la Massana
La Massana is one of the seven parishes of the Principality of Andorra.
La Massana is one of the seven parishes of the Principality of Andorra. It is located in the northwest of the country. La Massana is also the name of the main town of the parish. The name Massana derives from the Latin name mattianam for a variety of apple. Other settlements in the parish are Pal, Arinsal, Erts, Sispony, Anyós, L'Aldosa de la Massana, Puiol del Pui, Escàs, Els Plans, Mas de Ribafeta, Xixerella and Pui.
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Worth seeing in and around la Massana
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.
- 01Església de Sant Cristòfol d'Anyós
Església de Sant Cristòfol d'Anyós is a church located in Anyós, La Massana, Andorra. Constructed in the 12th century, the church uses Romanesque architecture and features murals depicting the Last Supper and Saint Christopher.
1.3 km · church building in La Massana, Andorra · Wikipedia - 02Església de Sant Martí de la Cortinada
Església de Sant Martí de la Cortinada is a church located in La Cortinada, Ordino, Andorra. Originally built using Romanesque architecture, renovations from the 17–20th centuries have added Baroque architecture.
3.6 km · church building in La Cortinada, Andorra · Wikipedia - 03Església de Sant Climent de Pal
Església de Sant Climent de Pal is a church located in Pal, La Massana, Andorra. The date of construction for the church is unknown, but it was first mentioned in 1312.
3.2 km · church building in La Massana, Andorra · Wikipedia - 04Museu Casa Rull
The Casa Rull Museum is a historic house in La Massana, Andorra. It is named for the Rull family, landowning farmers, but grew to prominence when the Perich family of wealthy merchants married into the family in 1757.
1.3 km · historic house in La Massana, Andorra · Wikipedia - 05Església de Sant Andreu d'Arinsal
Església de Sant Andreu d'Arinsal is a church located in Arinsal, La Massana Parish, Andorra. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra.
4 km · church building in Arinsal, Andorra · Wikipedia - 06Casa d'Areny-Plandolit
Casa d'Areny-Plandolit is a historical mansion located in Ordino, Andorra. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra.
2.1 km · historical mansion located in Ordino, Andorra · Wikipedia - 07Pont dels Escalls
Pont dels Escalls is a bridge located in Escaldes-Engordany Parish, Andorra, built in the thirteenth century. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra.
3.8 km · bridge in 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.
3.2 km · mountain pass in Andorra · Wikipedia - 09Església de Sant Corneli i Sant Cebrià d'Ordino
Església de Sant Corneli i Sant Cebrià d'Ordino is a church located in Ordino, Andorra. Originally constructed with Romanesque architecture, the church has been frequently renovated and modified over the centuries.
2 km · church building in Ordino, Andorra · Wikipedia - 10Església de Sant Romà dels Vilars
Església de Sant Romà dels Vilars is a church located in Els Vilars, Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra. Constructed in the 10th century using pre-Romanesque architecture, the church is noted for its austere design and is one of the oldest churches in Andorra.
3.7 km · church building in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Church of Sant Iscle and Santa Victòria
- 02Sant Climent de Pal
An interesting feature to note is the Romanesque Lombard belfry, one of the most interesting in Andorra.
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Things to do
The centre of the village is dominated by the cable car system which takes you up to the Pal-Arinsal ski area within about 10 to 15 minutes, making La Massana an ideal location to go skiing from.
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Getting to la Massana
- Airports
- Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS), 121 km · Girona-Costa Brava (GRO), 125 km · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat (BCN), 146 km
- Barcelona → la Massana139 km · quickest by road, 3h 30m · €20–27
- Toulouse/Blagnac → la Massana121 km · quickest by road, 3h 35m · €20–27
- Girona → la Massana125 km · quickest by road, 4h · €22–30
- 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 la Massana
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 la Massana. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThen there is a semi-private road that winds up the mountain for about 4.5-6 km (3-4 miles) to the top station of the cable car lift.
From Wikivoyage: Arinsal, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-07.
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Next door to la Massana
- Ordinoparish of Andorra1.9 km
- ArinsalAndorran village3.9 km
- la Cortinadavillage in Andorra3.6 km
- Anyósvillage in Andorra2.5 km
- Sisponyvillage in Andorra1.2 km
- L'Aldosa de la Massanavillage in Andorra700 m