We have not come up with a better way to make way for the weekend than to introduce you to one of the many wonders that can be found throughout our territory. And it is that between our borders you will find impressive waterfalls, surprising rock formations, red lands, forests that seem taken from a fairy tale …
One of the most beautiful corners that you can discover in Spain is in Huesca, Aragon. It is the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park , which looks like the setting of a fantasy movie. And here you can enjoy beautiful and deep valleys, high mountains, rivers with turquoise waters, waterfalls … Do you want to know all the details of this magical place? Well, do not miss anything that we tell you below!
UNESCO World Heritage
Integrated in the Network of Spanish National Parks, the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park is also part of the Ordesa-Viñamala Biosphere Reserve, in addition to having been consecrated, together with the glaciers of the French part, as World Heritage by the UNESCO .
The largest calcareous mountain massif in Western Europe
The Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park occupies the municipalities of Bielsa, Broto, Fanlo, Puértolas and Tella-Sin. It was created in 1918 with the Ordesa valley, although at the beginning of the 80s the Pineta valley, the Escuaín Gorges and the Añisclo Canyon were included, all of them belonging to the great massif of Monte perdidos. What stands out most of the entire park is Monte Perdido, which measures no more and no less than 3,355 meters. In fact, it is the largest calcareous mountain massif in all of Western Europe.
Contrast of landscapes
But don’t think that Monte Perdido is the only thing that surprises you about this magical place. For us it is even more amazing to observe the great contrasts in the landscape. And it is that while in the higher areas we find a landscape similar to that of the karst deserts, since the water of the rain and the thaw seeps under the water, in the valleys there is exuberant vegetation. This is because the water is always present, even jumping in waterfalls and ravines. In addition, you can find snow, glaciers, beech and fir forests, waterfalls at the bottom of the valleys … In short, mountain scenery that has become the destination of thousands of hikers.
Flora and fauna
As we have mentioned, in the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park you can see exuberant vegetation, where you will find a lot of endemic species of the Pyrenean mountain (honeysuckle, king crowns, bear ears …) and other types of species : primroses, lilies, evergreens, potentillas, picnic areas, gentians … Of course, you will also find wild animals, especially birds. From the air, the bearded vulture, the golden eagle, the alpine sparrow, the alpine accentor and the alpine lagópod stand out. By land you can see Pyrenean newts, Pyrenean frogs, marmots or sarrios.
Sports practices
Of course, in the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park you can do some sports, such as hiking, climbing, cross-country skiing on snow and caving. Of course, keep in mind that at some times or depending on certain circumstances it may be the case that you need an authorization from the Park Administration. In addition, it must also be taken into consideration that competitive sports practices are not allowed.
Then we leave you with our gallery , where you will find some beautiful photographs of this beautiful National Park. Are you going to miss them?
