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The North Face Enduro Race, popular MTB in the Val d’Aran
The next weekend, 15 and 16 October, takes place The North Face Enduro Race, the popular Enduro MTB race, organized in collaboration with the Centre BTT dera Val d’Aran.
The test, disputed by paths and roads in which each participant fight against the chronometer individually, has several special stages (TC) linked by feeder lines (TE or SE) with closed times. The special stages are individual and mostly downhill. The participant who obtains the least amount of time in the special stage times and fewer penalties will be proclaimed winner.
Program
Saturday 15
Recognition circuit.
Cronus secret section where the starting order for the race will be established. Parallel activities in the afternoon for everybody.
Domingo 16
8: 00h Race North Face Enduro Race, podium and food.
Once the race finishes the awards ceremony will be held.
Categories
Elite (for the best)
Senior (if your time is from the top 25 preorder)
Junior (born before 1999)
Master 30
Master 40
E-Bikes male
Feminas (50% discount)
E-Bike Female
Departure time:
Saturday: 15/10/2016 at 16:00 h. – Brieffing and special Crono secret.
Sunday: 10/16/2016 at 08:00 h. – 1st group of participants, who didn’t go to Crono Pole Saturday will by order of dorsal every 30 seconds. The other participants will start every 30 seconds according to the Saturday pole order .
Services:
Liquid and solid aid stations, medical care. Showers service. Food for all the participants.
More information about the regulation on this link.
October livestock fairs in the Val d'Aran
From 6 to 8 October, coinciding with the arrival of autumn, take place in Val d’Aran major towns -Les, Salardú Vielha and Bossòst- a series of festivals on animals and trade, showing one of the activities of the Val d’Aran, livestock, main sector until several decades ago.
This event, which now attracts hundreds of professionals, curious and tourists, started more than a hundred years ago to show the native cattle used by farmers in the Aran fields. At present it has a more commercial and festive air with parallel organization of artisan markets and traditional folk events, along with the livestock show.
Les, October 6
Agricultural and Livestock Fair in Les is one of the major events held in the village, along with the Spring one in May and the Immaculate one in December. In the morning will be offered a popular breakfast with the collaboration of the Escola d’Hostaleria de Les.
Salardu, October 7
The origins of the Fair Livestock in Salardu back to the time when the people sold livestock that had just come down from mountain. Currently, besides the sale and exhibition of horses, sheep, cattle and goats, has the participation of traders and all kind of products. In the morning will be also held a popular breakfast offered by the council of Naut Aran.
Vielha, October 8
Traditionally, Vielha put an end to the fairs, but this year there will still be that of Bossòst. Usually livestock competitions including the XIIIè Morphological Competition “Cavall Pirinenc Català”, a popular breakfast, craft market and various activities in the fairground and in the Paseo de la Libertad are held.
Bossòst, October 29
This year Bossòst autumn fair has changed date to coincide with Era Mongetada, held at the end of the month. It shows the best specimens of sheep, goats, cows and horses across the region. That same day also take place in the village several exhibitions of agricultural and livestock traditions.
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The cuisine of mushrooms in the Val d’Aran
During the months of September and October enters its peak season of mushrooms, a product increasingly present in the recipes of Val d’Aran local dishes, the variety of these precious fungi found in the forests of the Valley. Not surprisingly the territory has become the flagship in this recovered hobby and organizes since 10 years ago Mycological workshops with outings, conferences, exhibitions and, of course, culinary tastings.
Experts mycologists show attendees how to collect mushrooms and clean them in the same forest to let the spores that allow their growth next year; how to place them carefully in the basket for perfect preservation; and how to clean them gently with a brush without water to maintain all its flavour.
Also, with the cooks of the best local restaurants, you can learn the different culinary techniques to preserve and develop them according to its variety, from simple blanching to escabeche, confit, dried, frozen and even jam. “The mushroom is a seasonal product and only when we have it fresh we serve it as a main dish grilled or in carpaccio, for example” says Marc Nus, chef of Era Coquela and one of the promoters of the workshops, “conservation techniques allow us to cook with them throughout the year or use them as aromatic spice“.
More than 200 species have been cataloged in the forests of the Val d’Aran, some of them especially tasty as the known rovellons, camagrocs, fredolics, ceps, rossinyols or even the trompetes de la mort. They are included in typical Aranese dishes as the Civet de senglar, the Olha de pagès or the already famous Rostit de bou amb bolets of Casa Perú de Bagergue..
Pit de pintada rostida amb xalotes, mini pastanagues i bolets de Er Occitan.
But also the modern Aranese kitchen discovers new possibilities of the mushrooms, accompanying products as sturgeon and caviar, extremely attractive on a bed of camagrocs or a mixture of mushrooms. “Among the star dishes of Era Coquela we have the Parmentier de patata amb trompeta de la mort i orella de garrí comfitada and the Ou a baixa temperatura amb ceps, foie i escuma de patata” said Marc Nus.
In this line there are the Llom de cèrvol amb bolets from Urtau, the Manetes de porc farcides de nous i bolets from Era Lucana or the Pit de pintada rostida amb xalotes, mini pastanagues i bolets from Er Occitan. Alson, the Valley chefs find their applications in the creams, soups and riz dishes as the Rissoto de ceps amb carpaccio de cèrvol from Era Coquela and Arròs amb bolets i llebre from Era Lucana.
Mushrooms Pintxo Pote from Urtau
The Pintxo Pote associations of the Val d’Aran have signed up to the initiative, and there are already many tapas incorporating mushrooms as the main product, support or flavouring. During this week you can taste them in Vielha on Tuesday, on Thursday in Bossòst and on Friday in Les.
X Jornades Micològiques of the Val d'Aran
Jointly organized by the Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia e Miei Naturau del Conselh Generau d’Aran and the Societat Catalana de Micologia, from 13 to 18 September will be held the X Jornades Micològiques of the Val d’Aran, with the cooperation of the Escola d’Hosteleria de Les. Journeys, workshops, tastings and exhibitions offer visitors a unique opportunity to deepen in the knowledge of mushrooms and their multiple gastronomic possibilities.
The program includes three field trips on 15, 16 and 18 September with the help of the Societat Catalana de Micología, a workshop of cuisine on mushrooms with the chef of the restaurant Era Coquela on Thursday 15 at the Escola d’Hosteleria and a conference on opportunities in the development of mycotourism by Fernando Martínez Research from the Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón and Joaquin Latorre du Programa de Micología de Castilla y León, MICOCYL-CESEFOR on Saturday 17. in addition, the weekend it is possible to visit the exhibition of mushrooms in the Conselh Generau d’Aran and a children’s space at the Escola d’Hosteleria de Les.
Also, bars of the Pintxo Pote routes of the Val d’Aran have signed up to the initiative and offer a mushroom pinxo: on 13 in Vielha, in Bossòst on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 September in Les.
Information and registration: Cristina Madruga E-mail: c.madruga@aran.org or Tel: 973 64 18 January.
Course on-site about mountain aquatic vegetation in the Val d'Aran
Next Saturday, September 10 will be a course – journey to Pla de Beret to learn more about aquatic vegetation on mountain environments of our territory, organized by the Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia i Medi Natural del Conselh Generau d’Aran.
The activity will be in charge of the group of Geobotànica i Cartografia de la vegetació de la Universitat de Barcelona and is part of the project LIFE + NATURA LIMNOPIRINEUS, in which takes part the Conselh Generau d’Aran.
The journey is directed to those who are interested in expanding their knowledge of the natural environment, and they do not need to have previous notions about the matters. To register, send an e-mail with your details to: c.madruga@aran.org o call to Conselh Generau d’Aran, (Cristina Madruga Tel. 973 64 18 01)
Era Hèsta Vielha closes the summer festivals in the Val d'Aran
Since last weekend the Aranese capital is revving up for the festival of Mare de Diu de Mijaran, which officially begins today and lasts until Sunday 11. Locals and visitors welcome it happily to enjoy stuffed program whose theme this year is “The bad of the film”.
The festival committee has prepared activities for all audiences, from games and sports competitions to performances and concerts, through popular meals, tastings and gastronomic routes, processions and parades and contests and dances. All it topped by a spectacular party final with fireworks in the parking lot of the old military barracks.
You can download here the full program of Era Hèsta Vielha 2016.
Traffic restrictions
In order to facilitate mobility during these days, the municipality of Vielha has identified various measures to regulate traffic with intermittent cuts and detours that you can check this link.
From Torisme dera Val d’Aran we wish you a pleasant and entertaining Hesta Major de Vielha!
First level sports pre-season in the Val d'Aran
Welcome to ICL Manresa on 25 August.
Top teams of the Endesa / ACB Basketball League and the LNFS have chosen the Val d’Aran as a location for their training camp and the first friendly matches.
Facilities of the Palai Vielha d’Esports host since last August 23 these athletes who find in the valley an ideal environment for its landscape features and the high quality of its infrastructure and sports services, certified by the Catalan Tourism as Sports Tourism Destination (DTE).
This certification is a guarantee for high competition athletes, tourists who focus their holidays on sports, tourists who practice any sport at their leisure, or just people who loves great sporting events.
The “Corsa e caminada des 15 pòbles” reaches its twentieth edition
Organized by Volentaris d’Aran, this race from the Baish Aran to Mijaran has its origins in the desire to recover the ancient Pyrenean roads between the villages of the valley. The race, whose twentieth edition will take place on August 28, runs mainly by mountain trails in wooded areas and has already established itself as a traditional sports activity of Aranese summer. The route passes through 15 villages in the Val d’Aran, from Es Bordes to Vielha.
Tests
Caminada 15 pobles
15 and 21 Km walks departing from Es Bordes and 5Km walk departing from Montcorbau.
Corsa 15 pobles
21.5 Km race leaving from Es Bordes
XVII Trophy Roland Giné
Youth Mountain Running short haul: 5Km leaving from Montcorbau
I Trofeo Arturo Riba
11,20 Km race leaving from Es Bordes
There will be aid stations in Arres, Vilamòs, Pont d’Arròs, Vila, Betlan, Mont and Vielha.
Awards
In addition to trophies for the top three finishers in male and female category, it will also be awarded the Trophy Maribel and Inigo to the more veteran runner.
Program
Saturday, 27 August
From 10:00 to 13:00 and 18:00 to 20:00 h. – Inscriptions at the Conselh Generau d’Aran
Sunday, 28 August
07:30 pm- 08.15 Departure transport to Es Bordes from the Vielha bus stop
9:00 to 10:00 – Start from Es Bòrdes of different tests (21Km, 15 Km and 11 Km)
09.30 to 10.15- Departure transport to Montcorbau from the Vielha Bus stop.
11:00 Start from Montcorbau of the Corsa Trophy Roland Giné and 5Km Caminada.
13:00- Closing in Betlan.
3:00 Awards ceremony at the Plaça del Conselh of Vielha.
14:00 Closing in Vielha.
Countdown to Salardú Country Rock Festival
This international event habitual in the Aranese summer Aran is held in Salardu – Naut Aran (Val d’Aran) from 25 to 28 August. The Salardú Country Rock festival offers concerts, country dance, exhibitions, workshops, master classes, workshops, market craft and western areas, Country DJ, a children’s show horse, restaurant – bar with live music, children’s performances, Fan zone, photocall, entertainment, fun, contests, surprises, humour and more.
With family vocation, this event presents an attractive proposition for everyone. The main block is the country music concerts with artists and groups that attract a large class loyal to this musical style imported from North America as part of European culture. While the old continent celebrate many other country festivals, the Salardú Country Rock Festival meets all the conditions for being one of the most attractive: landscape, infrastructure, gastronomy, history, culture, livestock, etc.
Check the program on this link.