HOLIDAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS

Start the week with some outdoor activities at Mont Magic Park in Canillo. It is a sector of the Grandvalira ski resort which in summer becomes a giant adventure park for all ages. You can spend the whole day there, choose the activities that interest you most, and eat lunch at one of its restaurants. You’ll love it!

When it’s time to head back, you can stop on the way to visit the Electricity Museum. It is an interpretation space where you will learn about the impact this invention had on the history of the Principality, and you can experiment with electricity at its workshops.

On the second day, get ready to discover some alpine scenery and lakes. You can explore the Tristaina Lakes in Arcalís on an easy trail that takes just over two hours, which will help familiarise you with the area’s natural setting.

Afterwards you can do the Verdaguer route, a trail that pays tribute to the Catalan writer Jacint Verdaguer, who toured the Ordino Valley in 1883 to document his epic poem “Canigó”. It is a slightly more difficult route starting at the Creussans chairlift and providing views of singular landscapes and a visit to Creussans Lake.

To end the day, you can get your strength back in the village of Ordino, where the past is reflected in its traditional houses.

The tourist bus lets you tour the country in comfort. Route number 1 brings you to some of the best preserved examples of Andorran Romanesque: Sant Miquel d’Engolasters and Sant Joan de Caselles. You will also visit Engolasters Lake, the only artificial lake in the country, where you’ll get wonderful views of the capital.

In the afternoon, relax at the Caldea spa centre, the largest of its kind in southern Europe. Its facilities include extensive water circuits and many different options for massages. And if you’re travelling as a family, there’s also the children’s spa, exclusively designed for the relaxation of children.

When you leave Caldea you can take a stroll down the capital’s high street, where you’ll find a great variety of stores and shopping centres to treat yourself to a purchase or two.

At the midpoint of your holidays in the mountains, it’s time for an adrenaline rush at the Pal Arinsal Bike Park in La Massana. It offers mountain bike descent circuits to get started or hone your skills. The bike park has different routes suitable for all levels. Pal Arinsal also has the Mountain Park, an adventure park where you can try the Bigzip, descents on karts, the wooden canals, archery... loads of activities await you!

You can get to the Mountain Park via the chairlift from the centre of La Massana that leaves you at the base of the Pal Sector. 

One of the most famous valleys in Andorra is the shallow Incles Valley, home to several traditional mountain chalets, or “bordas”, that have stood the test of time. The trail is very easy and you can do it by foot or on the electric train (only in summer).

The valley is also where the trail to Juclar Lake, the country’s largest, sets off. You begin the ascent up to the lake at the end of Incles Valley; the trail is not very difficult and in just a few hours of walking you will arrive at the lake. You can take the entire day to enjoy the beautiful landscape and the flora and fauna you’ll find along the way.

The lake has a staffed refuge where you can have lunch and rest before walking back. The Juclar Refuge is one of the few that offer food and lodging to hikers, so it is a good option for those who want to do longer hikes. 

Today you have the option to discover the Pessons cirque glacier, one of the most spectacular valleys in the Principality and home to the Grandvalira ski resort. You can get to the valley from the Grau-Roig sector or take the Funicamp funicular up.

Either way, you can do a 4x4 route exploring the area around Cubil Lake or walk the Pessons Lakes trail. It is a long-distance hiking trail that takes 6 hours, but can be shorter if you only want to visit the first 3 lakes. You can hire a mountain guide to go with you.

A fun day is the best way to end your holidays. You can go to Naturland, an adventure park where you’ll find loads of activities like the Tobotronc, the world’s longest alpine slide in nature. Naturland has two restaurants where you can get your strength back before continuing with the day’s activities.

On your way back to the city centre, you’ll pass near the Roureda archaeological site in La Margineda. It is one of the most important Medieval sites studied to date in Andorra and in the south slope of the Pyrenees.