Description of the attraction
Ordesa y Monte Perdido Park is located in the province of Huesca, in the Aragonese Pyrenees. The park covers an area of just over 19 hectares and is located on an area whose height above sea level ranges from 700 meters to 3344 meters at its highest point - the top of Monte Perdido.
This is one of the oldest natural parks in Spain and the oldest park in the territory of Aragon - its opening, according to a royal decree, took place on August 16, 1918. Undoubtedly, the main advantage of the park is its nature, striking in its beauty. Here you will see turbulent mountain rivers, deep picturesque canyons and gorges, and sheer cliffs, which are simply breathtaking to look at, and the purest waterfalls of incredible beauty.
The park of Ordesa y Monte Perdido amazes with the richness of its flora and fauna. The flora of the park is represented by 1400 species of various plants, which make up 45% of the entire vegetation of the Pyrenees mountains. Many representatives of the flora are rare endangered specimens. In addition, the park is home to many species of animals, birds, as well as reptiles and fish belonging to the Mediterranean and continental Europe. Many species are also rare.
Ordesa y Monte Perdido Park is a popular tourist destination, because the nature here is beautiful at any time of the year. In winter, there is snow here, and visitors have the opportunity to enjoy winter sports, in spring and summer the park amazes with a riot of greenery and bloom, and in autumn it bewitches with a magical play of bright saturated colors.
