{"id":10013,"date":"2020-09-09T05:01:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T03:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=10013"},"modified":"2020-09-09T11:54:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T09:54:24","slug":"ordesa-and-monte-perdido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/ordesa-y-monte-perdido\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordesa y Monte Perdido: Practical guide to enjoy the Park this autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The spectacular Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park<\/a>,<\/strong> located in the north of the province of Huesca, it was declared a World Heritage<\/strong> in 1997 and since 1977, a Biosphere Reserve. This is due not only to its enormous wealth of landscapes<\/strong>but also to its varied ecosystem with high peaks, waterfalls and waterfalls of great beauty and small villages full of charm.<\/strong>. It is also notable for its wide variety of species, which gives it great richness, both in its fauna and flora. From the massif of Monte Perdido<\/a><\/strong> we will be able to dominate the entire orography, with its peaks the Three Sorores<\/strong>from where the different valleys that make up this beautiful landscape are organised, such as the one of Ordesa, Pineta<\/a>, A\u00f1isclo <\/a>y Escua\u00edn<\/a><\/strong>. A trip along each of its routes and through each of its villages will be a real pleasure for any traveller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before visiting the Park you can find out more at books and guides<\/strong>and consult maps<\/strong> details of the area. Alpina has published a guide with two maps on Ordesa y Monte perdido (Buy Alpina map guide on Amazon<\/a>)<\/strong>. On the other hand there are interesting books such as\u00a0Family excursions in the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park<\/strong><\/a> of the SUA Publishing House (see on Amazon<\/a>) <\/strong>o\u00a0 Ordesa and Monte Perdido. Tour of the Park in 6 stages<\/strong> by Editorial Desnivel (see book<\/a>).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udcc5 When to go<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This beautiful park offers you the possibility of visiting it at any time of the year, although you should always bear in mind its high mountain climate<\/strong>. This makes it more extreme, although temperatures are somewhat tempered due to the influence of the relative proximity to the Mediterranean and the Cantabrian Sea. This phenomenon, typical of the Spanish side of the Pyrenees, means that winters are cold and with a high temperature. abundant snow precipitation,<\/strong> while summers offer relatively warm temperatures with sunny days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Waterfall in the Ordesa Canyon \/ Photo: Traves\u00eda Pirenaica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The best times to visit the park are in late spring and early summer. early autumn<\/strong>. If you visit in summer, you should know that there are very sudden changes in temperature and thunderstorms are frequent in the afternoons. In early spring there is still snow <\/strong>and the trees are leafless, so there may be a risk of avalanches. Don't forget to be well equipped, with comfortable shoes, loose-fitting clothes and a mackintosh<\/a>and try to start the route first thing in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u26d9 How to get there<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entry to the park is completely free and open all year round. Depending on the area you want to visit, you can visit it from different points such as Torla<\/strong> up to the Ordesa Valley; in the area of Escua\u00edn and Tella-Revilla<\/strong> to access the Escua\u00edn Valley; from Escalona<\/strong> to reach the A\u00f1isclo Canyon; or from the village of Bielsa<\/strong> to reach the Pineta Valley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roads giving access to the park are the N-260<\/strong> between the towns of Sabi\u00f1\u00e1nigo<\/strong> y Torla <\/strong>and through the A-138<\/strong> on Barbastro and France<\/strong>. From both you will be able to access all the points previously mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public transport to the Ordesa Valley<\/strong>. In the summer months and at Easter you will not be able to access La Pradera with your vehicle. The bus service operates Torla-La Pradera de Ordesa<\/strong>. You can leave your car in Torla. Another alternative is to walk up to La Pradera on foot along the Camino de Turieto Bajo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Road to the A\u00f1isclo Canyon<\/strong>. In high season the section between Puyarruego and the Ner\u00edn\/Buerba crossroads (Vi\u00f3 valley) is regulated and is one-way and uphill. The return journey is from Buerba. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udcf8 What to see and do in Ordesa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The villages of Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park \/ Photo: @desirecape (Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The beautiful Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park<\/strong> will offer you truly unique and unforgettable places. From its three summits of the Three Sorores<\/strong>The valley, with its spectacular peaks and stone walls furrowed by the water, passing through its beautiful and rugged valleys, such as the one of Ordesa, Pineta or Escua\u00edn<\/strong>The spectacular waterfalls and waterfalls, which look like something out of a postcard, are not to be forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n