Ordino - Casa Plairal d'Areny de Plandolit

The chief place in the Valira del Nord Valley is Ordino (alt. 1,305 m/4,282ft), the most interesting feature in which is the Casa Plairal d'Areny de Plandolit. The house, originally built in 1633, was rebuilt in the mid 19th century by its then owner, the Baron de Senaller, initiator of the "New Reform" of 1866, which gave heads of households, for the first time, a limited right of election to the Consell General. The house, which has a magnificent wrought-iron balcony of 1843, is now open to the public. The tour begins in the hall, which contains a reproduction of the original "cupboard of the six seals". On the ground floor are store-rooms for oil and meat and a blacksmith's shop. On the upper floor are the old armory, now the principal