What people are saying…
A selection of comments and reviews by readers and the media
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Great book. A really enjoyable read, spanning millennia of human history in the Pyrenees. It is a truly varied and fascinating history, recounted in an engaging style by an author who clearly loves and appreciates his subject. Unsurprisingly, from a book that is solidly based on and references a broad range of research, I learned so much - however I will need to read it again, to take in some more of the detail! Oh, and of course, I’m now inspired to make more trips into the mountains, to see and experience at least some of the sites and sights that Colin introduces.
Dave Franklin on Amazon.co.uk
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A great read. Full of interesting and entertaining anecdotes culled from an amazing variety of sources. Much of the time you feel you are there with the author, being directed round this corner or down that valley. The book covers every chronological period and organises itself thematically around the great human themes - work, religion, political communities. Who knew that all human life lay in those distant peaks? Strongly recommended.
Tom Adair on Amazon.fr
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I am now nearing the end of a second read [of your book]: it's really very good indeed, and there is very much you've taught me, not least that self-declared monastery tax avoidance wheeze, which I rather wish was still an option today. To everybody reading this note: you should all read this book. It's a solid piece of work – file next to Graham Robb!
Graham Sanders on Amazon.co.uk
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'I just finished your “Pyrenees”. Congrats on a really good book. [In it] I’ve read about a lot of things I didn’t know, including some fascinating places (Seró, Els Altimiris) not that far from my home near Barcelona.'
Felix Arquer
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‘A genuine delight: this human history of the Pyrenees is original, hugely informative and beautifully written. Ranging from cave art to modern tourism, Taylor brings alive one of Europe’s most spectacular yet unknown landscapes.’
Luke Stegemann, author of Cadiz
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'Although older than the Alps, the Pyrenees remain far less well known . . . Taylor's account is an absorbing romp through this human story.'
Ettie Neil-Gallacher, The Field
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‘Immaculately researched, humorous and beautifully written. The focus is precise – the impact of human hands on the mountain landscape. A book for mountain lovers everywhere.’
Nick Thorpe, author of Walking Europe’s Last Wilderness
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‘Colin Duncan Taylor draws on the experiences and observations of twenty-five years spent in the Pyrenees to offer the reader a narrative of enlightening insight into this mountain range’s historical, cultural and political history.’
Jules Stewart, co-author of Cadiz
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Just brilliant …. Full of the most fascinating details about this beautiful corner of the world.
JP on Amazon.fr
The Field
August 2026
