Andorra [officially the Principality of Andorra, Principat d'Andorra in Catalan] is a microstate located in the Pyrenees mountains and bordered by France and Spain.
Andorra la Vella is the capital of Andorra, located in the south west of the Principality of Andorra, and it's the commercial centre of the country.
Andorra la Vella is located at the altitude of 1409m and the highest altitude capital city in Europe.
We can see the Pyrenees mountains around.
It's a unique building with glasses.
Tomo & Chouchou's advices for Andorra la Vella
1) Andorra is famous for duty-free status. In Andorra la Vella, you can enjoy shopping such as liquors, brand-name goods, tobaccos/cigarettes and perfumes. We could also find colorful leather bags and shoes etc. Take an opportunity of tax free in Andorra la vella!
2) If you are interested in hiking in Andorra, you can buy a hiking map book in tourist information in Andorra la Vella. This hiking book introduces many hiking courses in Andorra.
3) There is a thermal spa called "Caldea" in Andorra la Vella. There are many types of spa in Caldea. On the top of this building, there is an observatory. We can enjoy the Pyrenees mountains and scenery of Andorra la vella.
Episode of "Caldea" thermal spa
Tomo & Chouchou went to the spa to remove our tiredness after hiking. We bought general admission tickets, so we could enjoy the spa at Caldea for 3 hours.
There are two floors for the spa. Second floor is for the people who book massage.
So the people who just pay the general admission of the thermal spa cannot access second floor. People who pay general admission can only access the first floor.
On the first floor, there is main big thermal spa. The temperature of this thermal spa was not so high. There're jacuzzis. The temperature of jacuzzi was a bit higher than the main thermal spa. In the back of the first floor, there are some Roman baths. The temperature of Roman baths was higher than others. Therefore there were less people in Roman baths. Tomo & Chouchou could feel more relaxed there. There is an outdoor thermal spa too. It is connected with indoor spa. There were sauna rooms too. As a result, 3 hours were a little bit short to enjoy all the spa in Caldea.
There is an observatory on the top of building of Caldea. So after the spa, we went up and we could enjoy the landscape of Andorra la Vella!
Information
Caldea (Thermal Spa)
Open: 10:00 - 22:00 (10:00-24:00 on Sundays)
Genaral Admission 180min. (3h) : Adult 34.50 euros
Relating articles
* Hiking - Lake Juclar in Canillo
* Hiking - Parc Natural de la Vall de Sorteny
* Hiking in Andorra - Fontverd Route [Escardes-Engordany]
* Delicious meals and wine in Andorra
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