XX. PERPIGNAN 286 INDEX 305 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS LA VALLÉE DU LYS _Frontispiece_ PAGE MAP OF THE PYRENEES 1 NATIVES OF ROUSSILLON 4 THE CASCADE, GAVARNIE 7 From a photograph by Messrs. Levy and Sons, Paris THE CATHEDRAL, BAYONNE 32 THE COAST, BIARRITZ 44 SAN SEBASTIAN 48 PAS DE ROLAND 54 THE BRIDGE, ORTHEZ 66 PAU 85 THE CASTLE, PAU 92 ROOM OF JEANNE D’ALBRET, CASTLE OF PAU 100 BETHARAM 112 THE BASILICA, LOURDES 134 THE TEMPLAR CHURCH, LUZ 167 From a photograph by Messrs. Levy and Sons, Paris LA BRÈCHE DE ROLAND 169 From a photograph by Messrs. Levy and Sons, Paris CHOIR OF S. BERTRAND DE COMINGES 220 CLOISTERS, S. BERTRAND DE COMINGES 226 LA CASCADE D’ENFER, LUCHON 232 LE LAC D’OO 234 VERNET LES BAINS 274 CHÂTEAU DE ROUSSILLON 286 GATEWAY OF THE CITADEL, PERPIGNAN 291 CATHEDRAL INTERIOR, PERPIGNAN 294 THE CLOISTERS OF ELNE 298 NOTE.--The illustrations are from photographs by Messrs. Neurdein frères, of Paris, except where other acknowledgment is made. PREFACE This _Book of the Pyrenees_ follows the same lines as my _Book of the Rhine_ and _Book of the Riviera_. It is not a guide, but an introduction to the chain, giving to the reader a sketch of the History of the Country he visits. [Illustration: PYRENEES] THE PYRENEES CHAPTER I THE PYRENEAN CHAIN