# Vielha

Vielha is in Val d'Aran in the Pyrenees mountain range. It's near Baqueira-Beret ski resort. There are lots of mountain activities.

## Understand

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

* 42.7014460.7952751 Tourist office, C/ Sarriulera 2, ☏ +34 973 640 110. (updated Mar 2025)

## Get in
### By plane

* 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 bus

* 42.7039320.7942421 Vielha Bus stop, Avenguda Baile Calbetó Barra with Carrèr Anglada. (updated Mar 2025)

### By car

* 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
### Parking

* 42.7014970.7980782 Parking P3, arrèr deth Poi, Era Solana. (updated Mar 2025)

## See

* 42.7013160.7958691 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.
* 42.70110.7941672 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

* 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.

## Eat

* Borda Betren, C/Major, s/n. Betren., ☏ +34 973 640 032. (updated Mar 2025)

### Typical dishes

* 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

## Sleep

* Parador de Vielha, Ctra. de Túnel s/n,, ☏ +34 973 640 100, viella@parador.es. (updated Mar 2025)
* RV Hotels Tuca, Ctra. Baquèira s/n,, ☏ +34 973 640 700, reservas@hoteltuca.com. (updated Mar 2025)
* Hotel Sol Melià, C/ Aneto 1, ☏ +34 973 638 000, sol.vielha@melia.com. (updated Mar 2025)
* Hotel Husa Riu Nere, C/ Major 4, ☏ +34 973 640 150, info@hotelriunere.com. (updated Mar 2025)

## Go next

* Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
* Val d'Aran
* Baqueira-Beret