Canillo
Canillo is one of the seven parishes which make up Andorra.
Canillo is one of the seven parishes which make up Andorra. Canillo is also the name of the main town of the parish. The parish is considered the religious center of Andorra with the Sanctuary and Chapel of Our Lady of Meritxell, patron saint of Andorra, and contains one of the best-preserved romanesque churches in the Pyrenees, Sant Joan de Caselles. It has a population of 4,826 as of 2011. Despite having a tourist vocation, the parish of Canillo still retains many livestock and agricultural traits. It borders France to the north and east.
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Worth seeing in and around Canillo
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Església de Sant Joan de Caselles
Església de Sant Joan de Caselles is a church located in Canillo, Andorra. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra, and was built in the 11–12th century.
800 m · church in Canillo, Andorra · Wikipedia - 02Església de Sant Romà de les Bons
Església de Sant Romà de les Bons is a church located in Les Bons, Encamp, Andorra. Consecrated in 1164, the church uses Romanesque and Lombard architecture.
3.3 km · church building in Encamp, Andorra · Wikipedia - 03Our Lady of Meritxell
Our Lady of Meritxell is an Andorran Catholic statue depicting an apparition of the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Meritxell is the patron saint of Andorra.
1.6 km · Andorran Roman Catholic statue of a Virgin Mary apparition · Wikipedia - 04Església de la Santa Creu de Canillo
Església de la Santa Creu de Canillo is a small church located in Canillo, Andorra. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra.
100 m · church building in Canillo, Andorra · Wikipedia - 05Església de Sant Serni de Canillo
The Church of Sant Serni de Canillo is a church located in Canillo, Andorra, and was constructed in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra.
200 m · church building in Canillo, Andorra · Wikipedia - 06Casa Cristo
Casa Cristo is a house located in Encamp, Andorra. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra.
3.8 km · house in Encamp, Andorra · Wikipedia - 07Església de Sant Miquel de Prats
Església de Sant Miquel de Prats is a church located in Prats, Canillo Parish, Andorra. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra.
900 m · church building in Canillo, Andorra · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Sant Joan de Caselles
This is an 11th – 12th century church, one of the most beautiful build from Andorra.
- 02Motorcycle Museum
- 03Mirador Roc Del Quer
Viewpoint over the town.
From Wikivoyage: Canillo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
The Palau de Gel is an Olympic size ice skating rink and entertainment complex. It has a restaurant, bar, swimming pool, meeting rooms, and children's play zone.
From Wikivoyage: Canillo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Canillo
- Airports
- Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS), 120 km · Girona-Costa Brava (GRO), 121 km · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat (BCN), 147 km
- Barcelona → Canillo139 km · quickest by road, 3h 37m · €20–28
- Toulouse/Blagnac → Canillo120 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · €18–25
- Girona → Canillo120 km · quickest by road, 4h 7m · €22–31
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Canillo
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Canillo. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundFunibus takes passengers around Encamp and connect to the Funicamp gondola.
From Wikivoyage: Encamp, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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