Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
Glacial lakes, granite peaks and winding streams in the Catalan Pyrenees
Nearly 200 lakes, many of glacial origin, lie among granite and slate peaks that rise to 3,029 m (Comaloforno). The Aigüestortes plain, "winding waters" in Catalan, is a flat stretch where a river meanders over the bed of an old lake.
Things to do
- On footYou can walk the flat Aigüestortes plain, which a footbridge opens to wheelchairs, from Llebreta Lake to Llong Lake along the Sant Nicolau River
- On footclimb from Espot past the waterfall to Ratera Lake and a viewpoint over Sant Maurici Lake
- On foothike from Banhs de Tredòs to the Colomers shelter past a string of lakes
- Rail & liftstake the Vall Fosca cable car from Sallente to Estany Gento and walk to Tort Lake
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Aigüestortes plain
A flat plain where the river meanders slowly, on the site of an old lake.