Restaurante Casa Frauca
What to order: whatever is in season, and when available the suckling kid from the Casa Bergua farm in Viu de Linás
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Day itinerary · 42.65° N · 0.06° W
Sunday ferrata in Broto: inside a waterfall, and valley kid at midday.
Your first ferrata, beside the Sorrosal waterfall with a qualified guide, home-cooked seasonal food in Sarvisé and, in the afternoon, an hour on horseback through the Broto valley. 1 h 20 from Huesca.
Leaving from
Part of Ordesa ValleySobrarbePyreneesUnusual places to stay in SpainHorse riding routes in Spain
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Total time10 h
By car1 h 15 each way
Ferrata2 h 30 · K3
DifficultyMedium
Cost€100–130 pp
Best timeMay – June · September – October
With teenagersFrom age 10 or 1.45 m
In the rainNot done
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Huesca 1 h 15 by car
via the A-23, the Petralba tunnel and Fiscal to Broto
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Restaurante Casa Frauca
Casa Frauca · home-style seasonal cooking · €€€ · book; closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Avenida de Ordesa, Sarvisé · +34 974 486 353
Restaurant €€€Book - 3 min by car1,5 km
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Horse riding in the Broto valley from Sarvisé
Caballos Casa Blas · 1 h · ask for the weekend price
+34 974 486 041
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Back home
In Huesca around 19:15
Approximate cost
About €110–140 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Sorrosal Via Ferrata
The Sorrosal via ferrata, in Broto, is the one many people choose for their first ferrata: about 600 metres of equipped route and 100 of ascent beside the Sorrosal waterfall, with a tunnel cut into the rock and a suspension bridge. From Huesca it is an hour and twenty minutes. With a guide, the equipment is included and you only bring the nerve. Afterwards you have home-cooked seasonal food in Sarvisé, five minutes away, and in the afternoon you take a ride on horseback through the Broto valley.
The Day, Hour by Hour
7:30 · Departure. From Huesca, take the A-23 to Sabiñánigo, the Petralba tunnel to Fiscal and the Ordesa road to Broto. The car park at the Sorrosal waterfall is next to the village and is free, except in summer and on the busiest long weekends.
9:30 · Sorrosal via ferrata. With Guías de Torla Ordesa, from €55 per person, with a harness with energy absorbers, helmet, gloves, qualified guide, insurance and the €3.50 municipal fee. From age 10 or 1.45 metres in height. From the car park to the foot of the route is five minutes. The first section, beside the water, is the most vertical; then come the tunnel, the bridge and the final balcony above the village. Allow two and a half hours. Confirm the meeting point and time with the company when you book.
13:30 · Lunch at Casa Frauca. The hotel with a restaurant in Sarvisé, on the Ordesa road, with a forty-seat dining room and a terrace with mountain views. It has its own car park. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, except on long weekends and in summer; on Sunday it is open. Book on 974 486 353.
16:30 · Horse riding in the Broto valley. In Sarvisé itself, Caballos Casa Blas runs rides of one or two hours all year round. An hour costs €20, and €15 for under-12s, but at weekends you need to ask the price: call beforehand.
18:00 · Return. In Huesca around a quarter past seven.
What to Order at Casa Frauca
The menu changes often with the season, with recovered traditional dishes and more modern ones. If it is in season, order the milk-fed kid from the Casa Bergua family farm, from Viu de Linás, in the same valley. The wine list is from Aragón and the rest of Spain.
If It Rains, with Small Children or in Summer
In the rain the ferrata is not done: the rock and the rungs are slippery and the waterfall swells. If the day clears up in the afternoon, swap the ferrata for the Estrecho waterfalls route in Ordesa, easy and through the forest. For children under 10, in the same gorge there is the Duendes del Sorrosal ferrata, simpler and designed for families. In summer, the Medio Forcos canyon, in Bergua, is the alternative with water: three hours of introductory canyoning with optional jumps and a 10-metre abseil, from €52. From April to July, with children aged 14 or over, rafting on the Ara between Torla and Broto.
Time2 h 30
Change the route
In summer, if you fancy some water:
Medio Forcos canyon in Bergua
From April to July, from age 14:
Rafting on the Ara river between Torla and Broto
If it rains in the morning and opens in the afternoon:
Estrecho and Arripas Waterfalls
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Restaurante El Duende
What to order: the roast suckling ternasco lamb shoulder or the ox chop for two, and the house fritters for dessert
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Ordesa Valley
From March to November, when the guide companies run it. In spring the waterfall carries more water and splashes more; in autumn it is less hot for the effort. In rain or storms, no.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Book the guide days ahead
Groups are small and in spring and autumn weekends fill up.
- 2Clothes that can get wet
In spring the waterfall splashes you on the first section. Take a thin layer and something dry in the car.
- 3Eat afterwards, not before
The ferrata asks a lot of your arms. A light breakfast and the long lunch for when you come down.
We'd skip it
A summer storm day. On a ferrata the steel cable is the last thing you want to touch: if there is a warning, swap it for something else.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do I need experience for the Sorrosal ferrata?
No, with a guide. You need not to have vertigo that freezes you and arms to pull on the rungs for quite a while.
From what age can it be done?
With the guide companies, from 10 years or 1.45 metres in height.
How much does it cost?
With a guide, from €55 per person with all the equipment and the municipal fee. On your own, only the €3.50 fee that Broto town council charges in summer and on long weekends.
Is Casa Frauca open on Sundays?
Yes. It closes on Mondays and Tuesdays outside summer and long weekends.
What if it rains?
Do not do it. Swap the day for a walk around Torla and Broto or the Estrecho waterfalls route.
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