shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileSpain

in the Spanish Pyrenees, near Torla

Ordesa National Park valley

Name: Ordesa National Park valley — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— the valley the limestone holds open.

— Aragon wall art on a ceramic tile, made to order

from $22

$58

6 × 6 in, glossy, hidden mount · all sizes, murals and mounts ↓

Finished by hand in Knoxville. Free US shipping over $75, on your wall in about ten days. Damaged in transit? Free replacement within 30 days; other returns within 30 days. Returns · Contact

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.

— On the nightstand, catching the morning.

— shown in a slim black floating frame · 6 × 6 in

— bring it home

Ordesa National Park valley, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— comes gift-ready

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

— or build a grouping

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

— a note from the studio

“The deepest valley in the Spanish Pyrenees, cut by the Rio Arazas through pale limestone walls that rise faster than the eye climbs. Beech in autumn, snow on Monte Perdido above. The trail to Cola de Caballo runs along the river the whole way, and most walkers turn around there, by the falls.

from the studio

— about Ordesa National Park valley

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Ordesa Valley is the western entrance to Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, in Huesca province, Aragon. The park was established in 1918, among the first in Spain, and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997 alongside the French Pyrenees side at Gavarnie. The valley sits below Monte Perdido at 3,355 metres, the third-highest peak in the range. The Rio Arazas runs the length of it. The trailhead is at Pradera de Ordesa, reached by road or summer shuttle from the village of Torla.

— informed by UNESCO World Heritage, Wikipedia

— the stone

The walls are Cretaceous limestone, lifted and folded when the Iberian and European plates collided. The same rock makes the Breche de Roland on the French border and the cirques of Gavarnie a short walk north. Water carved the valley over millions of years, leaving stepped terraces the locals call fajas. The Faja de Pelay traverses the south wall about 600 metres above the river and is one of the great long balcony walks in Europe.

— informed by Wikipedia: Faja de Pelay

— the water

The Rio Arazas drops through a chain of waterfalls along the valley floor. Cascada de Arripas, Cascada de la Cueva, and Cascada del Estrecho mark the lower mile. The trail ends at Cola de Caballo, the horsetail fall at the valley's head, where the river leaves the cirque below Monte Perdido. The full out-and-back from Pradera de Ordesa covers about 17 kilometres with 540 metres of climb. Snowmelt makes the water heaviest in May and June.

— informed by Aragon tourism

— where

Spain · Huesca, Aragon

— within

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

— elevation

1,320 m · 4,331 ft

— position

42.6420° N · 0.0590° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

8 km W

Torla-Ordesa

Pyrenean village

6 km E

Monte Perdido

peak

12 km N

Gavarnie

cirque

Ordesa National Park valley

Torla-Ordesa

Monte Perdido

Gavarnie

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Ordesa National Park valley — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

In the Spanish Pyrenees, in Huesca province, Aragon, on the south side of the range. The main access village is Torla-Ordesa, about an hour north of Huesca city. The valley sits below Monte Perdido.

Ordesa was created in 1918, one of the oldest national parks in Spain. It was expanded in 1982 to include Monte Perdido and the surrounding cirques, and named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997.

The walk from Pradera de Ordesa to Cola de Caballo and back covers about 17 kilometres with 540 metres of elevation gain. Most walkers turn around at the falls. The Faja de Pelay loop is longer and steeper.

Late June through October. The road to Pradera de Ordesa is open then, and the waterfalls run heaviest after snowmelt in early summer. Beech turns gold in late October. Winter access is limited and avalanche-prone.

The horsetail waterfall at the head of the valley, where the Rio Arazas drops from the cirque below Monte Perdido. The name means horse's tail in Spanish. It is the end point of the standard valley-floor walk.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Anyone who has walked the Ordesa floor or the Faja de Pelay tends to remember the limestone wall and the river. A Medium or Large reads well as a marker of the trip, with a handwritten note from the studio.

It sits well in mountain-modern, warm minimalist, and alpine cabin rooms. The green-and-stone palette anchors a room with natural wood and linen. Less suited to coastal or high-gloss modern.

It fits. Biophilic interiors lean on natural light, stone, and living green. A Large of Ordesa carries those notes into a wall without adding a plant to keep alive. It pairs with travertine, oak, and unbleached linen.

A single Large at 24 inches sits well above most consoles. A 4-tile Mural fills a standard sofa wall. A 9-tile Mural is the version most customers choose for a long bench or a low credenza.

Yes, with Dura Satin or Matte. Both finishes resist scratch and moisture and are made for vertical installations. Glossy is best kept to framed wall pieces and dry rooms.

A microfibre cloth and water. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so no abrasive cleaners and no scrubbing pads. A drop of mild soap if needed.

Yes. The whole WenderVista atlas is curated by Reid Wender at the studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. No licensing, no third-party stock, no other shops carry it.

— if this one stayed with you