Thanks all
I have been through France a few times and know that in reality especially weekends going through these restricted areas is not a problem however when I go to Braga it will be for just a few days so either going or coming back one leg will be during the week. Looking on flight star the Cazaux area is a maze of restricted layers from ground up to unlimited. In fact there is so much of it I'm hoping if on a FIS then going through it should be ok. I'm planning on flying one leg to San Sabastian so if I could find out before I go that would be great. Oh well I do have till the summer.
IO are those class E routes shown on the charts you put the link to.
Barne
If you are really keen on the Alps then ST Johanne(LOIJ) in Austria is the best flying I have done. It's only about 15 mins into the Alps and I have found that arriving late in the afternoon and leaving early in the morning avoids most of the turbulance. You just can't beat flying through the Alpine Valleys.