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Vielha e Mijaran is a municipality in central Aran, Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and largest municipality of the region, with a population of 5,865 (register office, 2025). It is part of the terçons of Castièro and Marcatosa.
It was created in 1970 by the merger of the municipalities of Arròs e Vila, Betlan, Escunhau, Gausac, Vielha and Vilac as Viella – Mitg-Aran: some of the former municipalities retain some privileges as "decentralised municipal entities" (entitats municipals descentralitzades, EMD), as does the village of Betren. Mijaran literally means "Middle Aran" in Aranese, as the inhabited part of the municipality is situated in the valley of the Garonne (Garona). The Noguera Ribagorçana has its source on the territory of the municipality, on the opposite side of the watershed. The ajuntament (town hall) is in Vielha, spelled Vielha in Occitan and Viella in Catalan and Spanish, which is also the capital of Aran and also the seat of the Conselh Generau d'Aran.
The municipality is linked to France and to the rest of Catalonia (via the Vielha tunnel) by the N-230 road. The C-28 (old name: C-142) road continues up the valley to Naut Aran, and on over the Port de la Bonaigua (2,072 m, 6,798 ft) to the comarca of Pallars Sobirà. This road, the higher stretches of which are impassable in winter, was the only route between the Aran valley and the rest of Spain before the opening of the Vielha tunnel in 1948.
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Where to eat
We don't have verified restaurants here yet, but the larder of Cataluña already says a lot.
See the restaurants on the mapWe haven't verified any table with its owner in Vielha e Mijaran yet. In the meantime, these are the restaurants mapped in the surrounding area.
Up to 30 km around, according to OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps. No ratings or prices: call before you go.
120 restaurants
120 restaurants
Vielha e Mijaran · in the village+34 973 641 450View on the map
Vielha e Mijaran · in the village+34 973 640 249View on the mapWebsite
Terrace
Vielha e Mijaran · in the village+34 973 641 116View on the mapWebsite
Vielha e Mijaran · in the village+34 973 641 757View on the mapWebsite
Vielha e Mijaran · in the village+34 973642208View on the map
Vielha e Mijaran · in the village+34 973 640 210View on the map
Vielha e Mijaran · in the village+34 973 641 718View on the mapWebsite
Vielha e Mijaran · in the village+34 973 642 299View on the map
Vielha e Mijaran · in the village+34 973 640 445View on the map
Vielha e Mijaran · in the village+34 973 643 098View on the mapWebsite
Vielha e Mijaran · in the village+34 635 86 77 41View on the map
Vegetarian options
Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): what has been mapped with its name. If your restaurant is missing or you want to manage it, sign up as a professional.
For a coffee, a drink or a bite in the village.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
What people eat in Cataluña when they eat well.
Bread, ripe tomato, oil and salt: the base of any Catalan table.
Spring onions charred over flames, January to March, bib on.
Fresh sausage grilled with sautéed beans; hearty and honest.
Egg-yolk custard with a sugar crust caramelised on the spot.
Almost every village has its market day and its producers: the cheesemaker, the baker, the vegetable garden next door. Ask at the tourist office or the bar on the square; they'll tell you where to buy straight from the maker.
We haven't confirmed Vielha e Mijaran's market day. Every village has its own: better to ask than to make it up.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
