Valls de Tavascan i Bohavi

 

 

 

 

Visits

Tavascan's Cavern

.Fish farm "La Molina". Crossed by the facilities and possibility of fishing trouts "à la carte".

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.Tavascan's medieval itinerary. Visit guided by the most representative places of the village's medieval origins.

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.The underground Hydroelectric Power Station, The Centre d'Interpretació de Tavascan, in its task of teaching the water's role as basic element Inside the area of the Alt Pirineu Natural Park In the different slopes historical, industrial, environmental etc., it promotes and organizes the visits guided to Tavascan's Cavern.

In this cavern placed to 500 m. inside the mountain called Pic de Guerón, the Tavascan Superior and Tavascan Inferior are situated. These two Power Stations together with that of Montamara Power Station concern to the Complejo Hidráulico del Alto Cardós, an engineering unknown and impressive work , initiated in 1958 and finished in 1974.

In the Centre d'Interpretació's room before the visit a presentation is effected by the projection of an explanatory documentary, which allows to discover the details of the structure, construction, functioning and production of a hydroelectric complex which principal characteristics are:

- A geographical extension as big as that of the Parc Nacional d'Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici.

- It is nourished of the water of three fluvial basins, Tavascan's river, Bohavi's river and Vall Ferrera' river.

- It's underground in 90 % and its three Power Stations of production are placed in enormous caverns excavated inside the mountain.

- A great capacity of production, since the nominal installed power is equivalent to 24 % of the one that possesses a medium nuclear power station.

- One Power Station in the night it transforms on a station of pumping, which restores the damming levels.

- A net of approximately 70 km from tunnels, channels, pipelines and galleries of service that interconnect lakes, rivers, preys and Power Stations.

Centre d'Interpretació's room

Days and Schedules :

From April 1 to May 31:
On tuesday and Thursday at 15:00
On Saturday at 18:00

From June 1 to June 30:
Daily at 17:00

From July 1 to August 31:
Daily at 17:00, 18:00 and 19:00

* Groups hours to coordinating
Duration:
1 hour and 30 minutes

Public the one that is directed:
Public in general, School Groups

Conditions :
Price of the visit 6 € (adult) .

The visit is coordinated before.

Groups of up to a maximum of 15 persons.

RESERVATIONS
INFORMATION OFFICE OF TAVASCAN
Tel. 973 62 30 79

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