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7 ideas, picked for these days
Lower Aran: rafting in the morning, caviar in the afternoon
In June the Garonne rafting season begins, with the river still high from the thaw and from age six. Bring swimwear and dry clothes, and book the Er Occitan menu in Bossòst with the rafting.
Two summer nights in Andorra: Caldea, the Tristaina lakes and the villages of La Massana
At the end of June the Tristaina lakes lose their snow and the season for this getaway begins, lasting until September. Summer afternoons bring storms: start the lake circuit early and bring your ID card.
A weekend in Aínsa: Añisclo, a canyon descent and the square at dusk, an hour and a half from Huesca
June is the last month of Añisclo's good season before summer, when the HU-631 is one-way and the car parks fill. Enter the canyon in the morning and book Sunday's canyon, which in summer fills up.
A night in La Pobla de Segur: Tren dels Llacs one way and a ferrata or river the next day
At the end of June the historic lakes train still runs on Saturdays, before the switch to the summer panoramic one. Collegats rafting starts in July: in June, Sunday is for the Roca Foradada via ferrata.
Ordino in summer: three lakes in the morning, a mine in the afternoon
The circuit of the three Tristaina lakes opens in June, when the snow goes, and is easy as far as the first. If snow remains on the path, stay at the first lake, and bring your ID card to cross into Andorra.
A weekend in the Ripollès: Romanesque monasteries and the Núria rack railway
At the end of June the Núria valley is already free of snow, with the meadows in flower, and in Ripoll the monasteries are visited without July's heat. The Rack Railway moves to its summer timetable: buy the train online.
Berguedà by motorbike: Coll de la Creueta and a mountain table
In June the road to the Coll de la Creueta, at 1,921 metres, no longer has spring's gravel and not yet August's traffic. Set off early: the Pyrenean afternoon storms begin in June.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Where can you see falles near Lleida?
In the Vall de Boí and other villages of the Lleida Pyrenees, on nights each council sets for the year. Boí's is usually the eve of Sant Joan.
Is there snow on the Andorran lakes at Sant Joan?
There may be some in the high and shaded areas. The first Tristaina lake is usually free at the end of June.