# A snow Sunday with children in the Tena valley: NieveAventura and 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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/tena-valley/itineraries/snow-with-children-and-nieveaventura · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:00 · Salida: 1 h 30 by car (A-23 and A-136 to Formigal and the Portalet valley)
- 10:00 · NieveAventura at the Portalet: snowshoes, sledges and snow games (sleds, tow lifts from age 4 and snowshoes from age 6; book online)
- 14:00 · Cambium del Pirineo (Cambium · Pyrenean cooking · €€€ · Sunday 13:30 to 15:30, with booking) · Cambium del Pirineo, €€€
- 16:30 · Vuelta (in Huesca around 18:15)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
A-23 and A-136: an hour and a half from Huesca and about two hours and a quarter from Zaragoza or Pamplona.

## Consejos

### Full snow clothing
Waterproof overalls or trousers, gloves and goggles: the sledge gets you wet.

### Book both
NieveAventura online and Cambium by phone.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.