Cirque de Gavarnie (Gavarnie)
The Cirque de Gavarnie, classified since 1997 as a World Heritage Site by Unesco in the Pyrenees-Mont Perdu ensemble, is a 6 km wide natural circus nestled in the Pyrenees National Park on the northern slope of the line of ridges marking the border with Spain. It is surrounded by peaks, often 3000 meters from east to west: the Petit Astazou, the Marboré peak, the Brulle peak, the Cascade peak, the Marboré shoulder, the Marboré tower and the Helmet du Marboré which is the highest point of the Cirque de Gavarnie at an altitude of 3248 meters. While the bottom of the circus, where the Hôtellerie is located, is around 1,570 meters. The height of the walls therefore reaches nearly 1,500 meters, in three successive floors separated by less inclined benches.
It is a must-see site in the Hautes-Pyrénées and one of the best departures for discovering the mountain on a hike in the heart of the Pyrenees National Park.
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- Hotels in Gavarnie
- Hôtel Vignemale (Gavarnie) at 0 mile↑ book
- Hotel des Cimes (Gavarnie) at 0 mile↑ book
- Camping La Bergerie (Gavarnie) at 0 mile↑
- Station de montagne Gavarnie at 1 mile↑
- Pic du Marboré at 4 mile↑
- Luz-Saint-Sauveur at 9 mile↑
- Cirque de Troumouse at 7 mile↑
- Lac d'Estom (Cauterets) at 7 mile↑
- Pic Long at 7 mile↑
- Vignemale at 7 mile↑
- Lac de Barroude (Aragnouet) at 8 mile↑
- Cauterets at 12 mile↑
- Pont Napoléon (Luz-Saint-Sauveur) at 8 mile↑
- Luzea (Luz-Saint-Sauveur) at 9 mile
- Hôtel Ardiden (Luz-Saint-Sauveur) at 9 mile book
- Station de montagne Piau-Engaly at 9 mile↑
News et spectacles de Cirque de Gavarnie
News et spectacles à Gavarnie
Pictures of Cirque de Gavarnie
Cascade au cirque de Gavarnie
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Photo ancienne du cirque de Gavarnie
Le cirque de Gavarnie apparait derrière le massif du Néouvielle
Photo Stéphane Boularand
Cirque de Gavarnie
Photo Stéphane Boularand
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Photo Stéphane Boularand
Photos around Cirque de Gavarnie
Hôtel Vignemale
Hotel des Cimes
Camping La Bergerie
Station de montagne Gavarnie
Pic du Marboré
Gite L'Escapade
Cirque de Troumouse
Cirque de Troumouse
Lac d'Estom
Lac de Cap de Long dans le massif du Néouvielle
Photo Sea-Empress
Vignemale
Lac de Barroude