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.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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la Massana
La Massana, Andorra · Europe
About la Massana
la Massana works well as a base: 5 minutes from Arinsal, 13km from Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley.
la Massana is in La Massana, Andorra, with about 7,200 people. The nearest town is Arinsal, about 4 km away.
La Massana (Catalan pronunciation: [la maˈsana]; originally La Maçana) is one of the seven parishes of the Principality of Andorra. It is located in the northwest of the country. La Massana is also the name of the main town of the parish. The name Massana derives from the Latin name mattianam for a variety of apple.Read more
Other settlements in the parish are Pal, Arinsal, Erts, Sispony, Anyós, L'Aldosa de la Massana, Puiol del Pui, Escàs, Els Plans, Mas de Ribafeta, Xixerella and Pui.
The parish is extremely mountainous and contains the highest mountain in Andorra, Coma Pedrosa (2,942 m or 9,652 ft). Its western side limits with Tor, Pallars municipal term, in the border with Spain.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near la Massana?
Within an hour or so of la Massana: Coll d'Ordino (4 km), Mirador Roc del Quer (6 km), Sanctuary of Meritxell (6 km), Sant Joan de Caselles (8 km).
Are there any good drives near la Massana?
The nearest famous roads are Coll d'Ordino, Port d'Envalira and Port de la Bonaigua.
Where is la Massana?
la Massana is in La Massana, Andorra, about 4 km from Arinsal.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,211
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Andorra
- Region
- La Massana
- Timezone
- Europe/Andorra
- Coordinates
- 42.5450, 1.5148
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Worth the detour from la Massana
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
6 km · about 10 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.
6 km · about 10 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.
8 km · about 15 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.
13 km · about 25 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.
17 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.
18 km · about 20 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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near la Massana
- 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.
- 17 kmPort 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.
- 46 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.
- 62 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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