There are public swimming pools in Ainsa, Laspuña, Lafortunada, Plan, and Bielsa, open during the summer months.
There are numerous swimming holes in the rivers Bellos, Ara, Yaga, and Cinca.
The Naval salt pools are open during the summer months..
Activities and experiences in the Pyrenees
There are three parks in the region: the Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park, the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park, and the Canyons and Sierra de Guara Natural Park.
The Ordesa & Monte Perdido National Park, declared a World Heritage Site, is home to Monte Perdido, the third highest peak in the Pyrenees and the highest limestone mountain in Europe. Access is via the Ordesa Valley, Torla entrance, the Añisclo and Escuaín Canyon, Escalona entrance, and the Pineta Valley, Bielsa entrance.
The Posets-Maladeta Natural Park is home to Posets, the second highest peak in the Pyrenees, and many of the mountains over 3,000 meters high. Access is via the Chistau Valley, Salinas entrance.
The Canyons and Sierra de Guara Natural Park, known for its ravines and rock art, is accessible from the road that runs from Aínsa to Alquézar.
There are mountains for everyone, from trails along the valley floors to ascents of peaks of 3,000 meters or more.
The interpretation centers are open year-round in Bielsa, Escalona, and Torla, and during the high season in Plan, Tella, and Escuaín.
Activities and experiences in the Pyrenees
Spring-summer
Autumn – Winter
Take a bath
Outdoors
There are numerous active tourism companies in the area offering a wide variety of guided activities.
MTB
hunting and fishing
Escalation
Speleology
Mountain
Ornithology
horseback riding
Quads
Rafting-kayaking-hydrospeed
Hiking
Via Ferrata
The snow
Alpine skiing in Piau-Engaly and St Lary across the border in France and in Cerler, in the Benasque Valley.
Cross-country skiing in the Pineta Valley
Snowshoeing
Ski touring
Snowmobiling
Igloo building
Culture
Historical places
Towns
Heritage and culture
Monastery of San Victorián
Hermitages and dolmens in Tella
Romanesque churches in Badaín, San Vicente de Labuerda, Guaso, Santa María de Buil, San Juan de Toledo, Vío, and Nerín
Medieval fortifications in Abizanda, Ainsa, Boltaña, Samitier, and Muro de Roda
Abandoned villages – Janovas and the Solano Valley
A large selection of museums in Ainsa, Bielsa, Ceresa, Laspuña, Abizanda, San Juan de Plan, and so on
The Somontano Wine Route – visit the interpretation center and a selection of wineries in the neighboring Somontano region.
Guided tours are offered by the Aínsa tourist office and dramatized tours are offered by the Encantarías company.
Parties
January – San Antón tricks in San Juan de Plan
February – Carnival in the Chistau Valley, Bielsa, and La Fueva
May – Rafting between Laspuña and Aínsa
July – International Music Festival at Ainsa Castle
August – Patron Saint Festivals in the Villages
September – Sobrarbe Expofair in Ainsa and La Morisma
October – Mycological Days, Mushroom Picking and Sorting
Flora and fauna
Fauna: chamois, roe deer, wild boar, deer, fox, marmot, bearded vulture, griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture, golden eagle, peregrine falcon, kite, hare, squirrel, butterfly…
Trees – Scots pine, black pine, beech, fir, linden, hazel, birch, wild cherry, walnut…
Flowers – daffodils, lilies, orchids, gentians, aconites…
Aromatics – thyme, rosemary, lavender, juniper…
Wild fruits – raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, currants…
