Excursionism

BETWEEN SALARDÚ AND BETREN - Itinerary: Salardú (church of San Andres), Arties (church of Santa Maria), Garòs (church of San Julian), Escunhau (church of San Pedro), Betren (Church of San Sernilh) Route that can be realised in car, coast d 8 km - Access: C-28 highway. more information.

MONTARDO - Itinerary: one begins by the Pont de Rius (1720 ms, valley of Valarties, next we happened through the refuge of the Restanca. Passed the refuge we surpassed the d'Oelhacrestada port. Passed the “Llac de Monges” we arrived at the top of the Montardo. - Access: with the car from Arties to parking of pon of Rius. - Difficulty: in summer, for caminadora people; during the rest of the year. - Material: in winter rackets.

territory of the vall d'aran

Val d'Aran, a small valley (620.47 km2) is a comarca (county) in the northwestern part of Catalonia, which is an autonomous region of Spain. It is the source of the Garonne, and one of the highest valleys of the Pyrenees. Most of the valley constitutes the only Catalan territory on the north face of the Pyrenees, hence the only part of Catalonia whose waters drain into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is characterized by an Atlantic climate, due to its peculiar orientation, which is different from other valleys in the area.

The Val d'Aran borders on the North with France, with Aragón on the west and with the Catalan comarques of Alta Ribagorça to the south and Pallars Sobirà to the east. The capital of the comarca is Vielha, with 3,692 inhabitants (1996).