DISCOVERING FONT ROMEU

ON THE ROAD AGAIN TO FONT ROMEU - WE'RE ON A ROAD TRIP IN THE PYRENEES - read the whole report here.

PART 2 - FONT ROMEU

We wake in Ax Les Thermes to much needed snow all the way down to the village at 700m – not ideal as we were leaving for Font Romeu but after a dry month it is still exciting!

The drive turns out to be easier than we expected and going close to the Spanish border, passing through some tunnels and managing to avoid some cows licking salt off the road we arrive in Font Romeu at the Hotel Grand Tetras.

Our guide is Christophe from the Tourist Office and he also works as an ESF instructor so we are in good hands as we head up the hill – it’s blowing hard but the snow is falling as we explore the slopes of what is a small resort with limited vertical but it is friendly and perfect for beginners, intermediates and families.

Like most of the Pyreneans we see they seem to want to do that bit more than take your money and shrug and later that day we find ourselves being talked into trying out a Sit Ski, usually for use by those unable to ski themselves.   But they are holding an ‘open day’ and the volunteers are inviting people to try it out.  To find out how we got on click here.

That night we eat at La Table des Saveurs with Christian Sarran, director of the Tourist Office - he entertains us with stories of the area and his knowledge of wines is as good as his local knowledge which is great as we enjoy a couple of superb wines with dinner!

The Wednesday morning we head up the slopes again and venture over to the renowned snow park – reportedly only second in impressiveness behind Tignes in France and this year the hosts of a Freestyle World Cup event – a great coup for a resort of this size and the jumps are huge! Watch our report from there here.

That evening after a great ski we head off to more thermal baths at Llo – these are not as refined or new as the ones we visited in Ax but still have three different outside pools, a couple indoors and a sauna and steam room.  It’s a great way to relax the ski legs!

And then finsh our stay with a fabulous meal cooked by the charismatic Manu at Le Chalet Gourmand.

It's the perfect end to our stay in Font Romeu - tomorrow we have to move on.

READ MORE ABOUT OUR ADVENTURES HERE....

PART 1 - AX 3 DOMAINES

PART 3 - LES ANGLES