Cambium del Pirineo
What to order: the ingot of Aragón ternasco lamb and, if you order two days ahead, the olla tensina menu (€48, in winter)
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Day itinerary · 42.77° N · 0.36° W
A snow Sunday with children: sledges and snowshoes at Portalet, lunch in Sallent.
A snow day for children who do not yet ski: the NieveAventura park at Portalet, with sledges, snowshoes and games, and valley cooking for lunch in Sallent de Gállego. An hour and a half from Huesca.
Leaving from
Part of Tena ValleyPyrenees
Add to my trip
Total time10 h
By car1 h 30 each way
NieveAventura€15.80 adult · €12 ages 4 to 12
AgeGames for everyone; snowshoes from 6
EffortLittle
Best timeDecember – March
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 30 by car
A-23 and A-136 to Formigal and the Portalet valley
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NieveAventura at the Portalet: snowshoes, sledges and snow games
sleds, tow lifts from age 4 and snowshoes from age 6; book online
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Cambium del Pirineo
Cambium · Pyrenean cooking · €€€ · Sunday 13:30 to 15:30, with booking
Pl. Valle de Tena, 7, 22640 Sallent de Gállego · +34 974 48 82 19
Restaurant €€€Book -
Back home
in Huesca around 18:15
Approximate cost
About €35–60 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
NieveAventura at the Portalet: snowshoes, sledges and snow games
When the children do not ski yet, the Formigal resort has a park for them: NieveAventura, in the Portalet valley. Sledges, a snowshoe trail, a ball-lift and a snow play area, by the day. Afterwards, a relaxed lunch in Sallent de Gállego, the stone village five minutes away.
The day, hour by hour
8:00 · Set off. From Huesca, take the A-23 to Sabiñánigo and the A-136 through the Tena valley. An hour and a half.
10:00 · NieveAventura. Four zones: Explora, with waymarked snowshoe trails from age 6; Descenso, with snowbike, snowscooter, sledge and ski-sledge for all ages, under-6s accompanied; Tirabolas, from age 4; and a play area for under-12s. €15.80 for adults and €12 for ages 4 to 12, per day. Book online.
14:00 · Lunch at Cambium. On the Plaza del Valle de Tena in Sallent, Tuesday to Sunday from 13:30 to 15:30. Aragonese Pyrenean cooking, listed in the Michelin guide, with ternasco and Oliván trout. Book by phone.
Afterwards, a while in the village before heading back.
16:30 · Head home. To Huesca around a quarter past six.
Time4 h
Change the route
If you are staying in Panticosa, sleds 11:30 to 15:30:
Sledging at Petrosos Park, above the Panticosa gondola
If the adults ski in turns:
Skiing at Formigal-Panticosa
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Asador Montañés
What to order: the ternasco or the shepherd's migas; at the bar, tapas and raciones from the valley
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 Tena Valley
With the resort open, from 27 November 2026. Book NieveAventura online: it can be cancelled free up to 48 hours before.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Full snow clothing
Waterproof overalls or trousers, gloves and goggles: the sledge gets you wet.
- 2Book both
NieveAventura online and Cambium by phone.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
From what age can they go?
To the play area and the sledges, everyone; under-6s accompanied. The ball-lift, from 4; the snowshoes, from 6.
How much does it cost?
€15.80 for adults and €12 for children aged 4 to 12, per day.
Is Cambium open on Sundays?
Yes, at midday and in the evening. Closed on Mondays.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/tena-valley/itineraries/snow-with-children-and-nieveaventura
Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.