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Andorra la Vella
Capital of Andorra

Andorra la Vella

Andorra la Vella is the capital and largest city of Andorra.

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It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the Andorran parish that surrounds the capital.

Get in

Getting to Andorra la Vella

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    Intercity
See

Worth seeing

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    Church of Saint Stephen
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    Noblesse du Temps

    A sculpture by Salvador Dalí featuring his melting clock.

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    Church of Sant Andreu

    Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.

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    Casa de la Vall

    Dating from the 16th century, it was the seat of the Consell General (Andorran Parliament).

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    Consell General

    The parliament building is a relatively modern building and you can walk around up the hill behind it and go onto the roof where there is a type of mini park.

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    Parc Central

    06:00–00:00.

Do

Things to do

Football: the men's national soccer team play at Estadi Nacional (capacity 3300) on Baixada del Molí, central in town. This is also the home ground of FC Andorra, who were promoted in 2025 to Segunda División, Spain's second tier. Rec del Solà. A paved path with handrails illuminated in the night. 2.5 km long. From

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    Collegi Sant Ermengol
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    Carrer Mestre Xavier Plana

    Rec de l'Obac hiking trail (trail of shade).

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    Rotonda de Gall
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    Caldea

    It is at the top of the town in the dramatic glass spire structure.

Eat

Where to eat

There are reasonably priced restaurants, although many of them tend to be Italian restaurants serving pizza and pasta. You find almost nothing open after 22:30, and many restaurants close Su or M. All these are in the city centre:

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    Bar Els Manyos

    Small and popular with locals, this restaurant is a great place to try some local cuisine, including escudella.

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    Bar Restaurant Las Vegas

    An excellent place for breakfast, lunch, dinner or tapas.

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    Pizzeria Primavera

    Carrer Callaueta, 8,.

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    Pizzeria La Piazza

    Passatge de l'Aigüeta, 1 (Centre històric),.

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    Bar Nou

    Avinguda Doctor Mitjavila (Centre històric, next to the river).

How locals move

Getting around Andorra la Vella the local way

  • Get inThe nearest airport is {{go | name | url | address 42.338612 | long to the south, in Spain | phone | hours | wikipedia Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgell airport.jpg | wikidata=Q3773364 | content=The airport, owned by the Government of Catalonia, has twice-weekly scheduled passenger flights from Madrid on Fridays and Sundays and occasional charter flights.
  • Get aroundThe lines are (in nov 2025): Sant Julia de Loria - Andorra la Vella / Escaldes-Engordany Andorra la Vella - Encamp Circular bus route within Andorra la Vella and Escaldes-Engordany Andorra la Vella - Soldeu Andorra la Vella - Encamp - Soldeu - Pas de la Casa Andorra la Vella - La Massana - Arinsal Andorra la Vella - La Massana - Ordino Andorra la Vella - La Massana Andorra la Vella - La Massana (express) Sant Julia de Loria - Andorra la Vella/Escaldes-Engordany Línea Verde is a free minibus connecting Caldea in Andorra la Vella/Escaldes-Engordany with Berenador (and Camp del Serrat).
  • Get aroundThis minibus gets you closer to the UNESCO Madriu-Claror-Perafita valley as it takes you from some 1,000 m to 1,500 m above sea level.

From Wikivoyage: Andorra, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.

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