"FOS - Last Village before Pyrenees, Spain" Fos by ViajesdelMundo

Fos Travel Guide: 4 reviews and 48 photos

You can see the name and phone number of the Hotel about which I have written a Tip, at the very top of this billboard listing all the important places in the town.

Fos is at the northern end of the Val d’Aran which, in turn, is located at the western end of the Catalan Pyrenees, north-west of the territory of Catalonia. The people of the Val d’Aran have their own language, Aranese, a variant of Gascon, one of the Occitan family of languages.

I copied this paragraph from the website of the Hotel/Restaurant La GENTILHOMMIERE, which is in my tips. We were driving through the little town on our way to our timeshare exchange in the Spanish Pyrenees and needed some lunch. As I mention in the restaurant tip, it was past the luncheon timeframe, but the owners very graciously accommodated us and we had a wonderful Portugese Chicken dish by their new chef!

We came back again later in the week for another lunch, which happened to be on 8th May, the day the French celebrate the end of WWII, and one of their friends, Jean-Claude, toasted us, being Americans, for helping to win the war.

Fos, itself, is a very beautiful, quaint little town and the river runs through it. We took a walk along the upper hills, which is when I took all the photos in the Travelogues.

It could well be a delightful stop in the region, as there are many good areas for biking, hiking, etc., and again, the La GENTILHOMMIERE is a find!

Last visit to Fos: May 2009
Intro Updated May 31, 2009
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Reviews (4)

TAKE A HIKE! (Walk) Things to Do (1)

This tiny village in the approach to the Pyrenees is a fabulous place for a short stop and some walking or hiking up... more travel advice

Cheaper LIQUOR, TABACCO and FOOD Shopping (1)

When travelling this area, from France into Spain, hold off buying your food, liquor and tobacco needs until just after... more travel advice

THE place to eat AND drink in tiny FOS - Fos

THE place to eat AND drink in tiny FOS Restaurants (1)

They have a separate bar area from the restaurant. We first arrived on our way to our timeshare in the Pyrenees, about... more travel advice

THE place to stay in tiny FOS Hotels (1)

We ate here twice, coming back some 30 miles to do so the second time, as the food was so good and the owners so... more travel advice

Travelogues (4)

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tropicrd Sep 27, 2012 at 6:28 PM

I really want to go there,thanks for sharing such a nice place.
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  ViajesdelMundo Sep 27, 2012 at 6:43 PM
  
  and no one else on VT has written anything; everything on the FOS page is mine!
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  tropicrd Sep 27, 2012 at 6:48 PM
  
  Well done!!!!
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wise23girl Jan 29, 2012 at 4:25 PM

Nice photo on the stairs....It reall is a tiny place?
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balhannah Jan 14, 2010 at 8:05 PM

Good that you found somewhere nice to eat!
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travelfrosch Nov 1, 2009 at 6:24 AM

Now I need to add the Pyrenees to my list of places to go... :)
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lynnehamman Oct 9, 2009 at 6:30 AM

Good overview. The La Gentilhommiere is my kind of place to stay- so quaint. I much prefer this to those horrid over the top luxury hotels,which have no ambiance.
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nickandchris Sep 25, 2009 at 3:16 PM

Fabulous local scenery and the accommodation and food tips sound very reasonable. Lovely photos Trish.
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jumpingnorman Aug 20, 2009 at 3:57 PM

Wow, a supermercado! I also buy food from groceries when in Europe and yes Iagree, the pyreennes are gorgeous! Norman :)