Cirque de Gavarnie

The Cirque de Gavarnie is a rock basin in the Pyrenees National Park, where one of the most impressive nature experiences. It lies directly on the border with Spain.

The Cirque de Gavarnie has a diameter of about 2 km and is located about 1700 meters above the sea. The surrounding mountains rise more than 1,500 m above the base of the boiler.

In the valley of the Gavarnie Falls, the (422 m total height of fall ) are among the highest waterfalls in Europe are. They spring from a nearby underground glacier in the mountains and form by their amount of water one of the main headwaters of the Gave de Pau.

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