Formiguères: Hotels and Accommodation

The Formiguères ski area comprises 19 pistes across 65 hectares of woodland. If you would like to book a hotel in Formiguères, you can tailor your choice to your own travel itinerary.

Winter and Activities

Recreational fishing is reserved at Lac de l’Olive. The marked Sentier d’interprétation des Paysages du Capcir begins there and takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete. The Stage de pêche à la truite experience includes guided fishing trips at Lac de l’Olive in Formiguères.

The PR25 – Vallée de la Lladure is an easy, signposted hike of approximately 13.5 kilometres, with a walking time of five hours from Formiguères. The hike through the Vallée de la Lladure passes through meadows, forests and quiet paths, making it suitable for a nature outing with family or friends.

Formiguères has two mountain biking trails: a green one for beginners and a blue one for riders with an intermediate level of experience.

Nature

The Camporells ponds are designated as a classified natural area. The Camporells forest is classified as a heritage forest.

The Camporells can be reached on foot from Formiguères, the Lladure Valley, Lac des Bouillouses or the Galbe Valley; access is physically demanding, but not excessively so.

Culture

At the heart of the village of Formiguères stands the Église Sainte Marie, a classified Romanesque monument. Its façade is protected as a Historic Monument. The church can be visited independently every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Ferme Pérarnaud sells agricultural products directly: farm-raised veal by the package or individually, raw milk, fresh cheese, yoghurt, and matured cheeses such as Tomme, Raclette and Tartiflette. Ferme Pérarnaud offered milking observations at 6:30 p.m. and a self-guided farm visit until 7:30 p.m.

Other destinations for your planning: Saint-Pierre-Dels-Forcats, Puyvalador, Eyne, Saillagouse, La Llagonne, La Cabanasse, Les Angles and Canaveilles.

For the higher-level travel overview: Pyrénées-Orientales.