Protection Name and Figure:
National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido.
Law 52/1982, of July 13 of the Cortes Generales, of requalification and extension of the old Ordesa Valley National Park created by Royal Decree of August 16, 1918.
Biosphere Reserve since 1977 (UNESCO MaB Program).
Special Protection Area for Birds (ZAPA), according to Directive 79/409 / EEC.
Diploma of the Council of Europe of class A since 1989.
Municipal Terms:
Bielsa, Fanlo, Puertolas, Tella-Sin, Torla y Broto.
Extension:
15,608 hectares of Park and 19,679 hectares of Peripheral Protection Zone.
Altitude:
Between the 700 meters of the Bellos River and the 3,355 meters of the top of Monte Perdido.
Elements of Interest:
Abundant karst phenomena: caves, chasms, canyons ...
Monte Perdido is the highest calcareous massif in Europe.
Different bioclimatic floors: Carrascal, pine, beech, and subalpine and alpine meadows. Glaciers.
Species of endemic flora and fauna.
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... this model place of respect for trees, animals and landscape, is delivered, in everything and above all, to the culture of the Spanish people, of the national people, who are the first ones interested in the enduring beauty of places so picturesque. Park Regulations, approved by Royal Order of September 26, 1918. |
Description
Since the French chronicler and photographer Lucien Briet visited the Ordesa Valley for the first time in 1891, the protection and dissemination of its exceptional natural values focused the efforts of this tireless pirineista. His book Beauties of the Alto Aragon -published in 1913-, and the constant claims before the Spanish authorities to protect this enclave give good example of it.
Monte Perdido.
After the approval in 1916 - on the initiative of the Marques de Villaviciosa de Asturias - of the National Parks Law, the first Protected Spaces of the State were declared: the National Park of the Covadonga Mountain (July 1918) and the Ordesa Valley National Park (August 1918), which protected 2,100 ha. of the Arazas Valley.
Ordesa.
At the end of the 70s, as a result of the flood project of the Añisclo Canyon for the construction of a reservoir, institutions and citizen groups made important mobilizations to try to save this enclave. As a result of this, the works were paralyzed, achieving in 1982 the extension of the boundaries of the NATIONAL PARK. The Añisclo Canyon, the Monte Perdido Massif, the Pineta Circus and the Escuaín Gorges are protected in this way. In addition, the Park changes its name from then on, changing its name to ORDESA AND MONTE PERDIDO NATIONAL PARK.
Gradas de Soaso.
With the enactment in 1989 of the Law of Conservation of Natural Spaces and of Wild Flora and Fauna, new approaches to the conservation of Natural Spaces are imposed. With the objective of ordering the public use of resources in the area, promoting the social, economic and cultural development of the municipalities with territory in the PARQUE, the Law requires the elaboration of a Master Plan for Use and Management (PRUG) Drafted by the ICONA and amended on several occasions by the numerous allegations to the different drafts, the PRUG of Ordesa and Monte Perdido was approved by the Council of Ministers on August 17, 1995.
In addition to the - where only traditional uses and uses are allowed - and the Area of Socioeconomic Influence, the PRUG has ordered the territory of the Park in four zones depending on the value of the natural elements present in them and according to a gradation of the permitted uses and activities. These areas are: Reservation, Restricted Use, Moderate Use and Special Use.
The signaling of the PARK, recovery of trails, restoration of buildings, implementation of access infrastructures, limitation of the number of visitors and creation of Centers and Information Points in Torla, Fanlo, Escalona, Bielsa, Tella, Puertolas and Escuain, are some of the the proposed updates to contribute to the protection, conservation and diffusion of the natural values that the NATIONAL PARK OF ORDESA AND MONTE PERDIDO.
Other Protected Natural Spaces in Aragon:
- Natural Reserve of the Galachos de la Alfranca de Pastriz, La Cartuja and El Burgo de Ebro.
- Natural Park of the Moncayo.
- Park of la Sierra y Cañones de Guara.
- Park of Posets-Maladeta.
- Protected landscape of the pine forests of Rodeno.
- Natural Monuments of the Pyrenean Glaciers.
- National Site of National Interest of San Juan de la Peña.
- National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido.
- Ordesa-Viñamala Biosphere Reserve.
- Wildlife Refuges.
Also Aragon enjoys a diverse and varied Nature where passing by plants, animals, Geology, or landscapes we can arrive at a fantastic bestiary that lives in its monuments.
The information will not be complete without a stroll by its three provinces, with shutdown in some of its spectacular landscapes like Ordesa, the Moncayo, Monegros or by opposition the Ebro.
Also you can dedicarte to the intangible ones: from the legend compilation that also does to universal Aragon.