Ansó and the Vultures of Foz de Arbaiun

2 oktober, 2016 / Leya / 22 kommentarer

A gallery of pictures from the little village Ansó – isolated for many years, but rather recently opened up to the world.

After a couple of hours on a narrow, winding road, we finally reached

After a couple of hours on a narrow, winding road, we finally reached

...Ansó

…Ansó

A charming little mountain village

A charming little mountain village

...with narrow, cobbled streets

…with narrow, cobbled streets

We found a great bar with absolutely fresh appetizers and tasty beer

We found a great bar with absolutely fresh appetizers and tasty beer

And everyday life went on

And everyday life went on

...just like the water running through the narrow gorges

…just like the water running through the narrow gorges

On our way back to our hotel, we passed Foz de Arbaiun, a narrow gorge made by the river Salazar, 400 m down. As usual, click to enlarge. (Sometimes needed twice)

On the cliff sides, many vultures have found their homes. We saw at least a dozen coming in. Here they are free to live – nobody can touch them.

Unfortunately we had not brought any pair of binoculars – but the flight of the majestic vultures was still great to watch. We did not see any of the other species.