Tourist Guide

National Park Aigüestortes

It is located in the heart of the Pyrenees and is an extraordinary representation of high mountains with breathtaking scenery, and great variety of flora and fauna.

The firs and pines abound mainly in this area. Also 200 high mountain lakes and glacial phenomena U-shaped landscapes with alpine meadows and lunchboxes.

These are some of the excursions that are recommended to get to know the park:

Cami dels Enamorats, the Rock of Cremada, l'Llong lake, the tomb at l'Lake Sant Maurici pel viewpoint and Amitges.

The Aran Valley, located the extreme north-western part of Catalonia and has borders with France and Aragon, is a valley of 620km2 of Atlantic coast and is crossed by the Garonne river.

As official language found Aranese, together with Catalan and Castilian.

Mountains and ports inaccessible mountain with snow and inaccessible the rest of the year, have been for years a communication barrier with neighboring lands such as Catalonia and Aragon.

In 1948 Viella tunnel wasopened and in 1924 the port of Bonaigua and  improved communications.

Due to its geographical location has a cold climate, which makes skiing and snow sports play an important role in the area.

Pas de la Casa is a village in Andorra, located in the parish of Encamp. This village borders between Andorra and France. From Atlantic side, in this town rises the Ariège River.

Stand out as trading revenue (taxes and products gran turismo de France) and winter sports, the ski resort of Grandvalira.

As sightseeing highlight the Church of Sant Pere.

On June 29 the festival, San pedro is celebrated.

The port of Envalira, the highest in the Pyrenees, is located between Pas de la Casa and Soldeu and is the only access that can be found from Andorra to France. Open almost all year except in cases of extreme snowfall. Since September 2002 there is a toll that prevents the most dangerous areas and curved there in the harbor.

In 1957 the launch of the first ski lift in Andorra hand Francesc Viladomat, specifically in Pas of the house began. Thus began one of the most important projects of Andorra. Today, entrepreneurial action that has become a source of income more amounts of Andorra, and is called Grandvalira, the largest ski area in the Pyrenees and one of the largest in Europe.

This 2014-2015 season is held in the ski resort of Baqueira Beret 50 years since its opening, with various events.

Baqueira was inaugurated on 6 December 1964.

This translates into an investment of over eleven million euros to expand the offer on the slopes to celebrate five decades.

This season will be news for both amateurs and professionals in resorts.

The station will have 3 new ski lifts, a total of 35 lifts leading this

a transport capacity of 60,683 people / hour.

There will be 21 tracks more than last winter, for a total of 99 tracks, three tracks and 153 kms of slopes.

For experts itineraries and steeper slopes Baqueira where they burn adrenaline in large quantity recommended.

For the brave the Black Safari tour that focuses on Baqueira and Bonaigua is recommended. Competitive skiers will complete this journey in two or three hours.

This season is a prominent popular competition on February 21, the reissue of the 'Era Baishada' on a renewed spirit. Participate at most 300 people and prizes will be worth 10,000 euros and a course of driving school Audi Driving Experience taught by Marc and Jordi Gené pilots.