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Example sentences for: pyrénées

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They took advantage of this new stronghold to create Provincia (now Provence), stretching from the Alps to the Pyrénées, in order to guarantee communications between Italy and Spain.
The formidable barrier of the Pyrénées forms the frontier with Spain.
The enormous personal popularity of this good-natured but tough king from the Pyrénées proved vital for healing the wounds from the bitter wars.
The country offers plenty of outdoor enjoyment, too: swimming and other water sports, or just sunbathing, on Alpine lakes, on the beaches of Normandy and Brittany, or at the famous resorts of the Côte d’Azur; first-class skiing in the Alps and Pyrénées; canoeing down spectacular gorges; and marvelous hiking around the country’s national parks and nature reserves.
The Côte d’Azur and Corsica both have a distinctly Italian flavor, and the people on the northern slopes of the Pyrénées are not so very different from their Spanish cousins to the south.