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Mountain passes of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Somport or Col du Somport, known also as the Aspe Pass or Canfranc Pass, (el. 1632 m.) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of France and Spain. Its name is derived from the Latin Summus portus. It was one of the most popular routes for soldiers, merchants, and pilgrims to the tomb of St. James following the route from Arles to cross the Pyrenees. They travelled from Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, via Somport to Jaca, Aragon, Spain.

Pourtalet mountain pass

mountain pass on the France–Spain border

mountain pass in France and Spain

Col de Marie-Blanque

Col de la Pierre St Martin

French mountain pass