Encamp
Encamp is one of the parishes of Andorra, located on the Valira d'Orient river.
Encamp is one of the parishes of Andorra, located on the Valira d'Orient river. It is also the name of the main town in the parish. Other settlements include Vila, El Pas de la Casa, El Tremat, La Mosquera and Les Bons. As of 2004, it has about 11,800 inhabitants. The centre of the municipality lies 1,226 metres (4,020 ft) above sea level. The highest mountain in the parish is Pic dels Pessons. It borders France and Spain.
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Worth seeing in and around Encamp
10 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.
- 01Lake Engolasters
Lake Engolasters, in the Encamp parish of Andorra, is an oblong shaped lake at an elevation of 1,616 m. formed in a glacial depression.
2.2 km · lake in Andorra · Wikipedia - 02Església de Sant Miquel d'Engolasters
Església de Sant Miquel d'Engolasters is a church located in Engolasters, Escaldes-Engordany Parish, Andorra. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra.
3.3 km · church building in Escaldes-Engordany, 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.
2.1 km · Andorran Roman Catholic statue of a Virgin Mary apparition · Wikipedia - 04Església 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.
500 m · church building in Encamp, Andorra · Wikipedia - 05Església 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.
3.6 km · church building in Canillo, Andorra · Wikipedia - 06National Automobile Museum
The National Automobile Museum is an automobile museum in Encamp, Andorra.
500 m · automobile museum in Encamp, Andorra · Wikipedia - 07Església 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.
3.7 km · church building in Canillo, Andorra · Wikipedia - 08Col de Beixalis
The Col de Beixalis, or Collada de Beixalis, is a mountain pass at an altitude of 1,795 metres located in Andorra. The road is situated between Anyós to the west and Encamp to the east.
3 km · mountain pass in Andorra · Wikipedia - 09Església 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.
2.8 km · church building in Canillo, Andorra · Wikipedia - 10Casa Cristo
Casa Cristo is a house located in Encamp, Andorra. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra.
100 m · house in Encamp, Andorra · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The historical Complex at les Bons: consisting of the
- 01Sant Roma de les Bons Church
- 02Museu Nacional
Displays automobiles from various eras from 1880s to 1970s.
- 03Museu d'Art Sacre de Santa Eulàlia
- 04Museu Etnogràfic Casa Cristo
- 05Museu de l'Electricitat Mw Feda
Located within the same building as the national hydroelectric company, this museum shows how electricity transformed Andorra since its arrival in 1934.
- 06Edifici Radio Andorra
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Things to do
In Encamp there is a football club. Similar to other towns and parishes in Andorra, Encamp has many hiking trails. You can take the gondola to the top or get off at the gondola's relay station and enjoy the scenery while hiking. The Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley is a UNESCO cultural heritage site, but access is limited due to lack of access roads.
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Getting to Encamp
- Airports
- Girona-Costa Brava (GRO), 120 km · Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS), 123 km · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat (BCN), 144 km
- Barcelona → Encamp136 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · €20–28
- Girona → Encamp119 km · quickest by road, 3h 59m · €22–31
- Toulouse/Blagnac → Encamp123 km · quickest by road, 3h 25m · €19–26
- 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 Encamp
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 Encamp. 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.
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