Spain

Ordesa y Monte Perdido

The Pyrenees' answer to Yosemite: the Ordesa canyon runs beneath kilometre-high striped cliffs to the horseshoe wall of the Cirque de Soaso, on a broad path that grazing horses share amiably.

Best forMountain
Approx. flying time~11h 45m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportTarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées (LDE)

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About this place

First-time trekkers can sleep at the Refugio de Góriz and make a weekend of it, with the ascent of Monte Perdido waiting once your legs have earned it. In peak summer access is by shuttle bus from Torla — catch the first one and beat the canyon heat.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 1°C in January to 21°C in August. Driest in February and July; wettest in June, with rain on about 14 days.

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August21° · rain 9 daysMild with rain most weeks.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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