Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park

Catalonia · Spain

Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, Spain
Photo: Josep Renalias, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to September
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
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Spain's only alpine national park lies in the Pyrenean ranges of Lleida province, encompassing over 200 lakes, glacial cirques, and a network of streams threading through boreal forest. The twisted meadows (aigüestortes) around the Sant Maurici lake are the visual centerpiece, with the Encantats twin peaks reflected in the water at dawn. Access by private vehicle is restricted; jeep taxis operate from park gates.

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