Places to Explore In The Pyrenees

Ainsa

Wander through the uninspiring outskirts of Aínsa’s new town until the road turns sharply upward toward one of Aragón’s most impressive walled medieval towns, where...

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Alquezar

As though carved from the rock itself, Alquézar overlooks the Parque Natural Sierra y Cañones de Guara and is one of Aragón’s most attractive old...

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Alta Ribagorça Oriental

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Aragues del Puerto

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Baztan Valley

Tucked neatly above the headwaters of the Bidasoa River, beneath the peak of the 3,545-foot Gorramendi Mountain that looms over the border with France, is...

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Beget

The village of Beget, considered Catalonia's més bufó (cutest), was completely cut off from motorized vehicles until the mid-1960s, when a pista forestal (jeep track)...

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Bellver de Cerdanya

Bellver de Cerdanya has preserved its slate-roof-and-fieldstone Pyrenean architecture more successfully than many of La Cerdanya's larger towns. Perched on a promontory over the Río...

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Benasque

Benasque, Aragón's easternmost town, has always been an important link between Catalonia and Aragón. This elegant mountain hub, with a population of just over 2,200...

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Bielsa

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Burguete (Auritz)

Burguete (Auritz, in Euskera) lies between two mountain streams forming the headwaters of the Urobi River and is surrounded by meadows and forests. The town...

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Camprodon

Camprodón, the capital of its comarca (county), lies at the junction of the Ter and Ritort Rivers—both excellent trout streams. The rivers flow by, through...

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Espot

Espot is in the heart of the valley, along a clear stream, next to the eastern entrance of Parc Nacional d'Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant...

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Hecho and Anso Valleys

The Ansó Valley is Aragón's western limit. Rich in fauna (mountain goats, wild boar, and even a bear or two), it follows the Veral River...

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Huesca

Once a Roman colony, Huesca would later become the capital of Aragón, until the royal court moved to Zaragoza in 1118. The town's university was...

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Jaca

Jaca, the most important municipal center in Alto Aragón, is anything but sleepy. Bursting with ambition and blessed with the natural resources, jacetanos are determined...

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La Seu d'Urgell

La Seu d'Urgell is an ancient town facing the snowy rock wall of the Sierra del Cadí. As the seat (seu) of the regional archbishopric...

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Lesaka

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Llessui

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Llivia

A Spanish enclave in French territory, Llívia was marooned by the 1659 Peace of the Pyrenees treaty, which ceded 33 villages to France. Incorporated as...

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Martinet

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Mollo

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Monasterio de San Juan de la Peña

South of the Aragonese valleys of Hecho and Ansó is the Monastery of San Juan de la Peña, a site connected to the legend of...

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Parc Nacional d'Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici

Catalonia's only national park is a dramatic and unspoiled landscape shaped over 2 million years of glacial activity. Hikers can reach the park from the...

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Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido

This great but often overlooked park was founded by royal decree in 1918 to protect the natural integrity of the central Pyrenees. It has expanded...

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Puigcerda

Puigcerdà is the largest town in the valley; in Catalan, puig means "hill," and cerdà derives from "Cerdanya." From the promontory upon which it stands...

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Ribes de Freser and Vall de Nuria

The small town of Ribes de Freser is the starting point of the famous cremallera (cogwheel) train, which connects passengers with Núria, a small mountaintop...

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Ripoll

One of Catalonia's first Christian strongholds of the Reconquest and a center of religious erudition during the Middle Ages, Ripoll is known as the bressol...

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Roncal Valley

The Roncal Valley, the eastern edge of the Basque Pyrenees, is notable for the sheep's-milk cheese of the same name and as the birthplace of...

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Roncesvalles

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Roncesvalles (Orreaga)

Roncesvalles (often listed as Orreaga, its name in Euskera) is a small village and the site of the Battle of Roncesvalles (or Battle of Roncevaux...

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Salardu

Salardú is a pivotal point in the Vall d'Aran, convenient to Baqueira-Beret, the Montarto peak, the lakes and Circ de Colomers, Parc Nacional d'Aigüestortes, and...

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Sant Joan de les Abadesses

The site of an important church, Sant Joan de les Abadesses is named for the 9th-century abbess Emma and her successors. Emma was the daughter...

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Setcases

Although Setcases ("seven houses") is somewhat larger than its name would imply, this tiny village nestled at the head of the valley has a distinct...

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Sort

The capital of the Pallars Sobirà (Upper Pallars Valley) is the area’s epicenter for skiing, fishing, and white-water kayaking. The word sort is Catalan for...

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Taull

Taüll is a town of narrow streets and tight mountain design—wooden balconies and steep, slate roofs—that makes an attractive base for exploring the Parc Nacional...

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Vall d'Aran and Environs

The Vall d'Aran is at the western edge of the Catalan Pyrenees and the northwestern corner of Catalonia. North of the main Pyrenean axis, it's...

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Vallferrera and Cardos Valleys

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Vielha

Vielha (Viella in Spanish), capital of the Vall d'Aran, is a lively crossroads vitally involved in the Aranese movement to defend and reconstruct the valley's...

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Zaragoza

Despite its hefty size (population 680,000), this sprawling provincial capital midway between Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao, and Valencia is a detour from the tourist track, yet...

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