Sant Maurici lake
Crystal clear.
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Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park is one of Spain's fifteen national parks and the only one in Catalonia, high in the Pyrenees; Sant Maurici lake lies about 13 km west of the village of Espot in a straight line. Its name means «winding streams and St Maurice lake». The core area covers 141 square kilometres, with peaks up to 3,017 metres and nearly 200 lakes, most of glacial origin. The park was created in 1955. Clear lakes are ringed by pine forest and jagged granite peaks, most famously Els Encantats, the twin summits above Sant Maurici lake, and the meadows fill with wildflowers in summer. Chamois, marmots and bearded vultures live here. The lake is reached from Espot by 4x4 taxi or on foot, since private cars are not allowed into the heart of the park, and trails lead on to higher lakes. Snow covers the area in winter; the season runs from June to October.
Crystal clear.
Twin peaks.
Summer flowers.
Pyrenees, Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain
No, by taxi or on foot.
June to October.