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Vall de Núria
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Vall de Núria

Ripollès (Queralbs), Girona, Catalonia

Vall de Núria is a small resort in a high valley with no road access. You can only get there on the Cremallera de Núria rack railway from Ribes de Freser or Queralbs, which climbs about 1,000 vertical metres. The valley has a pilgrimage sanctuary, a hotel and a lake, surrounded by peaks of almost 3,000 m. The pistes are few and easy, and suit families with children and beginners. FGC has been granted a new concession running until 2055.

Alpine skiing

Height
1,964–2,252 m
Pistes
7.6 km
Runs
3332
Lifts
5
Season
December–early April
Lift pass
Day pass including the rack railway €38 adult and €28.50 child aged 4–13 (2024/25, latest published price). Rack railway return without a ski pass €34 from Ribes (2025/26).
Level
beginners and families
Snowmaking
90 snow cannons, approx. 6.6 km of pistes
Snow park
Boardercross, play park (Parc Lúdic) and three sledging slopes

Highlights

  • A rack railway as the only way in
  • Car-free valley with a sanctuary and a hotel
  • Easy pistes for children
  • Snowshoeing towards Puigmal

Getting here

Flights
Barcelona (BCN) approx. 125 km to Ribes de Freser, approx. 1 h 45 min · Girona (GRO) approx. 110 km, approx. 1 h 30 min · Perpignan (PGF) approx. 140 km, approx. 2 h
Train
Rodalies R3 to Ribes de Freser, then the rack railway from Ribes-Enllaç (approx. 40 min)
Car
C-17 and N-260 via Ripoll to Ribes de Freser. Park at the rack railway in Ribes or Queralbs. There is no road to Núria.

Accommodation

Accommodation
Hotel Vall de Núria in the valley and the Pic de l'Àliga hostel
Places to stay nearby
Queralbs (rack railway, approx. 25 min), Ribes de Freser (approx. 40 min), Ripoll (approx. 1 h)
TipsTake the R3 train from Barcelona and the rack railway up. Then you can do without a car altogether. Stay overnight at the hotel in the valley to experience the quiet evening once the day visitors have left.
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42.3976° N, 2.1551° E

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