8 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Castellfollit de la Roca
Village strung along the knife-edge of a 50-metre basalt cliff formed by overlapping lava flows, its houses ending flush with the drop above the Fluvià river. Best photographed from the viewpoint across the river on the N-260.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Grandvalira
The largest ski resort in the Pyrenees and southern Europe, spanning six mountain sectors in the microstate of Andorra.
40 km · about 45 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.
40 km · about 45 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.
42 km · about 50 min 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.
49 km · about 55 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.
49 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Besalu
A remarkably intact medieval Catalan town entered via a magnificent fortified Romanesque bridge over the River Fluvia.
51 km · about 60 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.
51 km · about 60 min drive