Zoo del Pirineu — Attraction in Odèn

We spent one of the heatwave mornings here, which you could see did have an effect on some of the birds. Don’t let the fact the first aviary contains pigeons put you off, it gets better. It would have helped to have a plaque containing the type of bird the aviary contained but Google lens helped with the birds we were unsure about. The tour is in Spanish, so if you don’t understand, stay at the back and just enjoy taking photographs. The display is like many others but then we never ever get tired of seeing them and at times here we were within 1m of the bird. The staff obviously love their work and the birds and whilst some birds appear a bit rough around the edges, I think it’s due to the birds age. It a great opportunity for taking some really good clear close up photos and should you be in the area, worth doing both the tour and the...

It's a small zoo, dedicated to the protection of members of local species that for various reasons cannot survive in the wild. You don't just pay to go in and wander around like most zoos, everything is an activity. Guided tours, petting zoo, various experiences for group, and a show of mammals and birds of prey.

It's not super cheap, (they have to survive without government money) but all the activities have a personal touch that makes them special, the people genuinely care about the animals, and the location is spectacular. Wild vultures overhead as a bonus.

We can particularly recommend the...

The place is very nice and you can tell they care very much for the animals, and that would be the most important part I think. As for the tour, I have to say that we were left with mixed feelings. In the website it is described as a friendly place for non-Catalans, emphasizing that they welcome people that would need the explanations in Spanish, but the reality is a bit different. The two girls that gave us guidance were very sweet but the guy made it very clear that he is dissatisfied with the fact that he is "obligated" to speak Spanish because of us. It gave us a feeling of not...