Spain · Winter
Snowy villages in Spain
Slate roofs covered in white, stone streets with smoking chimneys and snowy mountains all around: Spain's most beautiful mountain villages for a winter getaway, with snow if you are lucky and charm guaranteed.
Updated 20 October 2026 · How we make our guides
Pyrenees
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SpainBenasque
A stone village beneath the Aneto, with the Cerler ski resort next door.
What to see in Benasque -
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SpainAnsó
Stone houses with large chimneys in a valley of the western Pyrenees.
What to see in Ansó -
SpainAran Valley
Stone villages with Romanesque churches next to Baqueira.
What to see in Aran Valley -
SpainOchagavía
Slate roofs by the river, at the entrance to the Irati Forest.
What to see in Ochagavía
Sistema Central and the north
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SpainCandelario
Steep streets with water channels and houses with half-doors, in the Sierra de Béjar.
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SpainAlbarracín
Reddish houses and walls in one of the coldest areas of Spain.
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Frequently asked questions
Where are there snowy villages in Spain?
In the Pyrenees, such as Benasque, Torla, Ansó, the Aran Valley or Ochagavía, and in ranges like the Sierra de Béjar, with Candelario, or the Sierra de Albarracín.
When does it snow in the mountain villages?
Mainly from December to February, although it depends a great deal on each winter and on the altitude.
Which snowy villages are near Madrid?
Pedraza and the villages in the mountains of Segovia and Ávila, one or two hours away, although snow there is not guaranteed.
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Reviewed 20 October 2026. Dates and seasonal warnings: the same data the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.
Cover photo: Ramiro Toso Andreu (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.