Ordesa and Monte Perdido
A mountain area in the Pyrenees on the Spanish and French sides, centred on Monte Perdido, the third highest peak of the range. Spain's side holds the deep Ordesa canyon, with waterfalls and walking trails.
- Where
- Torla, Aragon, Spain
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 42.6500, 0.0500
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Near Ordesa and Monte Perdido
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 2.5 km
A national park in the Spanish Pyrenees, protected since 1918 and enlarged in 1982 to cover about 156 square kilometres. Deep glacial valleys, waterfalls and the limestone massif of Monte Perdido make up the landscape. It is a World Heritage Site shared with France.
Cirque de Gavarnie 6.9 km
A vast natural amphitheatre of rock walls in the central Pyrenees, close to the border with Spain. The Gavarnie Falls drop from its cliffs, among the highest waterfalls in Europe, and the notch of the Brèche de Roland cuts the skyline above.
Pic du Midi 33 km
A Pyrenean summit of about 2,877 metres crowned by an observatory, reached by cable car from La Mongie. Its terraces look along the whole chain of the Pyrenees, and its dark night skies are protected as an International Dark Sky Reserve.
Aneto 50 km
The highest mountain in the Pyrenees, at 3,404 metres, rising in the Maladeta massif in Aragon. Climbers cross a glacier and a narrow rock crest known as the Mahomet Bridge to reach the top.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes 51 km
A Catholic shrine around the grotto of Massabielle, where Bernadette Soubirous said the Virgin Mary appeared to her in 1858. Millions of pilgrims come each year to pray at the grotto, take its water and join the candlelit evening procession past its three basilicas.
Vall de Boí Romanesque Churches 64 km
Nine small Romanesque churches built in the Pyrenean valley of Boí in the 11th and 12th centuries. Their tall bell towers rise against the mountains, and the wall paintings from Taüll are now kept in a museum in Barcelona.
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park 74 km
One of the fifteen Spanish national parks and the only one in Catalonia, set in the high Pyrenees. Its glacial lakes, granite peaks and streams that wind through meadows give the park its name. Walking trails link the mountain refuges.
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar 134 km
A Baroque basilica on the bank of the Ebro in Zaragoza, built from the 17th century around a shrine to the Virgin of the Pillar. It has eleven domes, and some of its ceiling frescoes are by the young Goya.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Aragon
Questions
Where is Ordesa and Monte Perdido?
Ordesa and Monte Perdido is in Torla, Aragon, Spain. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (2.5 km), Cirque de Gavarnie (6.9 km), Pic du Midi (33 km).
How do I get the Ordesa and Monte Perdido stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ordesa and Monte Perdido and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Aragon volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ordesa and Monte Perdido before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Aragon volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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