Area Description: Things to do all year round near your holiday chalet Winter: Skiing, Caldea (Europe?s largest recreational spa), cultural visits, helicopter flights, tax-free shopping, apr?s-ski... The resorts of Pal and Arinsal now form a single resort, linked by a cable car and a single ski pass. The Arinsal-ski pass is also valid for the Arcalis ski resort! You thus have a fantastic ski resort right in front of your door step: 63 km of pistes (4 greens, 16 blues, 16 reds and 5 blacks) spread over 700 ha and from 1'550m to 2'560m, 31 ski lifts, 2 ski schools with 140 ski teachers and 350 snow cannons which guarantee good conditions from the beginning of December to the end of April. Summer: Trekking, Caldea (Europe?s largest recreational spa), cultural visits, horseback riding, mountain biking, trout fishing, 4x4, golf (there?s a pitch & putt 10 min from your chalet and 3 18-hole courses at a 1-hour drive), indoor and outdoor ... [Read More]

Area Description: Things to do all year round near your holiday chalet Winter: Skiing, Caldea (Europe?s largest recreational spa), cultural visits, helicopter flights, tax-free shopping, apr?s-ski... The resorts of Pal and Arinsal now form a single resort, linked by a cable car and a single ski pass. The Arinsal-ski pass is also valid for the Arcalis ski resort! You thus have a fantastic ski resort right in front of your door step: 63 km of pistes (4 greens, 16 blues, 16 reds and 5 blacks) spread over 700 ha and from 1'550m to 2'560m, 31 ski lifts, 2 ski schools with 140 ski teachers and 350 snow cannons which guarantee good conditions from the beginning of December to the end of April. Summer: Trekking, Caldea (Europe?s largest recreational spa), cultural visits, horseback riding, mountain biking, trout fishing, 4x4, golf (there?s a pitch & putt 10 min from your chalet and 3 18-hole courses at a 1-hour drive), indoor and outdoor pools, tax-free shopping (8 km) etc etc. There are many fantastic excursions you can do on well marked trails which start right from your door step such as the Coma Pedrosa (2'942m), Andorra's highest peak, the Pic de Müd?courbe (2'914m) and many others. What's more, there are 3 free mountain huts at a 1h30min. hike from your chalet as well as 7 mountain lakes! The GR 11 passes in front of your house and the GRP passes just above! Still need convincing? Although many people have heard of Andorra with it's kilometres of tax-fee shopping and its five ski resorts, only very few have actually ventured further than the Pas de la Casa or Andorra la Vella where a different world awaits them, still untouched by mass tourism and far away from the main shopping streets: mountains ranging up to almost 3'000m, quiet and beautiful valleys, mountain lakes that contain trout, forests with crystal streams? Arinsal is located amongst this tranquillity, in one of Andorra's prettiest valleys. Arinsal, along with Ordino and Pal, is one of the few villages in Andorra that has kept it's charm without being invaded by huge hotels, mass tourism and the never ending coming and going of coaches. Although Arinsal does get animated during the winter months with a few pubs and discos, the rest of the year, you will just find a peaceful and quiet mountain village. True, Arinsal is quite a ways from Pas de la Casa and Andorra la Vella. Those only looking to buy cheap alcohol and petrol will not find what they are looking for in Arinsal. Who is Arinsal for? In the winter, the main activity is obviously skiing followed by "apr?s-ski" for which Arinsal is well known for. In the spring time and fall, Arinsal is for those looking for a quiet and relaxing holiday (as of May, you have sun on the terrace from 10:00 AM to 19:00 PM), combined with a few walks in the mountains and cultural visits. During the summer months, a whole range of activities awaits you, from mountain biking, via trout fishing and trekking to doing absolutely nothing!