Arties is a cute little Village in the Aran Valley that Gayle and I visited after leaving Vielha. There’s at least 3 other things going for it: the Parador Arties, the Casa Irene Restaurant, and proximity to the Baqueira Beret Station. It’s also the site of the House of D. Gaspar de Portola, who discovered California. Gayle and I wandered around, gazed at the Gothic Church of Sant Joan, and took some cute window shots. It was also marvelously off-season quiet. And we would have enjoyed staying longer.
