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The town of Encamp, Andorra, looking south across the valley of the Valira d'Orient river. The CG-2 main road can just be seen on the far side of the valley.
Les Pardines. Encamp. Andorra
Les Pardines. Encamp. Escaldes-Engordany. Andorra
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Encamp, Andorra · Europe

About Encamp

Encamp works well as a base: 5 minutes from Canillo, 9km from Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley.

Encamp is in Andorra, with about 11,000 people. The nearest town is Canillo, about 4 km away.

Encamp (Catalan pronunciation: [aŋˈkam]) is one of the parishes of Andorra, located on the Valira d'Orient river. It is also the name of the main town in the parish. Other settlements include Vila, El Pas de la Casa, El Tremat, La Mosquera and Les Bons. As of 2004, it has about 11,800 inhabitants. The centre of the

Read more municipality lies 1,226 metres (4,020 ft) above sea level. The highest mountain in the parish is Pic dels Pessons (2,865 m or 9,400 ft). It borders France and Spain.

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What is there to see near Encamp?

Within an hour or so of Encamp: Sanctuary of Meritxell (2 km), Coll d'Ordino (3 km), Mirador Roc del Quer (4 km), Sant Joan de Caselles (5 km).

Are there any good drives near Encamp?

The nearest famous roads are Coll d'Ordino, Port d'Envalira and Port de la Bonaigua.

Where is Encamp?

Encamp is in Encamp, Andorra, about 4 km from Canillo.

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Quick Information

Population
11,223
Continent
Europe
Country
Andorra
Region
Encamp
Timezone
Europe/Andorra
Coordinates
42.5347, 1.5801

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Worth the detour from Encamp

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

cathedral

Sanctuary of Meritxell

National shrine of Andorra in the Valira d'Orient valley: Ricardo Bofill's striking 1976 basilica of arches and mirrors stands beside the burnt-out Romanesque original, honouring the country's patroness Our Lady of Meritxell.

2 km · about 5 min drive

mountain pass

Coll d'Ordino

A quiet 1,980 m pass on the CS-340 between Ordino and Canillo, a favourite driving and cycling detour with layered views over Andorra's central valleys.

3 km · about 5 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Mirador Roc del Quer

A vertigo-inducing steel walkway jutting 20 m off a cliff on the Coll d'Ordino road above Canillo, ending in a glass floor and a seated bronze figure gazing over the valley.

4 km · about 5 min drive

landmark

Sant Joan de Caselles

One of Andorra's finest Romanesque churches, an 11th-12th-century stone chapel with a slender Lombard bell tower beside the CG-2 outside Canillo, hiding a rare stucco Christ in Majesty rediscovered behind its 16th-century altarpiece.

5 km · about 10 min drive

natural wonder

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

UNESCO-listed glacial valley covering 9% of Andorra, a pristine landscape of mountain pastures, cliffs, and glacial lakes.

9 km · about 15 min drive

mountain pass

Port d'Envalira

The highest paved mountain pass in the Pyrenees at 2,408 m, linking Andorra with France above Pas de la Casa: a Tour de France classic with a bypass tunnel for winter.

12 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Grandvalira

The largest ski resort in the Pyrenees and southern Europe, spanning six mountain sectors in the microstate of Andorra.

13 km · about 25 min drive

national park

Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park

Catalonia's only national park: granite peaks, twisting alpine streams and some 200 glacial lakes centred on Estany de Sant Maurici beneath the twin Els Encantats spires. 4x4 taxis from Espot run visitors to the lake.

48 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Encamp

  • Right hereColl d'OrdinoA quiet 1,980 m pass on the CS-340 between Ordino and Canillo, a favourite driving and cycling detour with layered views over Andorra's central valleys.
  • Right hereMirador Roc del QuerA vertigo-inducing steel walkway jutting 20 m off a cliff on the Coll d'Ordino road above Canillo, ending in a glass floor and a seated bronze figure gazing over the valley.
  • Right herePort d'EnvaliraThe highest paved mountain pass in the Pyrenees at 2,408 m, linking Andorra with France above Pas de la Casa: a Tour de France classic with a bypass tunnel for winter.
  • 51 kmPort de la BonaiguaA 2,072 m pass on the C-28 crowning the road into the Val d'Aran, with sweeping switchbacks above the treeline beside the Baqueira-Beret ski slopes.
  • 67 kmVielha TunnelThe 5.2 km Juan Carlos I tunnel on the N-230 bores under the Pyrenees to give the Val d'Aran its only year-round road link with the rest of Spain: a landmark of 20th-century engineering.

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