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The highest peak in the Pyrenees mountaineering region.

The highest peak in the Pyrenees and the one everyone wants to climb. Its demands are more physical than technical, with the exception of the Mahoma Pass, not suitable for those with vertigo, and the Aneto Glacier, which is recommended to avoid in the middle of summer when the hard centuries-old ice is exposed and landslides increase due to melting. At the top you will find a gigantic metal cross, a statue of the Virgen del Pilar and a small bust of San Marsial, patron saint of Benasque. Each of them installed by different groups that want to make their own a piece of this colossus that, although it is difficult to believe, went unnoticed for centuries in the shadow of the apparently more prominent Tuca de la Maladeta (from the Occitan "Mall Hita", the 'high peak').

This lake located at 2339 m altitude is undoubtedly one of the most visited in the Benasque valley, due to its proximity to Llanos del Hospital. All Aragonese lakes are protected as they are included in the Inventory of Singular Wetlands, so any activity that could modify the quality of their waters is prohibited. While bathing is not specifically mentioned, it is understood that bathing with chemicals on the skin such as sunscreen, deodorants, perfumes or creams is negatively affecting the quality of the water, so it cannot be done. You can read the protection decree and the list of wetlands included here: aragon.es/-/humedales-de-aragon

Aneto is the highest peak in the Pyrenees and the second highest in the Iberian Peninsula, with an altitude of 3,404 meters above sea level. It is located in the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park, in the Spanish municipality of Benasque, province of Huesca, autonomous community of Aragon. It is part of the Maladeta massif and, located in the Benasque valley, is made up of Paleozoic terrain of granitic nature and Mesozoic materials. On its northern face, starting at approximately 2810 m, is the largest glacier in the Pyrenees, with about 100 hectares of surface, which is, like many in the world, in clear regression as a consequence of climate change (it is estimates that in the last 100 years it has lost more than half of its surface, and that in 30 or 40 years it may disappear).

The Pish waterfall is one of the most popular waterfalls in the Aran Valley. It is very crowded in the summer season and is ideal for resting and recovering energy.

Tour of just an hour and a half in total duration, essential for anyone who travels to the Benasque Valley for the first time, being probably the most visited place in this valley. The Forau de Aiguallut is a chasm through which the waters from the Aneto glacier disappear to resurface again on the surface in the Val de Arán, in the Garona river basin, which flows into the Atlantic Sea in the French city of Bordeaux.

Amazing natural waterhole that takes the water under the mountains and towards the Aran Valley