Name: Esterri d'Àneu
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Esterri d'Àneu

Esterri d'Àneu

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Location: Esterri D'Àneu, Pallars Sobira, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain

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1. Valls de Àneu — circular through the villages of Pallars Sobirà

31.0km

02:30

790m

800m

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2. Mollera d'Escalarre – Bonaigua Pass loop from la Guingueta d'Àneu

51.8km

03:53

1,250m

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3. Espot Village Center – La Torrassa Reservoir loop from Esterri d'Àneu

41.4km

03:05

940m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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annabarrero

July 20, 2020

It is located in a wide valley of glacial origin, in the first widening that Noguera Pallaresa finds when leaving behind the closed Vall d'Isil. The town is located in a flat area between the Noguera Pallaresa and the Rio de Son, at the foot of the south-western foothills of the Faro. Esterri d'Àneu has the smallest municipality in the Pallars Sobirà region and, on the other hand, the second most populated, after the head of the region, Sort.

Despite not being a very large population (it does not reach 1,000 inhabitants), it is truly the capital of the Vall d'Àneu, both for services (medical, educational, commercial, etc.) and for being the natural meeting point for the whole of towns in the four municipalities of the valley: Alt Àneu, Espot, Esterri d'Àneu and Guingueta d'Àneu. It should be noted, for example, that in all of Pallars Sobirà there are only two public secondary education centers: Sort and Esterri d'Àneu.

It preserves a cross at the top of Carrer Major which, according to tradition, dates from 1633, made by the French. There is also the Pont d'Esterri d'Àneu, Romanesque, with two eyes, above the Noguera Pallaresa.

According to Joan Coromines, Esterri is one of the many Pyrenean toponyms of Basque origin. Two Basque roots come together, eto (fence, full) and erri (place, place): the place of the fence. The second part of the toponym refers to the valley where it is located: Vall d'Àneu. The toponym "Àneu" also comes from the pre-Roman anabi, meaning blueberry.

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Pascal Vanhove 🚵🥾🚴‍♂️

July 3, 2024

Beautiful mountain town with all the facilities you need on a multi-day cycling or hiking holiday

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Elevation 960 m

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Location: Esterri D'Àneu, Pallars Sobira, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain

Esterri d'Àneu

1. Valls de Àneu — circular through the villages of Pallars Sobirà

2. Mollera d'Escalarre – Bonaigua Pass loop from la Guingueta d'Àneu

3. Espot Village Center – La Torrassa Reservoir loop from Esterri d'Àneu

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