{"id":3553,"date":"2023-06-06T08:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=3553"},"modified":"2024-06-24T11:47:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T09:47:32","slug":"parques-naturales-nacionales-pirineo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/national-natural-parks-in-the-pyrenees\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Natural and National Parks in the Pyrenees to enjoy nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/pyrenees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Pyrenees<\/strong>A network of mountains, rivers, lakes and glaciers.<\/a> They are landscapes and places where hiking can open up a new world to you. The Pyrenees mountain range... Why not appreciate the exuberance of the Pyrenees? Do you dare to delve deeper into the <strong>beauty of its parks<\/strong>?<\/p><p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/national-parks-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The beauty of the National Parks, get to know them in these 15 images &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Contents\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/national-natural-parks-in-the-pyrenees\/#Parque_Nacional_de_Aiguestortes_y_lago_de_San_Mauricio\" title=\"Aig\u00fcestortes National Park and Saint Maurice Lake\">Aig\u00fcestortes National Park and Saint Maurice Lake<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/national-natural-parks-in-the-pyrenees\/#Parque_Nacional_de_Ordesa_y_Monte_Perdido\" title=\"Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park\">Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/national-natural-parks-in-the-pyrenees\/#Parque_Natural_de_Cap_de_Creus_%C2%BB\" title=\"Cap de Creus Natural Park &quot;\">Cap de Creus Natural Park \"<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/national-natural-parks-in-the-pyrenees\/#Parque_Natural_de_las_Marismas_del_Ampurdan\" title=\"Natural Park of the Empord\u00e0 marshes\">Natural Park of the Empord\u00e0 marshes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/national-natural-parks-in-the-pyrenees\/#Parque_Natural_del_Alto_Pirineo\" title=\"High Pyrenees Natural Park\">High Pyrenees Natural Park<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/national-natural-parks-in-the-pyrenees\/#Parque_Nacional_de_los_Pirineos\" title=\"Pyrenees National Park\">Pyrenees National Park<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/national-natural-parks-in-the-pyrenees\/#Parque_Natural_Regional_de_los_Pirineos_de_Ariege\" title=\"Regional Natural Park of the Ari\u00e9ge Pyrenees\">Regional Natural Park of the Ari\u00e9ge Pyrenees<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/national-natural-parks-in-the-pyrenees\/#Parque_Natural_Regional_de_los_Pirineos_Catalanes\" title=\"Regional Natural Park of the Catalan Pyrenees\">Regional Natural Park of the Catalan Pyrenees<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_Nacional_de_Aiguestortes_y_lago_de_San_Mauricio\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pirineos.info\/que-hacer-en\/estany-de-sant-maurici\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aig\u00fcestortes National Park and Saint Maurice Lake<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-7444\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Estany_de_Sant_Maurici_By-Josep-Renalias-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500.jpg\" alt=\"Estany de Sant Maurici \/ Photo: Josep Renalias (via Wikimedia Commons)\" class=\"wp-image-7444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Estany_de_Sant_Maurici_By-Josep-Renalias-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500.jpg 760w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Estany_de_Sant_Maurici_By-Josep-Renalias-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Estany_de_Sant_Maurici_By-Josep-Renalias-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Estany_de_Sant_Maurici_By-Josep-Renalias-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Estany_de_Sant_Maurici_By-Josep-Renalias-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Estany_de_Sant_Maurici_By-Josep-Renalias-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-759x500.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Estany de Sant Maurici \/ Photo: Josep Renalias (via Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>Catalonia is home to this national park, where you are welcomed by an Atlantic high mountain climate.<\/p><p>Located in the so-called axial zone of the Pyrenees (between France and Spain), it is walled on both the north and south by vigorous mountain foothills. <strong>Lakes and ponds are a common feature of the area.<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The ice formed the characteristic ridges of Aig\u00fcestortes Park. Its magic lies in its rugged profile.<\/p><p>The autochthonous biodiversity has remained wild, despite the presence of humans. Its flora includes up to 1,471 plant species.<\/p><p>As for the fauna, the European Union declared the area a Special Protection Area for Birds. The reason? It is home to 200 species of vertebrate animals, two thirds of which are birds: bearded vultures, alpine lagopods, red-billed choughs, capercaillies and ptarmigan.<\/p><p>Wild boar, chamois, stoat, grey dormouse and red squirrel are the most common mammals. Aquatic animals present in the rivers and lakes include the common trout alongside other autochthonous species: the red-legged frog and the Pyrenean newt.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_Nacional_de_Ordesa_y_Monte_Perdido\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/pyrenees\/ordesa-monte-perdido\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-7445\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parque_nacional_monte_perdido_ordesa_By-Phqneste75_760x500.jpg\" alt=\"Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido \/ Photo: Phqneste75 (via Wikimedia Commons)\" class=\"wp-image-7445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parque_nacional_monte_perdido_ordesa_By-Phqneste75_760x500.jpg 760w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parque_nacional_monte_perdido_ordesa_By-Phqneste75_760x500-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parque_nacional_monte_perdido_ordesa_By-Phqneste75_760x500-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parque_nacional_monte_perdido_ordesa_By-Phqneste75_760x500-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parque_nacional_monte_perdido_ordesa_By-Phqneste75_760x500-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parque_nacional_monte_perdido_ordesa_By-Phqneste75_760x500-759x500.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido \/ Photo: Phqneste75 (via Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>A territory of contrasts, its highest mountain is <a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/lost-mountain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Monte Perdido<\/strong><\/a>. From it, a variety of glacial ridges and valleys descend in the form of a radius.<\/p><p>The essence of the park is its constitution <strong>karst<\/strong>. Its limestone rocks have been perforated and meandered by rivers, which have created caves, canyons and chasms.<\/p><p>The vegetation of Ordesa Park is characterised by its variety, due to its divergent climate.<\/p><p>If you go up to 2,000 metres you will find deciduous and perennial species. At higher altitudes, you will come across plants that are used to growing in rock crevices.<\/p><p>In the event that you descend into the <a href=\"https:\/\/pirineos.info\/que-hacer-en\/ordesa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>cannons<\/strong><\/a>You can see how the beech and spruce trees grow. It would be difficult to describe their nuances in detail, as the list of species exceeds 1,500. If we look at the subspecies, there are more than 2,000.<\/p><p>Representative species include the Pyrenean lily, the hedge hedgehog and the snow flower.<\/p><p>Something similar happens with the fauna, whose richness is almost infinite. There are 5 types of amphibians; 8 types of reptiles; 65 types of birds and 32 types of mammals.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_Natural_de_Cap_de_Creus_%C2%BB\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/cap-de-creus-girona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cap de Creus Natural Park \"<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-7446\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paisaje_Cabo_de_Creus_by-Pixel_760x500.jpg\" alt=\"Cap de Creus, Alt Empord\u00e0, Catalunya \/ Photo: Pixel (via Wikimedia Commons)\" class=\"wp-image-7446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paisaje_Cabo_de_Creus_by-Pixel_760x500.jpg 760w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paisaje_Cabo_de_Creus_by-Pixel_760x500-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paisaje_Cabo_de_Creus_by-Pixel_760x500-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paisaje_Cabo_de_Creus_by-Pixel_760x500-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paisaje_Cabo_de_Creus_by-Pixel_760x500-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paisaje_Cabo_de_Creus_by-Pixel_760x500-759x500.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cap de Creus, Alt Empord\u00e0, Catalunya \/ Photo: Pixel (via Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>The Cap de Creus peninsula is the easternmost part of the peninsula.<\/strong> Ib\u00e9rica. It covers around 11,000 hectares of land and 3,000 hectares of sea, the first maritime-terrestrial park in the country.<\/p><p>As far as the land area is concerned, there are three natural sites of national interest: Cap de Creus itself, Punta Falconera and the <strong>Rodes mountain range<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Wild natural landscapes of great biological and geological value, all of them under the force of the untamed winds of the Tramontana, which have shaped them: steep cliffs, dark rocks, eroded by the wind, saltpetre and water.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_Natural_de_las_Marismas_del_Ampurdan\"><\/span>Natural Park of the Empord\u00e0 marshes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-7447\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aiguamolls_de_lEmpord\u00e0_1_By-Mikipons-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.jpg_760x500.jpg\" alt=\"Aiguamolls de l&#039;Empord\u00e0 \/ Photo: Mikipons (via Wikimedia Commons)\" class=\"wp-image-7447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aiguamolls_de_lEmpord\u00e0_1_By-Mikipons-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.jpg_760x500.jpg 760w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aiguamolls_de_lEmpord\u00e0_1_By-Mikipons-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.jpg_760x500-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aiguamolls_de_lEmpord\u00e0_1_By-Mikipons-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.jpg_760x500-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aiguamolls_de_lEmpord\u00e0_1_By-Mikipons-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.jpg_760x500-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aiguamolls_de_lEmpord\u00e0_1_By-Mikipons-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.jpg_760x500-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aiguamolls_de_lEmpord\u00e0_1_By-Mikipons-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.jpg_760x500-759x500.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aiguamolls de l'Empord\u00e0 \/ Photo: Mikipons (via Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>The park extends over more than 5,000 hectares, of which more than 800 are integral nature reserves. This is the case of Els Llaunes and Els Estanys.<\/p><p>The Empord\u00e0 marshes are one of the areas of Spain with the greatest diversity of fauna. Migratory birds stand out, as they find in this environment their shelter and passage to Africa.<\/p><p>It is outlined as an environment of coexistence between the sea, the beaches and the coastal sandbanks, brackish lagoons. You can also enjoy the terraces, parts and enclosed areas, the rivers Muga and Fluvi\u00e1, the crops and areas where farmhouses, farmyards and farmhouses are built.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_Natural_del_Alto_Pirineo\"><\/span>High Pyrenees Natural Park<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-7449\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parc_alt_pirineu_001_-_richard_martin__760x500.jpg\" alt=\"Parc Alt Pirineu \/ Photo: Richard Martin (via Wikimedia Commons)\" class=\"wp-image-7449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parc_alt_pirineu_001_-_richard_martin__760x500.jpg 760w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parc_alt_pirineu_001_-_richard_martin__760x500-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parc_alt_pirineu_001_-_richard_martin__760x500-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parc_alt_pirineu_001_-_richard_martin__760x500-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parc_alt_pirineu_001_-_richard_martin__760x500-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Parc_alt_pirineu_001_-_richard_martin__760x500-759x500.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parc Alt Pirineu \/ Photo: Richard Martin (via Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>Between the counties of El Pallars Sobir\u00e0 and L'Alt Urgell lies this Park, the largest in Catalonia.<\/p><p>It is made up of high mountains, such as the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/pica-destats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pica d'Est\u00e1ts<\/a> or the Monteixo<\/strong>. It is also populated by endangered species and shaped by centuries of human activity.<\/p><p>The Generalitat de Catalunya's decision to name it a Natural Park in 2003 with the aim of protecting its biodiversity and preserving the long-standing human work.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_Nacional_de_los_Pirineos\"><\/span>Pyrenees National Park<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-7450\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PicLong_760x500.jpg\" alt=\"The north face of the Pic Long, overlooking Tourrat Lake (view from Turon de N\u00e9ouvielle) \/ Photo: Boudi (via Wikimedia Commons)\" class=\"wp-image-7450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PicLong_760x500.jpg 760w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PicLong_760x500-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PicLong_760x500-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PicLong_760x500-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PicLong_760x500-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PicLong_760x500-759x500.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The north face of the Pic Long, overlooking Tourrat Lake (view from Turon de N\u00e9ouvielle) \/ Photo: Boudi (via Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>This park was created in 1967 and covers 45,707 hectares. Here you can stop at its more than <strong>200 high mountain lakes<\/strong>as well as on the highest peaks of the French Pyrenees.<\/p><p>It is one of the most exuberant parks in France for its biodiversity, which is made up of heterogeneous species. The chamois, the park's hallmark, the bearded vulture and the golden eagle roam freely on the park's rugged peaks.<\/p><p>It is also home to a unique aquatic mammal on the planet: the Pyrenean desman, a specimen that is very difficult to find in the wild.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_Natural_Regional_de_los_Pirineos_de_Ariege\"><\/span>Regional Natural Park of the Ari\u00e9ge Pyrenees<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-7448\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Valier_By-frUserValier-GFDL-httpwww.gnu_.orgcopyleftfdl.html-or-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpcreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500.jpg\" alt=\"Mont Valier (vu de la route du Port d&#039;Aula), Couserans, Ari\u00e8ge, Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es \/ Photo: Valier (via Wikimedia Commons)\" class=\"wp-image-7448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Valier_By-frUserValier-GFDL-httpwww.gnu_.orgcopyleftfdl.html-or-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpcreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500.jpg 760w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Valier_By-frUserValier-GFDL-httpwww.gnu_.orgcopyleftfdl.html-or-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpcreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Valier_By-frUserValier-GFDL-httpwww.gnu_.orgcopyleftfdl.html-or-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpcreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Valier_By-frUserValier-GFDL-httpwww.gnu_.orgcopyleftfdl.html-or-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpcreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Valier_By-frUserValier-GFDL-httpwww.gnu_.orgcopyleftfdl.html-or-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpcreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Valier_By-frUserValier-GFDL-httpwww.gnu_.orgcopyleftfdl.html-or-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpcreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-759x500.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mont Valier (vu de la route du Port d'Aula), Couserans, Ari\u00e8ge, Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es \/ Photo: Valier (via Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>The park covers 246,500 hectares and is located at the highest point of the<a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/pica-destats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Pica d'Estats<\/a>at an altitude of 3,143 metres, on the border between Catalonia and France.<\/p><p>You can walk through its vast and rich territory, where you will find summer pastures, sheltered valleys, rivers, ponds, wooded hills and mountain passes with spectacular views.<\/p><p>In addition, typical villages and the Niaux caves, with their Upper Palaeolithic cave paintings, await you.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_Natural_Regional_de_los_Pirineos_Catalanes\"><\/span>Regional Natural Park of the Catalan Pyrenees<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-7451\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Carlit_Peak_By-GailOm-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500.jpg\" alt=\"Carlit peak from Lake Lanoux, Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es Orientales \/ Photo: GailOm (via Wikimedia Commons)\" class=\"wp-image-7451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Carlit_Peak_By-GailOm-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500.jpg 760w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Carlit_Peak_By-GailOm-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Carlit_Peak_By-GailOm-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Carlit_Peak_By-GailOm-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Carlit_Peak_By-GailOm-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Carlit_Peak_By-GailOm-CC-BY-SA-3.0-httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3_760x500-759x500.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carlit peak from Lake Lanoux, Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es Orientales \/ Photo: GailOm (via Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>This park is located in the extreme south of France and comprises three regions with different environments: the Capir, the Sardinia and the Haut-Confient.<\/p><p>A blend of Mediterranean and Pyrenean influences, it stretches from the foothills of the Canig\u00f3 to the Andorran and Spanish borders. It rises between 300 and 3,000 metres above sea level.<\/p><p>At this climatic and cultural crossroads you can find massifs and valleys inhabited by species such as the Pyrenean lily or the bearded vulture.<\/p><p>The <strong>Carlit-Campard\u00f3s Massif<\/strong> marks the boundary between the Atlantic and Mediterranean climates. This mountain range concentrates the highest peaks of the Catalan Pyrenees: <a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/the-carlit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Carlit<\/strong><\/a>2,921 metres and <a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/puigpedros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Puig Pedr\u00f3s<\/strong><\/a>2,905 metres. You will enjoy glacial landscapes, currently occupied by lakes. This area has been designated as a site of European interest within the Natura 2000 network.<\/p><p>A selection of the parks and richness that populate the Pyrenees. Do you dare to visit any of them? 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