Kokoni

Explore two countries in one go: cross the border (35 minutes’ drive) into Spain to explore the rural regions of Navarre and Aragon. Head up to the Mirador de Larra-Belagua (45 minutes) for views over the Pyrenees, or wander alpine meadows in the Collado de Lapatía (55 minutes) hiking area. Walk up the dramatic river gorge to the Cascada de Arrako waterfall (50 minutes), or get kitted out for high altitude and hike foothills up to the peak of Paquiza de Linzola (90 minutes to the car park). Go underground on a guided tour of the limestone caves complex at Grotte de la Verna (35 minutes). For an understanding of local 20th-century history, visit the Camp de Gurs Memorial (also 35 minutes), marking the spot of a detention camp that housed Spanish and Jewish refugees in the 1940s. If you're with kids needing to let off energy, take lively huskies for a stroll at Tracés Sauvages (25 minutes), or spend a day paintballing and clambering around on treetop ropes at Aventure Parc Aramits - Accrobranche (15 minutes).