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Val d'Aran and Baqueira Beret under an igloo in the heart of Madrid

From today until next Saturday you will find us in our spectacular igloo camped in the heart of Madrid, from where we are eager to tell and show the innovations that we bring about the new ski season in Baqueira Beret.

More excitement on the slopes, the good times of après-ski, gourmet experiences with mountain flavours and many surprises will be unveiled to visitors while tasting aranese delicacies that we’ve brought. In addition, we will celebrate draws of stays, forfaits for the ski station, ski lessons, dinners in the restaurants of the Valley and a heli-skiing experience.

The snow a little bit closer!

Place :

Plaça Margaret Tatcher (Madrid)

Timetable

Thursday 19: from 16 to 20 h

Friday 20 and Saturday 21: from 14 to 20 h

19 November, 2015 dpt21 News, Blog, Present 0

Snowfest 2015: The Val d'Aran receives the snow season with a spectacular sport, leisure and cultural festival

The most anticipated snow fest of the Pyrenees, which will take place from 27 to 29 November, reaches its third edition full of news. Coinciding with the opening of Baqueira Beret, sports, cinema, music, fashion and food have a meeting in the Snowfest 2015 with activities in the main towns of the Val d’Aran.

Initiative of the Asociación de Comerciantes, Empresas y Servicios de Vielha-Mijaran, the Snowfest is a fun festival celebrating the arrival of snow and winter. A full program full of activities for the whole family makes this one of the most celebrated events in the Pyrenees. Snowfest reveals the myriad of sensations and tourist attractions of the mountain in winter besides skiing and sport: from wellness and disconnection from the frenzy of the city to enjoy leisure and culture in a unique environment.

The event is twofold. On the one hand the festival, which includes educational, festive, artistic, gastronomic activities and sports demonstrations. And on the other hand, the Winter Expo in the Palai de Esports de Vielha, where top brand clothing and sports equipment will show the novelties of the season, in addition with manufacturers of technical equipment and the offer of winter leisure tourism, besides the presentation of the events of the winter season.

News 2015

Among the attractions of the third edition highlights the presence of the freerider Aymar Navarro, godfather of the festival, and the pastry chef Oriol Balaguer, who will present the new chocolate bonbon Snowfest, inspired by the Val d’Aran. Also it highlights the presentation of the capsule collection SarahWorld Sara Navarro group of shoes and accessories Eco-cold winter, Eco-chic with the ‘première’ of Pireneus bag, specially designed for the Snowfest.

Skating enthusiasts will enjoy exciting shows in the Palai de Geu, including a concert of ice instruments, skating samples and hockey and curling demonstrations. It has also been scheduled a series of films about snow, a scientific conference, an art exhibition and a fashion show of snow.

Kid Wise in concert

The highlight will be musically by Kid Wise, one of the reference groups of French Indie-Rock led by the vocalist Augustin Charnet . The concert will be held Saturday November 28th at 23h in the Sala Polivalente de Vielha.

For the President of the Association, Antonio Beso, who also chairs the festival, “the program is much more attractive than in the previous two editions. Our intention is to make it better, more fun and more complete each year, and that the Snowfest will be consolidated as the best party of the snow in Spain and southern Europe. ”

As part of these activities, gastronomic specialties Aran also have a key role. Original and attractive “pintxos” delicious artisan products as andito and patés, as exclusive products such as the aranese caviar and other genuine as cheeses and Tupís, will be in the estaurants with some of the dishes from our cuisine as Olha aranesa and other preparations with mongeta of Bossòst.

The program will culminate with the Snowfest draw of fortfaits for Baqueira Beret, skis, and a place for the GORE-TEX Experience Tour offered by Copos Ski-Center, an expedition of Freeriding with Aymar Navarro, to be held in Lofoten islands in 2016.

You can consult the full program Snowfest in this link.

16 November, 2015 dpt21 Blog, Monographic 0

The Val d'Aran and Baqueira Beret, in the London Ski and Snowboard Show

The Conselh Generau d’Aran and Baqueira Beret participate in the exhibition Ski and Snowboard Show which takes place in London from 5 to 8 November, where they plan to present the novelties of the 2015-2016 ski season, plus the wide range of activities that can be carried out in the valley. This event has become a meeting point in Europe to the main destinations, companies, tour operators, sports competitions and events and Alpine cuisine with a wide range of proposals for the sector at the end public, especially families.

Draw among visitors

Visitors to the stand of Baqueira Beret – Val d’Aran can participate in the draw of 1 weekend for 2 people in the valley, and a day of helisquí with runs on virgen snow on some of the most spectacular peaks of the pyrenees and a ski day at the Aranese ski station. The draw will be held November 8 at 16:00 in front of the stand of Val d’Aran – Baqueira Beret.

During the week of 9 to 15 November, the name of the winner will be published on the Facebook wall of Baqueira and Val d’Aran.

The Val d’Aran in winter

The quality of the snow, the indigenous culture and a unique cuisine make the Val d’Aran one of the most prized and increasingly frequented by tourists and skiers for its wide range of activities destinations. In winter it is possible to heliskiing in the best conditions with a “powder” first level. In addition, there is a wide thermal offer in Les and Banhs of Tredòs complemented by the existing spas in most hotels. Families can choose from activities like easy hikes with dinner in authentic mountain huts, ice skating in the Palai de Geu and children’s activities to discover the nature of the high Pyrenees in the hands of professional tour guides.

Baqueira Beret Update for the 15-16 season

Baqueira Beret continues to grow and reaches 155 skiable km: 150 km of pistes plus 5 km of off piste itineraries. Baqueira Beret goes from having 99 to 103 signed and marked pistes combined with an unparalleled freeride area in Southern Europe with more than 2.166 skiable hectares. These together represent a very attractive reason to come and enjoy the most authentic Pyrenees Mountains. The three new pistes are in Beret. The most spectacular is the Gallina as it finishes in Orri with a steep slope that will test the levels of the expert skiers as it is a double black diamond run. The Paum piste is also located in Saumet and is a short red run measuring 554 m in longitude and with 171 meters of elevation drop. The third new piste, Esmeligàs, can be reached by the tele-ski Costarjàs and is a red run measuring 1,5 km in length and with an elevation drop of 368 m through the calmest area of Beret.

4 November, 2015 dpt21 News, Blog, Present 0

Inaugurated the new office of Val d'Aran - Baqueira Beret in Toulouse

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Yesterday took place the opening of the new Val d’Aran –Baqueira Beret tourist office, located at No. 39 Rue du Pharaon. The conselhera de Torisme de la Val d’Aran, Ana Díaz, and Xavier Ubeira, general manager of the ski resort attended the event where guests could taste a selection of snacks and typical tapas of the Aranese cuisine.

Baqueira Beret has an office in Bordeaux since 2011. With this second, promotion strategy in South and West of France will be covered, with expectations for a northward expansion.

23 October, 2015 dpt21 News, Blog, Present 0

Baqueira Beret y Val d’Aran presentan la temporada de nieve en una gira por España

La estación de esquí aranesa y Torisme de Val d’Aran participarán conjuntamente en una gira por una veintena de ciudades españolas para presentar las novedades la temporada hibernal 2015-2016, entre las que destacan las nuevas zonas de ocio de la estación.

Durante la gira se llevarán a cabo presentaciones en hoteles singulares de las principales ciudades de la zona de influencia de Baqueira Beret (Levante, centro y norte de España). Los diferentes eventos congregarán a clientes de la estación y medios de comunicación a los que se dará a conocer de primera mano cómo se plantea la temporada para el invierno que está a punto de empezar.

Asimismo, Baqueira Beret montará un stand donde se podrán contratar estancias y forfaits, además de participar en numerosos concursos -presenciales y a través de redes sociales- con importantes premios ofrecidos por Salomon, Torisme Val d’Aran y la propia estación.

Los ganadores de los concursos de cada ciudad y toda la información acerca de los lugares de las presentaciones, se publicarán en la web de Baqueira Beret y en las páginas de Facebook y Twitter de la estación.

Aquí os dejamos el calendario. Nos encontraréis de 18h a 21h en:

26/10 Burgos – NH Collection Palacio de Burgos, Calle de la Merced, 13

27/10 León – Parador Hostal San Marcos, Plaza de San Marcos, 7

28/10 A Coruña – Hesperia Finisterre, Paseo del Parrote, 2-4

29/10 Oviedo – AC Hotel Oviedo Forum by Marriot, Plaza de los Ferroviarios, 1

30/10 Valladolid – Hotel Olid, Plaza San Miguel, 10

31/10 Santander – Gran Hotel Sardinero, Plaza de Italia, 1

3/11 Vitoria – Silken Ciudad de Vitoria, Portal de Castilla, 8

4/11 Bilbao – Hotel Carlton, Plaza Federico Moyúa, 2

5/11 San Sebastián – Hotel María Cristina Luxury Collection, Paseo República Argentina, 4

6/11 Pamplona – Hotel Tres Reyes, Jardines de la Taconera, s/n

7/11 Zaragoza – Hotel Silken Reino de Aragon, Calle Coso, 80

11/11 Palma de Mallorca – Hotel Tryp Bellver, Paseo Maritimo Gabriel Roca,11

12/11 Tarragona – Hotel SB. Ciutat de Tarragona, Plaça de la Imperial Tarraco, 5

13/11 Lleida – Hotel HN Pirineos, Gran Passeig de Ronda, 63

14/11 Girona – Hotel Carlemany, Plaça Miquel Santaló I Pavor, 1

16/11 Alicante – Spa Porta Maris, Plaza Puente de Mar, 3

17/11 Valencia -SH Valencia Palace, Paseo de la Alameda, 32

* Comunicaremos las presentaciones de Madrid y Barcelona próximamente

20 October, 2015 dpt21 News, Blog, Present 0

Val d'Aran and Baqueira Beret open new office in Toulouse

With the aim of boosting and promoting French tourism in Val d’Aran during all the year and in all tourist areas, the Consenheria de Torisme e Desvolopament Economic and the aranese ski station have signed an agreement to open a new office in Toulouse, whose inauguration is scheduled for October 21^st.

The geographical scope of the Midi-Pyrenees capital, with 1.5 million residents, is a market of particular interest because of its proximity to the Valley and the demographic features of its citizens.

Baqueira Beret has an office in Bordeaux since 2011. With this second, promotion strategy in South and West of France will be covered, with expectations for a northward expansion.

8 October, 2015 dpt21 News, Blog, Present 0