The cultural landscape of Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley offers a microcosmic perspective of the way people have harvested the resources of the high Pyrenees over millennia. Its dramatic glacial landscapes of craggy cliffs and glaciers, with high open pastures and steep wooded valleys, covers an area of 4,247 ha, 9% of the total area of the principality. It reflects past changes in climate, economic fortune and social systems, as well as the persistence of pastoralism and a strong mountain culture, notably the survival of a communal land-ownership system dating back to the 13th century. The site features houses, notably summer settlements, terraced fields, stone tracks and evidence of iron smelting.
Criteria for inclusion as a World Heritage Site
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| v | To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change. | All |
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| One day in Sant Julia de Loria en | 9.8km | site_izi | |||
| Escaldes-Engordany 7 different adventures en | 0.7km | site_izi | |||
| Discover la Massana with us en | 8.4km | site_izi | |||
| Amazing travel in Andorra la Vella en | 6.2km | site_izi | |||
| Encamp en | 7.7km | site_izi | |||
| Sant Julià de Lòria en | 9.8km | site_izi | |||
| Visit in La Massana en | 8.8km | site_izi | |||
| Sant Julià de Lória, 3A, Mar Berenguer, Maria Martí, Xavi Morató i Albert Pedragosa en | 9.8km | site_izi | |||
| DISCOVER ESCALDES ENGORDANY en | 4.8km | site_izi | |||
| Discover Sant Julià de Lòria en | 9.9km | site_izi | |||
| A big capital of a little country en | 8km | site_izi | |||
| CANILLO IS COOL en | 6.7km | site_izi | |||
| 48h in Andorra firtst day en | 6.4km | site_izi | |||
| travelling in Andorra La Vella en | 6.7km | site_izi | |||
| 48h in Andorra second day en | 6.2km | site_izi | |||
| Discover Encamp in 3 days en | 9.4km | site_izi | |||
| Canillo en | 6.2km | site_izi | |||
| Canillo en | 8.3km | site_izi | |||
| The Nobility of Time | 2019 | 5.6km | site_ao |
About the source: UNESCO
Within UNESCO's broad remit, this specialised agency of the UN works towards international cooperation agreements to secure the world's cultural and natural heritage, designating venues of exceptional value as World Heritage Sites.