Vielha Tourist Office

The Val d'Aran tourist information office is in Vielha, at Carrer Sarriulèra, 10, in the centre of the valley's capital. It is the valley's main office, the one that opens the most days of the year, and the place to ask about opening hours of the Romanesque churches, routes and the state of the mountain roads. You can reach it on 973 64 01 10 and at [email protected].

Hours by season

Visit Val d'Aran publishes a different timetable for each time of year:

• Ski season, from December until after Easter: every day from 9:30 to 13:30 and from 16:30 to 20:00. Closed on 24 and 25 December and 1 and 6 January.
• From after Easter to 20 June: Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 13:30 and from 16:30 to 20:00; closed on Sundays.
• From 21 June to 31 July: every day from 9:00 to 13:30 and from 16:00 to 20:00.
• August: every day from 9:00 to 20:00, without a midday break.
• From 1 to 11 September: from 9:00 to 13:30 and from 16:30 to 20:00, closed on Sundays.

The website does not detail the autumn hours beyond those dates, so if you go in October or November, call ahead.

Other offices in the valley

On the same page, Visit Val d'Aran lists two other offices in the valley. The one in Salardú, at Trauèssa Balmes, 2 (973 64 51 97, [email protected]), shows a timetable from 2020 and 2021 that may not be up to date. The one in Arties, at carretera, 14, opens Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 19:15. For Baqueira and the upper part of the valley, Salardú is closer; for everything else, Vielha. The valley even has an office in Toulouse, for French visitors.

What to ask

The valley's Romanesque churches are not always open, and their hours change according to the time of year: the office is the place to confirm when you can enter the church of Sant Miquèu in Vielha, in the centre of Vielha, or the one of Sant Andrèu in Salardú. Ask too for maps of the valley and the suggested walking and snowshoe routes.

In winter, ask about the snow and the state of the Bonaigua pass, which links Aran with the Pallars above Baqueira. If you are going skiing, the office will guide you, but the car parks and the equipment rental are run by the Baqueira Beret resort itself.

Tips

Vielha is about 15 km from Baqueira on the C-28. If you arrive from Lleida or Barcelona through the Vielha tunnel, the office is a good first stop before going up to the resort. For eating in the centre you have Urtau nearby, and for sleeping, the Parador de Vielha, 2 km away, on the climb to the tunnel.