Andorra la Vella & Andorra in 2 days, on foot

This 2-day self-guided walking plan for Andorra la Vella & Andorra covers 13 narrated sights in an easy day-by-day order. Each day is split into a morning and an afternoon loop, and every stop has a two to three minute audio story in the Gingerguide app.

You set the pace: this is a suggested order, not a schedule. Walk it in 2 days, or stretch it out. Reorder freely; Andorra la Vella & Andorra rewards a detour.

The Andorra la Vella & Andorra route at a glance

• Day 1
• Day 2

Day 1

Day 1 covers 7 stops and about 6 km on foot, from Caldea to Margineda Bridge. ≈ 6 km of walking, about 1 hr, 15 min

Morning

1. Caldea: Caldea, the thermal spa in Escaldes-Engordany beside the Valira, opened in 1994 under a glass spire about 80 metres tall and fed by the town's natural hot springs. 0.9 km on foot (11 min) to the next stop
2. Avinguda Meritxell: Avinguda Meritxell, the main shopping avenue of Andorra la Vella along the old valley road, lined with low-tax shops, department stores and banks, the heart of Andorra's trade. 0.9 km on foot (11 min) to the next stop
3. Barri Antic and Sant Esteve: The Barri Antic, the old quarter of Andorra la Vella, a few stone lanes with family shops around the Romanesque church of Sant Esteve, the town's heart before modern growth. 90 m on foot (1 min) to the next stop
4. The Co-Principality: Andorra's unique co-principality: two joint heads of state, the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France, a system that grew from the agreements of 1278, told on the square of the Casa de la Vall. 50 m on foot (1 min) to the next stop

Afternoon

1. Casa de la Vall: The Casa de la Vall, a fortified stone manor dated 1580 that served as Andorra's parliament from 1702 to 2011, with its council chamber, chapel and Cabinet of the Seven Keys. 2.6 km on foot (32 min) to the next stop
2. Church of Santa Coloma: Santa Coloma, one of the oldest churches in Andorra, with a pre-Romanesque nave of about the 9th century and a rare round Romanesque bell tower of the 12th century. 1.5 km on foot (17 min) to the next stop
3. Margineda Bridge: The Margineda Bridge, a high single-arch medieval bridge over the Gran Valira on the old royal road, built around the 15th century and among the largest surviving in Andorra.

Day 2

Day 2 covers 6 stops and about 2.3 km on foot, from Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley to Grandvalira and Soldeu. 4 longer hops are best done by public transport or taxi. ≈ 2.3 km of walking, about 25 min

Morning

1. Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley: The Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley, a roadless mountain valley covering about a tenth of Andorra, a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape of shepherds' huts, terraces and pastures since 2004. 7.3 km to the next stop: take transport
2. Ordino and Casa d'Areny-Plandolit: Ordino, a mountain village of stone houses north of Andorra la Vella, and the Casa d'Areny-Plandolit, the 17th-century manor of a powerful iron-making family, now a museum. 4.7 km to the next stop: take transport
3. Sanctuary of Meritxell: The Sanctuary of Meritxell in Canillo, shrine of Andorra's patron saint, rebuilt in 1974-1976 by Ricardo Bofill after a fire, with white arches and slate walls beside the restored old chapel. 1.4 km to the next stop: take transport

Afternoon

1. Roc del Quer Viewpoint: The Roc del Quer viewpoint above Canillo, a steel walkway with a glass floor that juts 12 metres out over the valley, with a bronze thinker sitting at its end. 2.3 km on foot (27 min) to the next stop
2. Sant Joan de Caselles: Sant Joan de Caselles near Canillo, a Romanesque church on a green knoll with a Lombard bell tower and a rare 12th-century Christ in stucco set in a painted Crucifixion. 4.9 km to the next stop: take transport
3. Grandvalira and Soldeu: Grandvalira, the big linked ski area of eastern Andorra around Soldeu, Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa, with more than 200 km of slopes in winter and lake walks in summer.

Walking distances and times follow streets and footpaths (routing by openrouteservice.org, map data © OpenStreetMap contributors). Times are walking only, at an easy pace; add time at each stop.

Where the route eats

Food and market stops on the Andorra la Vella & Andorra tour, each with its own story in the app:

• Avinguda Meritxell: Avinguda Meritxell, the main shopping avenue of Andorra la Vella along the old valley road, lined with low-tax shops, department stores and banks, the heart of Andorra's trade.

Updated: October 23, 2026

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