{"id":1549,"date":"2020-06-24T06:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T04:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=1549"},"modified":"2023-05-24T13:26:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T11:26:44","slug":"forau-aiguallut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/forau-aiguallut\/","title":{"rendered":"The magic of Forau d'Aigualluts"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Benasque valley<\/a>At the foot of the Pyrenean monarch, we have the opportunity to see how the waters of the river \u00c9sera mysteriously disappear, coming from the glaciers of the Aneto, Tempestades and Barrancs; and its tributary, the Escaleta. It is the magic of the Forau d'Aigualluts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The forau d'Aigualluts<\/strong> is a karstic sinkhole through which the water seeps from this place, to reappear some 4 kilometres away on the other side of the divide, in Artiga de Lin (Aran Valley), in an upwelling known as Uelhs deth Jo\u00e8u, which means \"The Devil's or Jupiter's Eyes\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, the waters that, due to the natural orography of the terrain, should end up in the Mediterranean, finally end up in the Atlantic, in the city of Bordeaux, at the mouth of the Garonne river. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to the Forau d'Aigualluts, you can also visit the waterfall and the plan of the same name. Three highly recommended places that can be easily seen following a route of less than 5 kilometres (round trip) from La Besurta. Those who want something more can follow this circular route up to the La Renclusa refuge and the pass of the same name, from where there are beautiful views of the Plan d'Aigualluts and the surrounding mountains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get to La Besurta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

View on Google Maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get to the starting point of this excursion we will take the town of Benasque as a reference point. From here we follow the main road (A139) up the valley towards Llanos del Hospital. Depending on the time of year, we can go as far as the Besurta, or as far as the car park at Llanos del Hospital (in high season). In this case, we have two options: we can take the bus that regularly goes up from Benaque to La Besurta and stops at the car park, or we can extend our excursion by 8 kilometres (4 outward and 4 return) following the geomorphological path or the rickety road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Route to the Forau d'Aigualluts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n