.... 8h walk....
Sport and sustainable Development festival
After a day focused on challenges and envrionment education, in the end of the day and the evening happens concerts and night orientation race.
Art Express in Oloron
Two quick visits for this fulfilled saturday, first the opening of the cultural season of Oloron area ; second in Armixt, the opening of Alesko's show : Maniakbox
Orientation race by night
Preparing the Sport and Sustainable Development festival, BIE, Béarn Environment Initiatives team, has tested in real conditions one of the activities of the program: the...
Poetry concert
The poetess Samie Louve, with guitarist Stéphane Albert and clown Line Coignon, shows in Serres-Castet (64), their show, Poétissage.
Hondarribia Alarde
The Hondarribia Alarde celebrates a victory against French army in 1638. In the city since the previous night, marches to the sound of flutes the military companies,...
Hondarribia Alarde : la Mixta
Among the many companies marching during Hondarribia Alarde, the Mixta is a special one, composed of people coming from outise the city, it's a kind of foreign legion.
Hondarribia streets
Aside virgin of Guadalupe's fiesta in Hondarribia (Fuenterrabia), Gibuzkoa province, spanish Basque country, facing Hendaye, streets, beach, mont Jaizkibel, ...
Printing Oloron by Night book
A part of the printing process of Oloron by Night book in France Quercy printing company
South west road trip
Starting Bordeaux, hit the road.... A few pictures as past and present memories...
Dordogne, Domme Lot, Aveyron, Gers...
La Pierre-Sainte-Martin
Summer and unusual walk in the streets and on the deserted ski tracks of the altitude station of Arette la Pierre-Saint-Martin in the Pyrénées.
Pic d'Anie's foot
Starting Arette-la-Pierre-Saint-Martin, hiking along the Arlas and Soum Couy peaks, direction of the pic d'Anie's foot, in the lunar landscape of this karst area.
The Garburade
The garbure is a traditiionnal basco-bearnese soup. The Garburade is the world championship of garbure preparation, that held in Oloron-Sainte-Marie in the french Pyrénées.
Anti-Mites 2012, final evening
Rémy Boiron, accompany by Alain Larribet performs his theatre play about Myths for the last evening of 2012 summer in Anti-Mites in Oloron
The col of Aubisque
A legendary pass of the Tour de France, rising up to 1709m. It is a 18km climb, 7% on average and 1200m between the foot and the summit. On the top you can find horses,...
An insolite tuesday evening
Tonight at the Anti-Mites, Oloron, for the Unusual Tuesdays: Alain Cébria and Leah Pludvinski exhibits "Landes with four hands" and the troupe of the Theater of Aix plays ...
Pic Sanctus
2500m altitude to the top of the ride, starting from Gourette on the slopes of the Aubisque from the Ossau valley, 1200m elevation to reach the peak of Sanctus, Louesque...
Combo Vélo-Expo
Climb to the plateau de Lescun, route of Sanchèse, 8km, 8%... to visit the show of local artist Danièle Gay, after passing through Aspe valley, Sarrance, Bedous...
A new Bohemian Thursday
Ossau Resonances organizes during summer, Bohemians Thursdays, night markets of arts and crafts in Laruns, Ossau valley in the Pyrenees.
Lescun - Orgues de Camplong
Walk in the clouds altitude 2000m to reach the karst plateau of the north side of the Orgues de Camplong, cirque de Lescun, vallée d'Aspe, Pyrénées.
Col d'aspin, Hourquette d'Ancizan
Bike loop starting Aure valley in Hautes Pyrénées, Saint-Lary Soulan, two 1st category passes : Aspin, 12kn, 6,5%, Hourquette d'Ancizan, 10km 5%...
Col de Marie-Blanque
Ascension by Bielle of the famous col de Marie-Blanque, in the Pyrenees, 11km, 5%, with a beautiful and resting passage on the Plateau du Bénou.
Bohemian thursdays in Laruns
During summer, Ossau Resonances organizes Bohemians Thursdays, night markets of arts and crafts in Laruns, Ossau valley in the Pyrenees. Despite the rain this Thursday, the...
L'Anti-Mites, arts and people
Some moments of the 2012 season of the Anti-Mites, place of arts at the Gabarn area, near Oloron, the debriefing meeting of the Arts en Place art show, music and danse show...
Cols de Lie & d'Ichère
Two small Pyrenean passes to discover at a bike allure, the Col de Lie, 600m, followed by the Col d'Ichère 674m, both 5km, average 5%. This way connects the Barétous and...
La Pastorale
Three representations for the 2012 Pastorale, theatre play in Bearnese, organized by the association Pastorala Aussalesa on a floating stage on Lake village Castet, Ossau...
Summer night movie
Outdoor movie, L'Arnacœur, for this summer night in Parempuyre, near Bordeaux, organised by Art'Y Show...
Animals plays
In the Landes of Gironde, south-west of France, people play with horses, dogs with chicken, green moments...
Gastronomie, à la bordelaise
Located in the heart of the Graves vineyards, near Bordeaux, Les Sources de Caudalie is a luxury hotel spa 5 stars gourmet restaurant...
Expo at the former rectory of Bedous
Elodie Leloup presents this july 14th in the former rectory of Bedous her garment factory, accessories, suspension seats, fabric decorations, Daniele Gay's inks, watercolors...
Jazz à Oloron 2012
A 9-day festival, stars and major exponents of jazz from Europe and around the world: Enrico Rava, Viktor Lazlo, Bojan Z, Andy Sheppard, Tigran Hamasyan, Eivind Aarset ; well...
