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In the Artiga Lin it has developed a draft service improvement and expansion of tourism which includes the recovery of historical roads in the area.

Dera is enabled Ermita Plan a parking area for 150 vehicles have been installed where public services and signaling of the main tourist attractions and suggestions for hikes in the area.
The saved Road deth wood Water is a new infrastructure that allows a leisurely stroll through the mixed forest of spruce and beech and that brings us to one of the wildest and natural corners of Joeu river.

The panels are given the existing serving area (parking, toilets, playgrounds, …) and routes as well as family middle and high mountain highlighting the new Route Aranesa Aneto.

We are currently working to recover the old road of the sources Soberado Gresilhon and will last until the new Camin deth deth guardader and Uelhs Joeu. This will have an alternative to the paved forest path for visitors who want to access on foot from the Hermitage of the Mair of Diu dera Artiga.

As future projects in the area include the upgrade and expansion of shelter Plan dera Artiga and adaptation and promotion of the Path to Aneto from Aran.

As of July 18 churches in the Val d’Aran host a new edition of Romanic Musicau, series of free music concerts that fill the summer nights

The Romanic Musicau is a concert series that has a long tradition in the Val d’Aran, when it is about to celebrate two decades, this initiative continues to motivate every year music lovers and art lovers, who enjoy the music and explanations that makes an expert in Aranese heritage, architectural features and images and paintings of each of the churches where performances are held. The concerts are free and varied program for everyone to find a concert that is to your taste, this year has scheduled a concert harp, voice and guitar duet, a string quartet, a recital of gamba and theorbo and a performance by a duo of violin and guitar.

The concert series begins Sant Estèue Betren
Sant Estèue of Betren, church which have the first historical references in the fourteenth century, will host the first concert of the 2015 cycle Musicau Romanic Berta Puigdemasa open the season, this young harpist born in 1987, was formed in Barcelona Conservatory, Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag, Conservatoire National Régional de Paris, Ecole Normale de musician and Université Paris Sorbonne Paris, Berta constantly researching and working the sound cultural innovation, and artistic.
At 20,00h. attendees can discover the peculiarities of the church in which they live Betren Romanesque and Gothic styles in the architectural setting. Once the explanations, Berta Puigdemasa his harp made and will be the culmination of a magical night.

Harp workshop to the church of Sant Blas Les Younger guests this year the opportunity to participate in the church of Sant Blas Les, a harp workshop, designed to familiarize them with this instrument.

This week three mountaineers have given Valencia kick off the season at the Tour of Aneto, they are the first that will travel 115 km in 6 stages. This route gets the feat of Alfred Tonelle, French pirineista that turned the Aneto massif at 1,858, who during the three months he was in the Pyrenees achieved many milestones pursued for some time. Today when it is more than 150 years the Tour of Aneto is more topical than ever.

The Tour of Aneto is an interesting proposal from the company Camins that passes through 5 valleys: Aran, Luchon, Benasque, Barrabés Castanesa and crosses 5 historic hills, accumulating a drop of 11,332 meters. The route can be done in 6, 5 or 4 stages, depending on the difficulty mountaineers wish, you can start in Vielha and Benasque. From Vielha walkers reach the deth Uelhs Joèu in Lin Artiga which will begin circulating that will bring capital to the Aran route. The route can be self-guided, hikers take a map, a road book and will daily control by the organization. You can sleep in hotels without carrying any luggage.

The Aneto Tour season begins on July 1 and extends to October 18, has no technical difficulties.

About hiking in the Val d’Aran

The Val d’Aran is located between the two trans-Pyrenean routes long-distance hiking, GR10 and GR11, the network of trails in the valley over 300 km. and it offers routes of varying difficulty, suitable for all audiences.

For further information contact: 10
Camins, www.tourdelaneto.com

RCD Espanyol make their third consecutive preseason stage Garòs
From the club’s decision to choose the Val d’Aran to this stage in the potential of the valley, both by nature and climate, for installations using athletes, sports and hotel it is based where They prepare for the start of the season.
The Conselh Generau d’Aran and the other institutions involved, the City of Vielha and the Municipality of Naut Aran, stay positive about Espanyol and loyalty club three years ago she prepares its players for season Val d’Aran.

Training schedules:

Wednesday, July 8, Garòs Training Camp. 18.30.
Thursday, July 9, Garòs Training Camp. 10.00 h. / 18.30.
Friday, July 10, Garòs Training Camp. 10.00 h. / 18.30.
Saturday, 11 July, Garòs Training Camp. 10.00 h.

On Saturday at 19.00 h. a friendly match between Espanyol and Aranesa selection which will be broadcast live on TV3 will be played.

Annually in the Val d’Aran produced 800 kg of caviar and 7 tons of sturgeon meat is distributed between Spain and other European, American and Asian countries

Last May, the Caviar Nacarii was awarded two Golden Star in “Superior Tast Award” (Superior Taste Award) an award that recognizes food and beverages show a high quality taste. The jury is made up of 120 opinion leaders, chefs, sommeliers and other food experts chosen for their experience among the 14 most prestigious European culinary associations. Blind tested over 100 products from around the world and evaluate the organoleptic properties such as flavor, aroma, appearance and texture.
Caviar Nacarii company is particularly pleased with this award given the recognition it has in the field of food, and in 2013 the brand Aran caviar was awarded a Golden Star Award in the Superior Tast.

The production
Sturgeons are reared naturally and sustainably in the waters of the Garonne River, 700 meters and a few kilometers from the source of the river, which enables a high quality caviar and transparency of flavor. The company produces 800 kg of caviar a year and 7 tons of sturgeon meat distributed by Spain and other European, American and Asian countries.

The 2015 spring campaign
Nacarii Caviar has started with the arrival of good weather the spring production campaign. Sturgeons are fertile only twice a year, usually coincides with the arrival of spring and autumn, when biologists Caviar Nacarii females examined to determine the best time to extract eggs, caviar is considered cool for about 12 weeks, is characterized by its soft, delicate and light taste, it is recommended to take unaccompanied and with a dry drink as cava, champagne, vodka or sake. As time passes caviar matures, its taste is enhanced and its intensity is multiplied.

On the hood of caviar Caviar Nacarii spring still traditional methods, respecting the natural cycle and the welfare of each sturgeon, a fact that has a direct impact on product quality.

Arties and Les celebrate the night of Saint Joan with very particular about fire festivals.

With the arrival of the summer solstice the purifying fire becomes the protagonist on the night of June 23, says the tradition that the fire burned evil spirits and also fertilize the earth to give good harvests.

In what is considered the most magical night of the year Les and Arties wear their best clothes for the summer and meet the traditions of the valley. Fire, music and tree trunks are essential to the celebration of this holiday items, participation of Aran and visitors make it a very special night.

Les celebrate at this time the festivities and the night of the Crema deth Haro 23. Everything begins with a ringing of bells, about 22.00 h. From that moment the audience focus on the Plaça deth Haro for the procession presiding image of San Juan and the young men carried the cross, banners and processional flags follow the saint and the entourage closing It Corbilhuèrs members of a group of traditional music and dance enliven the evening. Haro is blessed, lights and dance and sing around. While the music plays is burning and attendees take the vin caud, mulled wine and fruit sugar which is produced in large pots in the square, accompanied caud vin coca. And finally falls Haro, in the tradition some people catch some of the ashes, which previously also threw in orchards.

The day of San Pedro planted a new Haro at the square to be crowned with flowers carried by newly married couples.

In Arties the night of San Juan is celebrated around the Taro, a huge fir trunk going on and drag it through the streets and squares of the village is a holiday journey in which traditional music is also present and youth leap over the flames. This party, which has traditionally coincided with the dates on which the Aranese shepherds herd climbed the mountains has always been very important in the festive calendar.

Preparations for the cream Taro you start one month before San Juan, when the forest is going to seek, straighter and more beautiful highest fir, takes the people and take away the branches, when the trunk is clean opens half is planted halfway up and allowed to dry.

Before midnight on 23 young people focus Taro below, waiting to hear the cry “HUEc Taro” Taro fire when the trunk is throw it on the ground and begins the most anticipated moment of the night, they tie ropes and walk on fire by all the people, the most daring leap over the trunk just late in the morning at the door of the mayor’s house. Where the charred trunk is left, says the tradition that the mayor should be invited to drink to all who have gotten there, also will address off the Taro.