GR221/Stage 3 of 10

GR221 · Stage 3 of 10

Ses Fontanelles to Estellencs

Terraced village above the sea. No refuge.

Basic details only. The GR221’s stages haven’t been researched in detail yet, so this page has what the trail page held: the places to stay, the day’s distance and climbing, and the planning notes.

Distance
8.1 miles13.1 km
Climbing
2,000 ft up
Difficulty
Moderate
Beds in Estellencs
4 placesFew

Map of the stage

Places to stay in Estellencs

Also, not on the map: Cas Rector

Or sleep in a refuge off the main line

The walk12Places to stay: green for dorms, blue for rooms3Other places to stay

The line is the waymarked route as OpenStreetMap has it. Places to stay are where the trail page or OpenStreetMap put them; the ones without a known position are listed beside the map, without a marker. Tap a marker for details; the numbers match the cards below.

Where to sleep in Estellencs

4 places · Few

Four hotels, but Hotel Maristel has 56 of the village's 77 rooms. The other three have 21 rooms between them.

Hotel · private room

Petit Hotel Sa Plana

Five rooms with private bathrooms. Used by several tour operators.

Booking
Directly with the hotel

Confirmed October 2026

Hotel · private room

Hotel Nord

Eight rooms. Also used in operator itineraries.

Booking
Directly with the hotel

Confirmed October 2026

Hotel · private room

Hotel Maristel

By far the biggest hotel in the village, with 56 rooms.

Booking
Directly with the hotel

Confirmed October 2026

Hotel · private room

Cas Rector

Four rooms.

Booking
Directly with the owners

Confirmed October 2026

Or sleep in a refuge off the main line

Off the GR221 itself, on side routes. Useful as a backup, but each one changes the day’s plan.

Refuge · whole building only

Refugi Coma d'en Vidal

24 places in rooms of 12, 8 and 4. Reopened in April 2025 after renovation, but the Consell still rents it only as a whole building, by phone on +34 971 173 700. No bed linen or towels for hire. Worth a call to ask whether single beds are offered yet.

Where
Off the main route above Estellencs, about an hour's walk from the Ma-10 road

Confirmed October 2026

Refuge · dorm

Refugi de Galatzó

About 50 places, booked online through the Consell. Reaching it means leaving the main route on the variant from Es Capdellà or Estellencs.

Where
On the Galatzó variant, about 4 km south of Coma d'en Vidal

Confirmed October 2026

The walk

ModerateRated from the distance and climbing alone; this stage hasn’t been researched in detail yet.

Maps and route guides

Notes

Confirmed October 2026. Each place to stay shows when its own details were confirmed. Phone numbers, prices and opening seasons change from year to year, so confirm them before you rely on them.