Les Bons is also known as the museum village in Andorra. It is located just 15 minutes drive from the capital. It has retained the authentic charm of the most important periods that have left their mark on the area. Les Bons is home to the great Arab baths "Reina Mora", as well as the ancient medieval wall with its castle. However, the highlight of this village is the church of San Romà, built on a rock in the 12th century and with its well-preserved Roman mural paintings inside. Visiting Les Bons will be like traveling back in time.
Historic site that retains all its charm. You have to stroll through the cobbled streets surrounded by bordas, with the church of Sant Climent in front. And a little above the village, the Pal de Vallnord sector.
Sant Julià de Lòria is one of the parishes of Andorra where you can best enjoy outdoor lunches and snacks. It has numerous rest areas, such as the four in the Comabella area. Another proof of this is the Coll de la Plana picnic area, located at the top of the Peguera road (CS131), at km 6.95. It is at a strategic point, just when the pass is crowned. A green and perfectly equipped area that offers travelers everything they need to make a very special stop along the way. Among other things, it has 5 tables with attached seats and 2 barbecues inside a stone hut, sheltered from wind and rain. Of course, it has a container for the garbage generated and a small parking area for half a dozen vehicles. And, of course, the picnic area Coll de la Plana also offers magnificent views of the parish and a drinking fountain.
This museum belongs to the Reig family foundation and is located in the family's former tobacco factory: Cal Rafeló, a 4-storey building located in the center of town. Tobacco production has been and is a fundamental economic activity for Andorra, for this reason the objective of the center is to disseminate the historical importance of this activity, and it makes use to a large extent of new technologies, with audiovisual projections and multimedia explanatory systems . * A museum to understand tobacco production: Learn, step by step, how this mass-market item was made and how it is made today. The cultivation, the arrival of the leaf to the factory, the gravy, the drying, the packets of stinging, the cigarette, the cigar, its customs control ... All the stages of this activity are part of the permanent exhibition, where you can also Get to know first-hand some of the machines and tools that were used in the factory. * Temporary exhibitions and activities: Along with the permanent exhibition, the center has other rooms and other spaces dedicated to temporary exhibitions of different themes, not always directly related to tobacco. In addition, the Reig Factory Museum is a living space in which numerous activities are organized throughout the year. * A pleasant and multimedia visit: The visit to the Reig Factory Museum is pleasant and entertaining, in part thanks to the multimedia system that guides the visitor at all times. Those who prefer, can join the group guided tours, with a duration of approximately 1 hour and a limit of 25 people.
In this space, located a few meters from the church of Santa Coloma, you can learn firsthand how wall paintings were made during the Romanesque period, along with other objects of religious worship: you will see the oil lamps of the church of Santa Eulalia de Encamp, the thorny cross of Sant Serni de Nagol or the Christ of Sant Martí de la Cortinada, among other objects. The Romanesque frescoes of the church of Santa Coloma, one of the most precious examples of this style in Andorra, stand out among the exhibits in this museum space.
Comic lovers have a meeting point in La Massana! This original museum, located in the Plaça de les Fontetes in La Massana, is a place of worship for comic book lovers. In addition, it regularly hosts exhibitions of internationally acclaimed authors such as Antonio Bernal, Alfonso Font, Philippe Xavier, Ana Miralles... And in spring you have an appointment not to be missed at La Massana Cómic, a monographic show dedicated to graphic comics that has been held every year in La Massana since 1997.
The Mountain House is a space open to everyone where the mountain is explained and experienced in an innovative way, with technological elements, with which you can interact, and also has a space to develop new projects, products and services related to the mountain. In the same space, environmental education is also developed in the schools of the Principality of Andorra. The Tourist Office also has a place in the Mountain House and where you can find all the information related to tourism activities and services of the Principality of Andorra and specifically those of Ordino. The staff there will help you discover unique places and will recommend you the best plan to suit your needs. There you can also find out about the daily schedule of events, learn about scheduled events and get to know the villages of Ordino. You can take all this information with you by means of the published graphic material that you will find: maps, guides, leaflets, etc... Apart from tourist information, the Tourist Office is also a place to sell souvenirs of Ordino and Andorra. We recommend you to visit us and ask for everything you need!
The Romanesque church of San Vicenç d'Enclar is, together with the church of Santa Coloma, one of the oldest in the Principality. Both are located in the parish of Andorra la Vella, in the nucleus of Santa Coloma. This primitive church was part of the fortified complex of Enclar, from the Visigothic period. The ground plan of the church of San Vicenç is rectangular and the apse is square. It has a bell tower attached to the south wall of the nave, with a circular floor plan, crowned with a floor of large windows and a second floor with seven small windows with an ultra-passed arch. It was probably built during the 9th century: its typology corresponds to the usual types of Catalan and Languedoc architecture of the 10th century and earlier.
Romanesque base of the twelfth century but greatly modified between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. It still preserves a holy supper of protogothic style dated from the XIV century. It is possible to see an altarpiece made by Juan de Monterde of the XVI century and a pictorial cycle of the same epoch dedicated to San Cristóbal.
The Paris Bridge is located over the Valira river, joining Consell d'Europa street and Doctor Mitjavila street. It is a bridge with an avant-garde design, with a hybrid and cable-stayed structure, with two layouts, one straight and the other semicircular. It is 13 m long, with a semicircular branch of 27 m and a radius with curvature of 15m. At the top we can see two large spheres with a diameter of 2.20 m and another of 4 m, which are supported by five tubular structures that form two large triangles.
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