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Garos

Val d'Aran  >  Spain

The village of Garos is a nice quick stop if you are in the area, especially because it has a church tower with many skalna lastovka nests.

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Most recent update 19 avgust 2025
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Description

Garos is a small village located in the Val d'Aran, a mountainous region in the Catalan Pyrenees. The village is surrounded by fields of crops and riparian forest along the river Garona. The village is worth a stop because of the many skalna lastovka that make there nests in the church tower. But in the surroundings many other birds can be spotted and often you can see vultures and raptors flying over. Along the river you can find povodni kos.

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Español: Garós es una pequeña población de Val d'Aran, en el Pirineo Catalán. En la torre de la iglesia hay muchos nidos de skalna lastovka. El pueblo está rodeado de campos de cultivo y bosque de ribera junto al río Garona. En los alrededores se pueden observar muchas otras aves y a menudo se ven buitres y otras aves rapaces en vuelo. En el río es fácil encontrar povodni kos.

Details

Access

Garos is located in the Catalan Pyrenees, 5 km east of the town of Vielha. You can park in the village of Garos. Press P on the map for directions. From the parking it is a short walk to the church with the bell tower.

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Español: Garós se encuentra en el Pirineo catalán, a 5 km al este de Vielha. Se puede aparcar en el pueblo de Garós. Pulse P en el mapa para ver las indicaciones. Desde el aparcamiento en unos 10 minutos se llega a la iglesia con el campanario.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Plain , Mountain , Valley , Grassland , Scattered trees and bushes , River , Agriculture , City/village

Conditions

Flat , Open landscape

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring , Summer

Route

Paved road , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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