Benasque Tourist Office

Where it is and when it opens

The Benasque Tourist Office is at calle Horno, 10, in the centre of the village, and is open all year. Its published hours are Monday to Sunday from 9:30 to 13:00 and from 16:30 to 19:45. You can reach it on 974 05 92 06 and at [email protected].

In Cerler, the ski resort village, there is another office, but it is open only in summer: Tuesday to Saturday, from 9:30 to 14:00 and from 17:30 to 20:00, and closed on Sundays and Mondays. The rest of the year, all valley information is provided at the one in Benasque.

What they give you

The office hands out the valley's themed leaflets, which can also be downloaded from the municipal tourism website: "Sentir", on heritage, traditions and food; "Nieve"; "Aventura"; and "Naturaleza". It also has maps of Benasque and Cerler and walking route maps for Vallibierna, La Besurta, Anciles, the Estós valley and the valley as a whole.

For walking, the valley has a network of waymarked paths, the GR-11 or Senda Transpirenaica and the short-distance paths of the Benasque Valley. The website highlights two: the geomorphological path from Llanos del Hospital to the Forau d'Aigualluts, along the north face of the Maladeta, among glaciers, ibones (mountain lakes) and moraines, and the Gorgas de Alba botanical path, of low difficulty and suitable for families. In winter, the Forau is reached with snowshoes and a guide from Llanos del Hospital.

At the office they also inform you about snow: the Cerler ski resort, the snow garden and sledges and the Nordic area at Llanos del Hospital. Before going up to Llanos in winter, ask about the state of the Llanos del Hospital road.

Other information points in the valley

The visitor centre of the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park is on the road to France, in the former Red Cross building in Benasque. It has an exhibition on the park's forests, high mountains, flora and fauna, with a scale model, and an audiovisual room. From 23 June to 14 September it is open every day from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00; the rest of the year, only at weekends and public holidays, from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00 in autumn and winter, and until 20:00 in the afternoon in spring.

The Palace of the Counts of Ribagorza, at Calle Mayor, 6, is the village's cultural centre and is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 16:30 to 20:00.

Practical information

The Benasque bus stop is next to the municipal swimming pool, in the car park. For municipal paperwork or queries, the Ayuntamiento can be reached on 974 55 10 01.

If you are sleeping in the village, the Hotel Ciria, on avenida de los Tilos, has the restaurant El Fogaril. At the head of the valley, next to the Nordic area, is the Hotel Hospital de Benasque.