Càmping l'Orri del Pallars

Lakes of all sizes are easily accessed around the site for watersports like kayaking and canoeing; on land, you can take off on one of several scenic hiking trails around the peaks or potter around the towns and villages of the mountain. For shops, bars and restaurants, the high-up town of Sort is about five minutes' drive away or 20 minutes by bus. This comely little town is also a passing point for the Path to Freedom, following the route taken through the Pyrenees by thousands of refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in World War. Connecting Ariège and Haute Garonne in France to El Pallars Sobirà over the border, the route these days is well signposted, with plenty of info on the path and those who travelled it. The famed snow sports capital of Andorra is just under an hour and a half away; closer to home, the 20 kilometres of Spot Skiing are among a lush pine forest setting five minutes away, and skiing and snowboarding are available at Port-Aine, within half an hour's drive. Within about 45 minutes' drive is the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, made up of a spectacular mountain landscape with century-old fir trees and a couple of hundred lakes.