The main towns of the Val d’Aran are ready to receive the cavalcade of the Magi and collect the wishes and illusions of the little ones. Check the schedules here!
Arties: 19:30h
The temporary exhibitions that are organized in the Val d’Aran during these holidays will allow you to know its history and its traditions through different perspectives: drawings, photographs, cribs …
You can also complete the program with the permanent exhibitions that are settled in the Museums dera Val d’Aran. Inside their rooms you will find unique documents and objects that will help you to understand the culture and the Aranese land.
Presèp de Nadau, Aleix Filloy Cavero
Crib exhibition
Centre Associatiu de Vielha
Del 22/12 al 4/01, de 18:30 a 20:30h
Era Val d’Aran damb traces, dibujos de Ricard Novell
Sala de exposiciones de Vielha
From Monday to Sunday, de 19 a 21h.
Ecojoguets
Museu dera Val d’Aran
Del 22/12 al 08/01, de 10 a 13h y de 17 a 20h
Sunday from 10 to 13h.
Istòria Grafica d’Aran
Sant Joan d’Arties church
From Monday to Saturday, de 17 a 20h
“Saquejant Clàssics
B* Mai Streat Food & Art
Baqueira
From Monday to Sunday, de 8 a 20h.
Iglesias, plazas y otros espacios de los pueblecitos del valle se convierten en magníficos escenarios, para ofrecer a visitantes y lugareños algunas de las más entrañables experiencias de estas fechas.
Repitiendo la fórmula de éxito que se lleva a cabo en verano, el Conselh Generau apuesta de nuevo por un ciclo de Romanic Musicau. En estos conciertos el entorno de las iglesias románicas aranesas con su excepcional acústica forma parte de la escenificación de concierto.
El programa para esta Navidad, incluye grupos como Dream Quartet, que acerca la música clásica a todos los públicos o Quartet Prysma, especialistas en la interpretación de Mozart.
Romanic Musicau Nadau 2016
Dreams Quartet
Iglesia de Era Purificacion
Bossòst
26/12 19:30h
Romanic Musicau Nadau 2016
Quartet Prysma
Iglesia de Santa Maria
Arties
26/12 19:30h
Romanic Musicau Nadau 2016
Trio Improntus
Iglesia de Sant Miqueu
Vielha
26/12 20:30h
Concert de Nadau
Escola Musicau de la Val d’Aran
Era Audiovisuau
Vielha
22/12 18h.
Concert de Nadau
Es Corbilhonets e Corau quate sons
Iglesia de Les
Les
26/12 19:30h
Cordes de Cine
Orquestra Simfònica Julià Carbonell de les terres de Lleida
Iglesia de Mijaran
Vielha
27/12 19h.
XVIII Festival de música de tardor
Orgues de ponent i del Pirineu
Parroquia de Sant Miqueu
Vielha
29/12 20:15
Concierto de Año nuevo
La Gran música de Navidad
Iglesia de Baqueira Beret
Baqueira
01/01 19:30
Crib villages, churches with history, Christmas traditions … These attractive elements add to the best sports proposal, with the unsurpassed conditions and activities of the Baqueira Beret ski resort. All this without forgetting the commercial and gastronomic offer of the Valley, so that our visitors will enjoy unforgettable moments.
Torisme dera Val d’Aran has started a microsite dedicated to the snow. In this online space you can find information about Baqueira Beret, activities, services, news, events, meteorology, avalanche bulletin and state of the terrain.
From the rackets to the sleigh rides, it is possible to consult the wide range of snow activities that take place in the Val d’Aran. In addition you can also find the links to specialized companies where you can hire them.
All the Val d’Aran villages have been decked out to receive Christmas. They offer enchanting scenarios where to walk, attend the Christmas concerts in the Romanesque churches or visit the museums and exhibitions. We especially recommend the sessions of the Romanic Musicau de Nadau that will take place in the churches of Purification de Bossòst, Santa Maria de Arties and Sant Miqueu de Vielha.
As a preamble to the festivities, in Arties there will be a show with fire to make known the Hèsta deth Taro. The same Santa Claus does not want to miss Christmas in the Valley and will be present in many localities to collect the illusions of the little ones. And, for them, the Parc de Nadau will be open at the Palai d’Esports de Vielha, with different activities to entertain all afternoon, right next to the Palai de Geu.
You can check the different events scheduled in our agenda section.
From Friday 16th and throughout the weekend will be held in the Palai de Geu Vielha (Val d’Aran) the Spanish Ice-skating Championship. The competition is organized by the Spanish Ice Sports Federation in collaboration with the Club Esportiu de Geu Val d’Aran and the Catalan Federation of Winter Sports.
Spain ice skating championship will be held in Novice Advanced, Junior 1ª and Senior 1ª for Individual Femenino, Individual Masculino, Parejas, Danza Sobre Hielo y Patinaje Sincronizado disciplines. On Sunday 18th will take place the Gala of the exhibition of Champions and Runners-up.
The best national skaters will compete in this competition. Aranese representation is made by Griselda Serrallac, from CEGVA and Tòn Consul and Alexandru Ilici, from FC Barcelona.
The ski resort of Val d’Aran, will be in charge of opening the third edition of the Salomon Quest Challenge next weekend. The competition bets again on a formula that combines fun and competition on skis, telemark or snowboard. In addition, in Baqueira Beret, the test collaborates with the Marathó de TV3, donating 50% of the collection of the inscriptions to this solidarity project for the investigation of the medullary and traumatic brain injuries.
The teams, integrated by three participants, will be able to choose challenge category (with friends) or family and they will have to face four unique challenges and specially designed for the occasion: giant slalom, freeride, descent boardercross in team and banked slalom. They will have three hours to get the maximum possible score and have fun to the maximum in the four tests suitable for all levels and styles.
The morning will end with the awards ceremony and a drawing of multiple gifts of material Salomon and Suunto in the village. Registrations are already open on the Salomon Quest Challenge website.
The Salomon Quest Challenge will have three more stops: in Grandvalira (14/1/17), Masella (18/2/17) and Sierra Nevada (8/4/17).
Snow sports, artisan markets, cultural visits and Christmas atmosphere in crib villages, join the usual cultural, gastronomic and commercial proposal of the valley to offer our visitors an attractive program.
The three ski areas of the Val d’Aran, Baqueira, Beret and Bonaigua stations will be partially open. This first weekend you can have 38 tracks that add 55 km of tracks and 26 lifts in operation. The thicknesses are now between 5 and 25 cm of milled snow on slopes.
Most of the restaurant and cafe services will also be active in all three areas, as well as shops and rental points and ski storage at the foot of the slopes. It is also planned to put into operation the novelty of this year, Borda Lobato, with its new offer of catering to dishes and high mountain cuisine.
Snow is also the protagonist of many other activities in the valley. An excursion with snowshoes, a dog sled ride, or driving a motorcycle on the slippery white terrain are unforgettable experiences that are worth living.
All of them can be hired from specialized companies. You will find all the information in the snow microsite of Torisme dera Val d’Aran, where you will also be able to inform about the weather forecast and avalanches.
Different markets and fairs will invade the plazas of the Aranese towns with crafts, handicrafts, Christmas decorative objects and local gastronomic specialties. From Saturday and throughout the week you have a craft market in the square of the church of Vielha.
In addition, from 4 to 6 takes place the Fira del Formatge Sabor a Vielha, where you can taste a great variety of cheeses of cow, sheep, goat and buffalo, many of which are unknown to the general public but renowned among the gastronomes. On the other hand, the village of Les celebrates Wednesday its traditional Fair of the Purísima, where they also offer products typical of the area such as cheeses, jams, honey, pates and an interesting sample of the Aranese handicraft.
New this year is the Aran Christmas Market, from 8 to 10 December at the sports center of Salardú, where you will find a sample of artisan products from the Val d’Aran: clothing, shoes and accessories.
And when the cold prevails, a good option is to know the valley through its historical heritage. From the cultural council and through Musèus dera Val d’Aran there are guided tours of the Romanesque churches and temporary exhibitions. In addition, on the days of the bridge the museums remain open to a schedule adapted to tourists.
Consult here the different cultural activities of the Bridge of the pure.
During these days in the valley sure you will also find moments to walk around the commercial areas of the main towns. The Val d’Aran offers an attractive and special offer of shops where you can choose some of your Christmas gifts and browse among an assortment of unique details to take you as a souvenir of your stay.
The Christmas atmosphere is already breathed in the streets and squares of the villages, charmingly decorated. Some, like Arties, organize a popular party to celebrate the start of the season and the lighting of Christmas lighting.
And, one last recommendation: to live an authentic Aranian gastronomic experience. Temptations are many and for all palates. Recipes of traditional cuisine and more sophisticated dishes collect all the flavor of this place of the Pyrenees. You can enjoy delicious specialties based on hunting and fishing, high quality pates, aromatic crêpes, traditional soups, etc. And, above all, content your stomachs with a traditional Aranese Eye, the best restorative after a day in the snow.
When the cold prevails, a good option is to know the Val d’Aran through its historical heritage. From the cultural council and through Musèus dera Val d’Aran there are guided tours of the Romanesque churches and temporary exhibitions. Also on this days the museums remain open to a schedule adapted to tourists.
Consult the different activities here:
