Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
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.
- Where
- Espot, Catalonia, Spain
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 42.5772, 0.9478
Get the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Catalonia volume with your photos and a note.
Near Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
Vall de Boí Romanesque Churches 14 km
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Aneto 25 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.
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 74 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.
Ordesa and Monte Perdido 74 km
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.
Pic du Midi 77 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.
Cirque de Gavarnie 79 km
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Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes 100 km
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Cité de l'Espace 121 km
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Questions
Where is Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park?
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park is in Espot, Catalonia, Spain. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Vall de Boí Romanesque Churches (14 km), Aneto (25 km), Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (74 km).
How do I get the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Catalonia volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Catalonia volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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