Refugi de l'Arp

Refugi de l'Arp is a mountain refuge, bar and restaurant located at an altitude of 1,937 metres on the north slope of the Serra del Port del Comte, in the municipality of La Vansa-Fórnols, comarca of Alt Urgell, Catalonia, Spain. It sits on the Prat de l'Arp, about 400 metres from the Tuixent–La Vansa Nordic ski station, and is open all year. The refuge presents itself as a welcoming mountain accommodation surrounded by wild nature, with spectacular Pyrenean views, and as a place to rest, explore and coexist with animals. The building was constructed in 1978 and renovated in 2008. Since 2020 its management has depended on the Club Esport i Salut Catalunya. As of 2021 it offered 28 accommodation places. The ground floor contains a reception area, two toilets and a large room with a fireplace, tables, chairs and a bar counter, plus the kitchen and a lockable ski storage room. Upstairs, the sleeping floor is divided into two four-bed rooms, one two-bed room, one five-bed room and one eight-bed room, along with two bathrooms with showers. An outdoor terrace offers good views over the Vansa valley and the Pyrenees. The refuge operates a bar and restaurant serving home-style cooking and local produce, with hours adapted to each season. It also offers activities throughout the year, including dog sledding, cani-rando (dog-assisted hiking), Nordic skiing, hiking and cycling routes. It is a popular base for Nordic skiing, ski mountaineering and snowshoe excursions in winter, and for hiking the rest of the year. Rates, room types and reservations are handled through its website, refugidelarp.cat.

The Refugi de l'Arp was built in 1978 on the Prat de l'Arp, at 1,937 metres altitude in the municipality of La Vansa-Fórnols, Alt Urgell, Catalonia. It was renovated in 2008. Since 2020, its management has depended on the Club Esport i Salut Catalunya. As of 2021, it offered 28 accommodation places. The refuge is located about 400 metres from the Tuixent–La Vansa Nordic ski station and is open all year, serving as a base for Nordic skiing, ski mountaineering and snowshoe excursions in winter, and for hiking the rest of the year.

• 2021

  The refuge offers 28 accommodation places.

• 2020

  Management of the refuge passes to the Club Esport i Salut Catalunya.

• 2008

  The refuge is renovated.

• 1978

  The refuge is built on the Prat de l'Arp.

A year-round, family- and group-friendly mountain refuge and restaurant in the Catalan Pyrenees, integrated into the Tuixent–La Vansa Nordic ski area.

• Mountain refuge accommodation (28 places)

• Bar and restaurant

• Dog sledding

• Cani-rando (dog-assisted hiking)

• Nordic skiing

• Hiking and cycling routes

1. 1Inici - Benvinguts al Refugi de l'Arp - Refugi de l'Arprefugidelarp.cat
2. 2Refugi de l'Arpwikidata.org
3. 3Refugi de l'Arpca.wikipedia.org