Wednesday 13 January 2010

773 FR/ES - Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (1997)

Brief Description

"This outstanding mountain landscape, which spans the contemporary national borders of France and Spain, is centred around the peak of Mount Perdu, a calcareous massif that rises to 3,352 m. The site, with a total area of 30,639 ha, includes two of Europe's largest and deepest canyons on the Spanish side and three major cirque walls on the more abrupt northern slopes with France, classic presentations of these geological landforms. The site is also a pastoral landscape reflecting an agricultural way of life that was once widespread in the upland regions of Europe but now survives only in this part of the Pyrénées. Thus it provides exceptional insights into past European society through its landscape of villages, farms, fields, upland pastures and mountain roads."

比利牛斯——珀杜山
"这处雄伟壮观的高山景观,横跨法国与西班牙当前的国 界,以海拔3 352米的石灰质山——珀杜山顶峰为中心,方圆30 639公顷。在西班牙境内的是欧洲两个最大最深的峡谷,而在法国境内更加陡峭的北坡上则是三个大片环形屏障,充分代表了这里的地质地貌。除了雄伟的山脉, 这个地区还有着恬静的田园风光,反映了农业生活方式,这种生活方式曾在欧洲高地非常普遍,而今却仅存于比利牛斯地区。在这里,可以通过村庄、农场、原野、 高地牧场和崎岖的山路这些独特的景观,去回顾久远的欧洲社会。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/773




Courtesy of famalubel from postcrossing forum
Mount Perdu

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