Canyoning
Fancy some canyoning? The Canaletes gorge (Horta de Sant Joan) is waiting for you.
Les Roques Natura, in Arnes, can provide equipment and a guide for the activity.
Surroundings
Arnes sits at the gateway to the Ports mountains, between Terra Alta and Matarranya. Here are a few ideas to fill your days.
Nature and adventure
River pools
Around Arnes there are rivers and natural pools with crystal-clear water. Don't miss the Toll Blau (els Estrets), Toll del Vidre, Toll de Valero, Molí de Cretes, les Olles (Horta de Sant Joan) or la Pesquera (Beseit).
Mas de Bunyol
Just 12 km from Arnes, in Valderrobres, Mas de Bunyol is a vulture observatory. Every day at the same time hundreds of vultures come down to feed, watched over by José Ramón Moragrega, the "vulture man". Highly recommended; booking required.
Hiking
If you love walking, you're in luck: nature here is at its best, with vultures and Iberian ibex along the way.
Parrissal
A natural gorge in Beseit, 17 km from Arnes. An easy 6 km walk (there and back) along boardwalks over the Matarranya river. Highly recommended.
Climbing
Good news for climbers: there are plenty of via ferratas to discover, all close to Arnes, such as els Estrets.
Fuentespalda zip line
In Fuentespalda, Matarranya, just 24 km from Arnes, is the longest zip line in Europe: 2 km long with a 200 m drop. Spectacular!
Via Verda greenway
An easy family bike ride along the old railway line from Arnes-Lledó station towards the Ebre river. It passes the Fontcalda sanctuary, where you can bathe all year round in 38 °C thermal water, through lit tunnels, aqueducts and old stations.
No bikes? Cal Premset has room for five, and you can rent them at Les Roques Natura in Arnes, with pick-up and drop-off in the village.
Villages and culture
The village, Arnes
Worth a visit: the Baroque church (17th c.), the Renaissance town hall (16th c.), the old town with its Renaissance manor houses, the ice well (17th c.) and the Honey Museum.
Village festival: the week of 22 July. Honey Festival: every May. Arnes is the village of honey, and its name comes from the old word for beehives. The streets fill with craft stalls, tastings and honey for sale.
Nearby villages
Horta de Sant Joan, with its Picasso Museum and Santa Bàrbara convent. Valderrobres, whose castle overlooks much of Matarranya, with narrow stone streets. Cretes, with a lovely old town and horse riding at Hípica MB. Beseit, for a swim at la Pesquera and a walk through the Parrissal. Calaceit, with Renaissance houses and the Iberian settlement of Sant Antoni, 1 km from the village.
Wine and olive oil
Wine tourism
Good wine country, under the Terra Alta designation of origin. Fancy visiting wineries and tasting their wines?
Olive oil tourism
Terra Alta makes fine olive oil as well as wine. Visit mills and join oil tastings across the region, for example at Identitat in Horta de Sant Joan.
Would you like to stay at Cal Premset?
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