Val d'Aran Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Occitan-speaking unique territorial entity in Catalonia
About Val d'Aran
The Val d'Aran is the only part of Catalonia which is on the northern side of the Pyrenees. Hence, this valley holds the only Catalonian rivers to flow into the Atlantic Ocean; for the same reason, the region is characterized by an Atlantic climate, instead of a Mediterranean one. The main economic activity in the valley is tourism; from the ski resorts in the winter and from other tourist activity in the summer. Other primary sectors of the economy include forest products, cattle ranching and agriculture, all of which have become progressively less important since the opening of ski resorts. Before the construction of the Vielha tunnel, opened in 1948, the Aran valley had no direct communication with the south side of the mountains during winter.
Val d'Aran Travel Guide Sections
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