Caves
Grotte Casteret
Gruta de Casteret
cave in Fanlo, Aragon, Spain
- TypeCaves
- WhereSpain
Photo: Daniel Garcia-Castellanos · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
About
About Grotte Casteret
The Grotte Casteret, also known by its Spanish names Gruta de Casteret or Gruta Helada de Casteret, is a limestone ice cave, located high in the Spanish Pyrenees, within the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. Discovered in 1926 by Norbert Casteret, it is known for its Grande Salle (Great Hall) which has a frozen lake some 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft) in area, its ice formations, and a 20 metres (66 ft) ice wall into a second chamber.
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Nearby
Attractions nearby
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Gavarnie FallsWaterfalls · 2.5 km away
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Ordesa y Monte Perdido National ParkNational parks · 7.3 km away
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Pyrénées National ParkNational parks · 19.7 km away
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Pyrénées - Mont Perdu World Heritage SiteUNESCO World Heritage · 7.8 km away
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Monte Perdido MassifUNESCO World Heritage · 5.4 km away
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Gaube LakeLakes · Cauterets · 18.5 km away
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