Renting a car from Barcelona in December

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    • Renting a car from Barcelona in December

      We are visiting Barcelona during December and are going to Soldeu to ski for 3 days before heading back to Barcelona. We also wanted to tour a bit on our way. Do we need to rent a 4x4 car in Barcelona and if so, which rental companies in Barcelona do that? What is next best alternative to renting our own car? Thanks, Mark
    • Hi Mark

      You don't need a 4x4, just a regular car is fine, unless at the time you drive up the snow is particularly heavy. If it is then chains are normally sufficient and you can either buy them on the way or in Andorra, or rent them with your car, although renting can be more expensive than buying your own!

      Driving from Barcelona the route is usually fine and if you're going to run into problems normally it's once you've got to Encamp or even closer to Soldeu, so if it's snowing heavily then stop in Andorra la Vella and buy some chains from a supermarket - can be as low as €10-12.

      Hope this helps.

      Steve