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It is the
second oldest national park in Spain
(it opened as such in 1918), only behind the Picos de Europa. It also monopolizes the title of
Biosphere Reserve
. And if that were not enough, Unesco has it on its list of World Heritage Sites. We are talking about the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, located in the
central Pyrenees of Huesca.
There is more, since it is also the perfect place for
lovers of cycling and hiking
, in addition to having some of the most beautiful panoramic views in Spain.
These are some of the benefits of this park inaugurated by no less than King
Alfonso XIII
103 years ago.
In this way, they came to solve the demands of travelers who demanded greater protection for this beautiful enclave in the province of Huesca.
Among them,
Lucien de Briet
stood out
, a French writer, photographer and explorer, as well as a self-confessed fan of the Pyrenees.
Not in vain, he was one of the
culprits
of the fame that the place was acquiring.
Favorite on Instagram
Now, the national park adds a new one to its list of attractions, since it has been chosen as the best destination in the Pyrenees by the Lonely Planet publishing community of travelers through
its Instagram social network
, which already exceeds 110,000 followers.
The last survey asked them to choose the best experience to know and enjoy in the Pyrenees, including
both natural and cultural destinations
on both sides of the border.
View of the Ordesa National Park.
Normal that they chose Ordesa taking into account the infinity of corners to explore
nature in its purest form.
The park is surrounded by four impressive glacial valleys and is crossed by all kinds of routes that lead to magical places such as the
Cola de Caballo
waterfall
, the
Llanos de la Larri,
the Añisclo canyon or the
Escuaín gorge
.
The Monte Perdido presides over the complex, which, at 3,355 meters high, is the highest limestone rock mountain on the continent.
The viewpoint route
One of the most desirable routes is the viewpoints, which
can
even
be followed by 4x4
.
There are those who choose to walk the bottom of the valley through the waterfalls or discover places such as the
Racón belt
or the
Senda de los Cazadores
, also unrivaled.
As for the main access point, the main one is Torla.
The park is dotted with photogenic lakes.
In addition, two kilometers in length make the new zip line at the gates of the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park one of the longest in Europe.
An
original outdoor experience
with speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour in the fastest sections, to which must be added a
total difference of 200 meters.
Reasons enough to try to capture a Guinness record.
The rest of the finalists
For all this, more than 45,000 travelers have decided that the Ordesa Natural Park is the winner of the mancro-survey. The finalist was the
Aigüestortes i Estany Sant Maurici
National
Park
, in the Pyrenees of
Lleida.
In the voting, the travel community has chosen their preferred landscape, town or experience in a competition based on eliminations:
round of 16,
quarter-finals, semifinals ... until reaching the grand final that the two have played. great National Parks of the Central Pyrenees: Ordesa and Monte Perdido and Aigüestortes and Estany Sant Maurici.
In third and fourth position, the travelers chose the
Irati Forest
(Navarra and the Romanesque of the
Vall de Boí
(Lleida). In addition, 12 other Pyrenean proposals have also participated in the competition:
Roncesvalles
, the Yellow Train on the French side of the mountain range, the Cirque de Gavarnie,
Beget
(Girona), the Park of
Posets Maladeta,
the Trans-Pyrenean route, the Monastery of Ripoll, the
Pic du Midi di Bigorre
, San Juan de la Peña, the Noguera Pallaresa, the
Route of the Cathars
through the French Pyrenees and the Vall de Nuria rack railway.
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