3 in 1: bears, caves, chapels

Cave bears, a cave and ancient chapels ...

Tella, a small mountain village at a spectacular location. We have created a combination of different activities in and around this village.

First a visit to the museum in the village. An impressive 3 meter high skeleton of an ‘Oso Cavernario’ (cave bear in English) looks down on you when you enter the museum. A giant from the Ice Age that used to live here…

After the museum you can visit the "Cueva de los Osos', the cave with its entrance located at 1600 meters altitude. In this cave as many as 4,000 bones of 36 different bears were found, the bears hibernated in the cave about 20,000 years ago.
The visit to the cave is under supervision and with explanations of a guide. It has to be booked in advance.

After visiting the cave, it's time for a beautiful walk that starts from the village; It’s about an hour and takes you along three beautiful ancient chapels. Since Tella is situated close to the peak of a mountain, you walk around this peak, and have great views. You'll often see vultures circling next to you and above you. (See our excursion: spotting vultures)

In Tella there’s no restaurant, so we recommend that you take a picnic-lunch with you so you can make a nice day of it.
On the way back you can take a look at the ‘Dolmen de Tella’..
It is located within minutes of the village and at a very picturesque location.

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This is an excursion without guidance, entrees to be paid: 
Adults 10 euros, children up to 12 jaar 5 euros, children under 6 jaar free. 

The PDF E-book "Excursions in Sobrarbe and Ribagorza" offers detailed descriptions of this and al our other excursions. How to get there, what to bring, and further advice and explanation in English. A treasure of information with over 80 pages A4.

Next to that the book lists the best restaurants of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza, some Spanish for beginners, and a brief overview of the birds of prey of the region.

You will receive this E-book (worth € 20,-) for free when you book an accommodation through us. But you can also order (not free) the book by sending us an e-mail.

What others think (translated from Dutch):

"PS: we made good use of your PDF book! Top!"

"Many thanks for your e-book: we did many hikes in the beautiful countryside and enjoyed swimming in the lake."