Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat View Post
Belgium?


But seriously. If it's the hiking you're after - as a goal in itself instead of a cheap way of getting from A to B - then I would recommend the Pyrénées. There is a God and on the eight day he created France to supply humans with all the good things in life. One corner of it he created as a hiking heaven, the Pyrénées:
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Splendid nature, one of the last wild places in Western Europe! Bears! Vultures!



Skiing, rafting, canoeing and lakes begging for a swim! Endless walking and cycling tracks! Caves with prehistoric paintings everywhere!


Medieval villages! Walled towns! Cathar strongholds! Castles perched on high mountain tops!



For links, a good start would be to google 'Ariège' for culture, or 'Parc national des Pyrénées' for nature.
Looks good...