Arties

Distance: ≈7 km · ~12 min
Best time: Evening, for the thermal baths and dinner
Getting there: ≈7 km down-valley on the C-28 between Vielha and Salardú; ski buses stop here
Good for: Thermal springs, Food & dining, Romanesque churches

Where two rivers meet — a stone village known for its natural thermal springs and some of the best eating in the Val d'Aran, with a Romanesque church.

Where two rivers meet

Arties sits at the confluence of the Garona and Valarties rivers, about 7 km down-valley from Baqueira — a village of stone houses and Romanesque churches with a reputation for two things: its natural thermal springs and some of the best eating in the valley.

The old Aranese settlement gathers around the Romanesque church of Santa Maria and the ruined tower of the Portolà family. Its hot springs have drawn bathers for generations and now feed a public thermal pool.

How to do it from Baqueira

It's about 7 km, 12 minutes by car on the C-28 between Vielha and Salardú, and the ski buses stop here — an easy evening trip for the baths and dinner.

Beyond the baths

Time it for an evening: a soak in the thermal pool and a long dinner in one of the village's restaurants. Arties strings together with Salardú, Bagergue and the capital Vielha for a full day of Aranese villages.

Best Time

Evening, for the thermal baths and dinner

Best For

Thermal springsFood & diningRomanesque churches

Location

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Arties known for food?+

Arties has a cluster of well-regarded restaurants and is a favourite for an off-slope lunch or dinner in the Val d'Aran, alongside its riverside setting and natural thermal springs.

Does Arties have thermal baths?+

Yes — Arties has natural thermal springs that have drawn bathers for generations and now feed a public thermal pool, making it a favourite for an evening off the slopes.

Other Stops on This Route

Estany de Sant Maurici and the peaks of the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici national park

Aigüestortes National Park

Catalonia's only national park, just south of the Val d'Aran — a landscape of glacial lakes and granite peaks reached by trail and 4x4 taxi in summer.

Bagergue

The highest inhabited village in the Val d'Aran — steep stone lanes, a Romanesque church, artisan cheese and long views, often named among Spain's most beautiful.

The colonnaded thermal baths of Bagnères-de-Luchon, the French spa town over the border

Bagnères-de-Luchon (France)

An elegant French spa town over the border from the Val d'Aran — thermal baths, cafés and a change of country for the day, about an hour away.

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