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Originally Posted by multiweb
Ah ok. Not sure about accommodation up there. I know there is a big building for the scientists and a small restaurant/coffee shop. But everything that goes up or down from there is via helicopter. Couldn't check your links. Maybe they've built more facilities up there but it's a really small space.
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Marc, great pics. Thank you.
This site:
http://www.go-pyrenees.com/spend-a-n...e-pic-du-midi/
says:
"ONE of the most unusual and special hotels on the planet has to be the hotel attached to the Pic du Midi space observatory in the French Pyrenees.
Yes, this spectacular and famous location has a small hotel attached where you can spend a night to take advantage of the observatory’s facilities to study the night sky.
The observatory’s location high up in the Pyrenees gives it a very special clear view of the stars. It’s so good, in fact, that NASA scientists mapped the surface of the Moon from here before the Apollo spacecraft landings.
And the observatory and its hotel are open throughout the year so you can combine it with a winter ski holiday – when the skies are often especially clear – or a summer hiking holiday. Both sports, and many others, are well supported in the region." and
"The hotel costs 229 euro for a single person in a single room, 349 euro for a two people in a double. That includes the cable car ride up, site visit, dinner, breakfast. All rooms have stunning views of the Pyrenees and include linen. The rooms were originally designed for visiting astronomers so are a bit basic. Book online here
www.hopresa.com
There’s also a restaurant at the Pic du Midi which serves simple, traditional meals based on local products."
Not cheap by any means but what an experience.
Peter
