Andorra is one valley system you can cross in half an hour, so the Andorra la Vella City Guides cover the whole country from its capital. They answer what every visitor ends up asking: which borda still grills lamb over a real wood fire, how to get into Caldea without a half-hour wait for a locker, whether the “tax-free” phones on Avinguda Meritxell are a bargain (mostly they are not) and which lake walk works for small legs. Each guide is a short, honest list that says why a place is worth the trip, what to order or look for and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser the moment you have paid.
About the Andorra la Vella City Guides
- 87 places
- 4 guides
- 7 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The four Andorra la Vella guides
Food guide
21 places
Stone bordas grilling lamb and botifarra over wood, escudella and trinxat, the capital’s best tables, a Michelin star in Soldeu, cheap set lunches, Andorran wine and tax-free food shopping.
Things to do guide
23 places
The old parliament house and Dalí’s melting clock, Caldea, Romanesque churches, a 600-metre suspension bridge, glacial lakes, the ski areas and where tax-free shopping really pays.
Family guide
20 places
Gondolas, ski schools and summer mountain parks, flat lake walks with picnic spots, an all-year ice rink, pools, a museum of microscopic art and eating out with children.
Budget guide
23 places
Free Romanesque churches and a medieval bridge, museums for a few euros, the UNESCO Madriu valley on foot, set lunches, honest tax-free advice and the national buses.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Restaurant Borda del Tremat
Carrer Sant Miquel, old Encamp
An old stone barn in the historic part of Encamp, where the fireplace keeps the bread warm. The cooking stays close to home: veal from nearby farms in a mushroom sauce, rabbit, Pyrenean trout and onion soup, all at middling prices. From the food guide.
Pont Tibetà Canillo
Bordes de l’Armiana, above Canillo
Some 600 metres of footbridge slung across a gorge, up to about 150 metres above the bottom and among the longest in Europe. The ticket, around €16, gives you a time slot and the shuttle from Canillo; expect a 1 km climb on foot from the drop-off. From the things to do guide.
Rec del Solà Trail
Hillside above Andorra la Vella
This path runs beside an old irrigation channel on the sunny side of the valley, so once you are up it stays level, with benches and views over the capital all the way. Any walker can manage it, and it costs nothing. From the budget guide.
Plan your days in Andorra la Vella
Day one: start in the Barri Antic with Casa de la Vall, the old parliament, then follow the river to Dalí’s clock and Parc Central. In the afternoon walk the level Rec del Solà path above town, and book one of the capital’s best tables, such as Celler d’En Toni, for dinner. Day two: head up the valley to Canillo for Sant Joan de Caselles and the Meritxell sanctuary, cross the Pont Tibetà or step out on the Roc del Quer viewpoint, and finish with lunch by the fire at a borda in Encamp. For a rainy or slow day, go to Caldea at opening time on a weekday, add the car museum in Encamp or the miniature museum and Casa d’Areny-Plandolit in Ordino, and keep the evening for tapas at Papanico.
Questions about the Andorra la Vella guides
What do the Andorra la Vella City Guides include?
Four guides covering 87 places across the whole country: food, things to do, family and budget. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening and one tip you can use.
Do the guides only cover the capital?
No. They start in Andorra la Vella and Escaldes, then take in every parish, from Ordino and La Massana to Canillo, Soldeu and the Grandvalira slopes, since nothing in Andorra is far from the capital.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create. Load each guide once while online and it keeps working offline.
Which languages are the Andorra la Vella guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Andorra la Vella guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and the full set of four is €15.99.
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