Valira d'Orient Valley
From Les Escaldes (alt. 1,105 m/3,626ft), north of Andorra la Vella on the road to the French frontier, a narrow and winding road leads up to the Capilla de Sant Miquel d'Engolasters, a typical example of the Pyrenean churches in Lombard Romanesque style which probably dates from the 12th century From here it is possible to walk to the Estany d'Engolasters, an artificial lake created by a dam.
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Les Escaldes was the home of the Catalonian sculptor Josep Viladomat, many of whose works are displayed in the Josep Viladomat Museum. Other features of interest in the village are the ruined Capilla Sant Roma and an old bridge, the Pont dels Escalls, while a museum houses scale models of Andorra's Romanesque churches.
Les Escaldes is also a popular spa (sulfurous water).
Les Escaldes is also a popular spa (sulfurous water).
Related Attractions
Encamp, Andorra
Located in the geographical center of Andorra, Encamp is a small community of 8,200. The town has become an important ski center with a gondola linking the town with Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa snowfields.
Encamp - National Automobile Museum
The museum displays vintage cars and antique motorcycles and bicycles.
Hours
July 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 14:00 |
September 1 to June 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 10:00 |
| Close | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 14:00 | |
| Open | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | |
| Close | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 |
Sant Joan de Caselles
A little way north of the old-world little village of Canillo, which has Andorra's tallest church-tower, is the chapel of Sant Joan de Caselles, one of the finest Romanesque chapels in the principality, dating from the 11th-12th century. Notable features of the interior, which is decorated with frescoes, are a retablo of 1525 ("St John and the Apocalypse"), the choir grille and a Romanesque stucco figure of Christ on the Cross, surrounded by polychrome painting.
