Surroundings

Ordesa National Park

If you plan to visit the Ordesa National Park, we make it easy for you: Biescas is only 26 km away from its main entrance in Torla, just a 30-minute drive.

Ordesa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Special Protection Area for Birds, particularly noting the protected bearded vulture. Part of its territory constitutes the ‘Ordesa-Viñamala’ Biosphere Reserve. We propose a selection of the most accessible and preferred routes for those who visit the Huesca Pyrenees:

Cascada de Arripas Viewpoint.
Cascadas de la Cueva y del Estrecho.
Circo de Soaso and the iconic Cascada Cola de Caballo.
Circo de Cotatuero and its waterfall with a 200 m free fall.
Circo de Cotatuero and its waterfall with a 200 m free fall.
Ordesa Viewpoints.

Cascada en un paisaje verde con montañas nevadas al fondo.

Excursionistas en un escarpado acantilado con un paisaje montañoso al fondo.

Vacas pastando en un prado montañoso con fondo de picos nevados.

Montañas nevadas iluminadas por el sol al atardecer.

Montaña junto a un lago con cielo despejado y paisaje seco.

Montaña nevada con cielo nublado y bosque en el inicio del otoño.

Río rodeado de árboles y montañas bajo un cielo azul con nubes.

Biescas

Biescas is a small mountain village with few inhabitants, very close to the Pyrenees mountains, the extensive slopes of Formigal and Panticosa, and the grandiose viewpoints of the Ordesa National Park. A meeting place for tourism with children, romantic getaways, intrepid adventures, sports gatherings. Here, in Biescas, we will reveal the secrets of the magic of Huesca.

Puente con flores coloridas y río, rodeado de casas y montañas verdes.

Cascada y muro de piedra entre árboles y vegetación verde.

Iglesia blanca con campanario rodeada de naturaleza y cielo azul.

Edificios de piedra y una torre con campanario en un entorno montañoso.

Río rodeado de vegetación, casas y árboles en un paisaje montañoso.

Edificio iluminado de noche con fuente en primer plano y torre al fondo.

Pueblo rodeado de montañas y vegetación en un día soleado.

Cabaña de piedra cubierta de musgo en un bosque frondoso.

Pueblo en valle rodeado de montañas verdes.

RESPONSIBLE TOURISM

Ordesa-Viñamala Biosphere Reserve

Spain has a network of 52 biosphere reserves, one of the largest in the world. The municipality of Biescas is part of the Ordesa-Viñamala Biosphere Reserve (117,364 hectares), one of the best representations of the Pyrenean mountain ecosystem, specifically related to erosion and glaciation formations, and extensive vegetal formations of unique value.

In 2018, Hotel Tierra de Biescas received recognition as an associated company with the Ordesa-Viñamala Biosphere Reserve to collaborate in promoting a sustainable economy and boosting Responsible Tourism. This contribution aims to harmonize the conservation of biological and cultural diversity and economic and social development through people’s relationship with nature.

Biescas Reserve of the Biosphere Ordesa-Viñamala

Activities

Pyrenees 4 seasons

In the privileged Pyrenees of Huesca, the best vacation plans you can imagine are waiting for you, all year round. Share intense ski and snow days on the slopes of Formigal and Panticosa; experience thrilling journeys through the Ordesa National Park or dare to descend down the largest zip line in Europe. We are the premiere destination for family tourism with children, romantic getaways, or intrepid adventures.