Fonda Can Fasèrsia

Can Fasèrsia is an inn of the old kind, the sort that fed and lodged the traveller before he went on his way, at Carrer Major, 4, in the old town of La Pobla de Segur. It is still that, with rooms, apartments spread across the old village and a Catalan-cuisine dining room. From the station it is a quarter of an hour on foot.

Rooms at four prices

There are four types. The simplest are singles and doubles with a shared bathroom, outside the room; they are interior, with a window onto a light well. The standard single has its own bathroom and also faces the light well. The standard double has its own bathroom and a window or balcony onto the street. The superior double is roomier, with a balcony and views of the Sant Antoni reservoir, Santa Magdalena and Sant Corneli. Some doubles convert into triples. There are cots for babies if you ask.

In low season, the single with shared bathroom costs €22, the double with shared bathroom €35, the standard double €53 and the superior €60. In high season (long weekends, Easter, July, August and from 24 December to 6 January) they rise to €27, €40, €58 and €65; the single with its own bathroom stays at €30 all year. Breakfast, with local produce, is extra: €6.50. It does not publish check-in and check-out times; ask when you book.

Apartments for families and groups

Besides the inn, it rents equipped apartments in the old town and the centre: three at Ca l'Albert, on the same Carrer Major, for two or three people and a duplex for four; one at Cal Miquel for seven; those of Angelina, for two to four, and La Casa del Tomàs, a village house for ten rented whole or by floor. Prices are not published: ask by email or phone.

Designed for the bike

The house advertises itself as bikefriendly: it stores bikes in a closed room with cameras, has tools and a workshop corner, and an area to wash them when you return. It also hires electric mountain bikes (Giant and Bergamont) at €40 for a half day of four hours and €60 for the day, with helmet. There is free wifi throughout the building, an equipped kitchen-dining room for guests' free use and an outdoor terrace. It admits pets; ask about the conditions when you book.

The inn's dining room

The restaurant serves home-style Catalan cooking with local, seasonal produce: seasonal dishes, meats and stews, things to share and house desserts. It serves cooked and light breakfasts, a set lunch menu, a weekend menu with local produce and dinners. It does not publish hours or prices; book a table from its website or at [email protected], and the tourist office gives 621 154 167 for the dining room.

From here, the Casa Mauri and the Molí de l'Oli are a few minutes' walk away, and if you have come up on the Tren dels Llacs, the inn is one of the two options for the train and via ferrata break.