El Racó de la Vall

Dining room of the Hotel Vall de Núria with large windows onto the sanctuary square: Catalan cooking with local produce, at 1,964 m and reached only by rack railway.

Information

Where: Núria

A dining room with a view of the square

In the Vall de Núria there is no village: there is a sanctuary, a lake, a mountain resort and the large building of the Hotel Vall de Núria, which can only be reached on the Cremallera. Inside that building the hotel has several places to eat, and El Racó de la Vall is the tablecloth one: a bright room with high ceilings and arched windows facing the sanctuary square and the slopes of the valley. The house presents it as a place to eat as a family, with Catalan cooking made with local produce, and the hotel stresses that it works with products from the Ripollès.

When it opens and how to book

In November 2026 it is temporarily closed and reopens on 5 December, with the start of winter. The hotel does not publish a fixed timetable for the season and recommends booking on 972 73 20 00. As the last rack-railway descent marks the end of the day, also ask what time they serve the last lunch.

If it is full or closed

In the same complex, Finestrelles, the hotel's terrace with lake views, opens at weekends from 8:40 to 16:00, with the kitchen until 15:30: salads, sandwiches and pasta, more informal. The hotel's buffet restaurant and the Saló de l'Estatut, with a café and pizzas, reopen on 4 December. All are governed by the weather: the hotel warns that hours may change depending on conditions.

Go up after lunch to the 12:30 guided snowshoe outing, or the other way round: snowshoes at 10:00 and a table on your return.

What to order: the Catalan cooking of the day; ask what there is from the Ripollès, which the hotel highlights on its menu

Practical details

Address

Estació Vall de Núria, s/n, 17534 Núria, Girona

Phone

+34 972 73 20 00

Opening hours

Temporarily closed in November 2026; reopens on 5 December. The hotel does not publish the seasonal timetable: book and confirm it by phone

Cuisine

Catalan, mountain cooking

Details checked on 14 November 2026.

Tips

Book before going up The hotel recommends it, and up there there is no other village to go to if there is no table.

Confirm the opening date In November and in the closures between seasons, the hotel closes its dining rooms by day.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to book?

The hotel recommends it, on 972 73 20 00.

How do I get there?

Only on the Núria Rack Railway, from Ribes de Freser or Queralbs.

What cooking does it have?

Catalan, with local produce and from the Ripollès.

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

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