Benasque: Aneto
Aneto stands on a ridge of the Maladeta massif in Aragon, and its command of the upper Ésera valley has made Benasque a long-established base for Pyrenean travel. At 3,404 metres, it is the highest summit in the Pyrenees and the third-highest mountain in Spain. The peak belongs to the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park, a protected high-mountain area of granite, alpine grassland, cirques and small lakes. Its north side holds the Aneto Glacier, the largest glacier remaining in the Pyrenees. The first recorded ascent, made in 1842 by Platon de Tchihatcheff and companions, established Aneto in the early history of Pyrenean mountaineering. Below the massif, the Ésera runs through the Benasque valley, where stone-built settlements and pastoral traditions meet a modern mountain-sports economy.
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Benasque is best known in Aragon for anchoring the Benasque Valley beneath the Maladeta massif in the central Pyrenees. The Ésera River runs through this high mountain valley, where routes lead towards Posets-Maladeta Natural Park and the Aneto massif; Aneto is the highest summit in the Pyrenees. The town’s compact historic centre retains stone-built Pyrenean architecture, while its cultural identity is also expressed in patués, the local Benasquese speech. Benasque is a useful base for walking, climbing and winter sports in the surrounding valleys. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on the Benasque Valley and the Aragonese Pyrenees.
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