Understand
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Map of Vielha
Vielha is the capital of the Aran Valley (Val d'Aran) and the head of the municipality of Vielha e Mijaran. It is centrally located in the valley and rises at an altitude of 980 m (3,220 ft), at the confluence of the Garonne with its tributary the Nere river.
Tourist office
[edit]- 1 Tourist office, C/ Sarriulera 2, ☏ +34 973 640 110.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- Tarbes Airport: 161 km
- Lleida Airport: 145 km
- Pau Airport: 157 km
- Toulouse Airport: 166 km
- Zaragoza Airport: 290 km
- Barcelona Airport: 350 km
By train
[edit]By bus
[edit]- 1 Vielha Bus stop, Avenguda Baile Calbetó Barra with Carrèr Anglada.
By car
[edit]- From Pallars via the Bonaigua Pass (2,072 m), the C-28 road runs the 48 km that the valley covers to the border at Pont de Rei.
- Vielha tunnel, which, with a length of 5,173 m, links Ribagorça (southern entrance: 1,626 m) with Aran (northern tunnel entrance at 1,390 m).
- From France, via Pont de Rei, you reach the French road N-618 which becomes the N-230.
- From Bagneres de Luchon passing through Portilló, the French road N-125 becomes the N-141, up to Bossost.
Get around
[edit]Parking
[edit]- 2 Parking P3, arrèr deth Poi, Era Solana.
See
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- 1 Church of Sant Miquèu. The church, with Romanesque and Gothic elements (the portal stands out), houses the Christ of Mijaran, a Romanesque carving considered the main sculptural example of Aran.
- 2 Museum of the Val d'Aran (Museo del Valle de Arán), Tor deth Generau Martinhon. It's in a 17th-century manor house that exhibits various aspects and elements of the geology, vegetation, fauna, climatology, history, archaeology, art, language and ethnology of the valley. The Museum was inaugurated in 1984.
- The Fabrica dera Lan, a 19th-century building dedicated to showing the old wool industry.
- The Parador de Vielha, on the hill of Eth Castèth, built in 1966.
- The Palai de Gèu (Ice Palace), modern sports center and ice rink, built in 1994
- The Palai d'Espòrts, new pavilion located next to the Palai de Gèu, intended for holding sporting events.
Do
[edit]- Skiing in Baqueira-Beret, the most renowned ski resort in Spain.
- Visit two national parks, Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park and Aneto Maladeta.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Borda Betren, C/Major, s/n. Betren., ☏ +34 973 640 032.
Typical dishes
[edit]- Olha Aranesa: bowl of beef stew. This is the most emblematic and traditional recipe of Aran's cuisine.
- Caulets: meatballs surrounded with cabbage leaves, served alone or as an accompaniment.
- Game: duck, wild pig, rabbit, jackrabbit, chamois
- Trout: smoked, fried or baked
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Parador de Vielha, Ctra. de Túnel s/n,, ☏ +34 973 640 100, [email protected].
- RV Hotels Tuca, Ctra. Baquèira s/n,, ☏ +34 973 640 700, [email protected].
- Hotel Sol Melià, C/ Aneto 1, ☏ +34 973 638 000, [email protected].
- Hotel Husa Riu Nere, C/ Major 4, ☏ +34 973 640 150, [email protected].