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Is Andorra worth visiting on a day tour from Barcelona?

March 2024.
Well, as we happen to offer Andorra day tours and we know how much our guests love them, our reply is that, yes Andorra is absolutely worth a visit even just for a day. If you have time for tours outside the city during your stay in Barcelona, then Andorra is a special experience.

The Principality of Andorra is a tiny nation nestled entirely in the Pyrenees Mountains which is the mountain range that divides France and Spain. Andorra is a high-altitude country and only accessible by road. To visit Andorra from Barcelona is a 3 hour drive each way, so with short breaks, you will be driving for 7 hours of a 12 hour day tour – that’s why we calll it a road trip more than a tour. But it’s still worth it!

The countryside you are driving through is very scenic. You will see mountain peaks and passes, small villages, impressive valleys and more. A day tour starts from Barcelona in Spain with a pick-up at your hotel. Then it crosses the French border to visit a mountain village with hot springs in the main square – and then crosses another national border into Andorra. It’s a real expedition!

Andorra is tiny but it has beauty, a fascinating history, a buzzing capital city and snow in the winter months. Our guide team will look after you and keep you entertained and informed from start to finish.. In the winter Andorra is a popular skiing destination, so from December to April you get to experience snow.

Travel tip for this tour: don’t forget that Andorra is not in the EU or the Schengen zone, so you will need a multiple entry Schengen visa. Travel tip for winter Andorra tours: dress very warmly – you need real winter clothes and footwear!

More information and booking here: Day tour to Andorra from Barcelona.

Photos Andorra day tour from Barcelona

Visit our Andorra 3 countries tour page to book. We are a small, local family company so you can book directly with us.

Three Countries in One Day: France, Andorra and Spain from Barcelona. This is a popular small group 12 hour day tour / road trip Andorra, France and the Pyrenees Mountains from Barcelona. Spend a unique “3 countries in 1 day” road trip that crosses three country borders and two mountain passes in one day. A team of 2 English speaking driver / guides looks after you all day and for comfort blankets and cushions are provided in the minivan.

Read more and book here. We hope to see you soon!
https://www.daytripsbarcelona.com/b9_3_countries_in_one_day_andorra_france_spain.html

Barcelona Ski Season 2016/2017

Grandvalira Ski Resort in Andorra had big snowfall at the start of January 2017

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Grandvalira live webcam photo from Dec 7th 2014

Grandvalira live webcam photo from Dec 7th 2014

Barcelona skiing season 2017 news.
There was good snowfall in November 2016 which meant that Grandvalira in Andorra and many other ski resorts in the Spanish / Catalan  Pyrenees Mountains opened for the 2016 Spanish  holiday called Inmaculada puente holiday which is from the 6th to 8th December.

Popular ski resorts close to Barcelona are Baqueira Beret (3.5 hours by car) La Masella (2 hours by car and La Molina (2 hours by car)

The closest ski resorts to Barcelona just 2 hours by car from the beaches and palm trees of Barcelona. Read more on the links below

Book 1 day snow tour Andorra & Pyrenees
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Barcelona Ski Season 2015/2016

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Grandvalira Ski Resort in Andorra opened for the La Inmaculada Public Holiday on December 6th 2015

Grandvalira live webcam photo from Dec 7th 2014

Grandvalira live webcam photo from Dec 7th 2014

Barcelona skiing season 2015
After very warm weather in November 2015 Grandvalira in Andorra and many of the other ski resorts in the Catalan Pyrenees Mountains opened for the 2015 Spanish  Inmaculada puente holiday from the 6th to 8th December.

Among other  ski resorts close to Barcelona are now Baqueira Beret (3.5 hours by car) La Masella (2 hours by car and La Molina (2 hours by car)

The closest ski resorts to Barcelona just 2 hours by car from the beaches and palm trees of Barcelona. Read more on the links below

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Skiing near Barcelona

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Best Barcelona hotels 2016

Best hotels in Barcelona 2015

Best hotels in Barcelona

We get quite a few requests for tips about the best new hotels in Barcelona. There are many excellent hotels to choose from in Barcelona, so it’s difficult for us to answer questions.
Try looking at our partner Barcelonayellow.com who have an excellent updated webpage that lists the best hotels in Barcelona and has links to booking rooms. Remember that DayTripsBarcelona offers personal hotel pick-ups and drop-offs for our small group Day Tours outside Barcelona. We don’t pick-up at cruise ships however.

Day trips from Barcelona to Andorra and Pyrenees mountains

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 3 Countries in One Day Tour

Cross two mountain passes – including the highest pass in the Pyrenees

Tours to Andorra, France and the Pyrenees Mountains from Barcelona. Spring and summer is a lovely time to see Andorra and the Pyrenees Mountains. The landscapes are spectacular, often still snow on the peaks of the mountains, blue skies and white clouds. It’s a picture postcard experience. Experience all this on an Andorra Day tour from Barcelona which is about 12 hours in total. This is also called the “3 countries in one day”  road trip crossing three country borders and two mountain passes in one day – including the highest mountain pass in the Pyrenees Mountains.
Your guide/driver and mini-van will pick you up early at your hotel or apartment and drive north-west into the Pyrenees Mountains. After breakfast in the mountains, we cross the border into France and visit a quaint French mountain village with hot springs. Then we drive over two mountain passes to reach the tiny mountain locked country of Andorra in the Pyrenees, where we make several scenic stops along the way to to fully experience the tranquility of the majestic peaks, magnificent vistas and historical locations and we visit the capital Andorra la Vella
See three countries in a day and experience the beauty of the Pyrenees mountains of Spain, France and Andorra.

Read more and book your Day Tour to Andorra & Pyrenees

What is difference between Single-entry or multiple-entry visa for Schengen zone

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Single entry or Multiple entry visa for Schengen

This page explains the difference between single-entry Shengen visa and multiple-entry Schengen visa for visits to Schengen zone countries and non-Schengen countries like Andorra.

At DayTripsBarcelona.com we have a popular tour which visits 3 countries in one day from Barcelona – Andorra day tour. On this day tour our guests travel from Barcelona in Spain to France and then to Andorra and then back to Spain in one day.

Andorra does not have an visa requirements. You only need a passport to enter Andorra. However because Andorra does not have a railway station or airport, the only way to enter Andorra is by crosseing at the French or Spanish border.

Both Spain and France are members of the Schengen zone like all other EU member states. But Andorra is not a member of the EU or Schengen zone.

If you are not an EU or a US citizen you will in all likelihood need a Schengen visa to enter the EU and Spain. Most visitors get a single-entry Schengen visa. The Schengen visa for Spain is issued by Spanish consulates and embassies in your country

On a single-entry Schengen visa without territorial limitations you can travel back and forth within all Schengen countries for 90 days as long as you stay within the Schengen zone. So for 90 days you are welcome to visit all Schengen countries like for rexample France on your single entry Schengen visa.

However, the single entry visa becomes invalid if its holder leaves from the Schengen zone to a country outside of Schengen – like Andorra.  In other words the single entry visa does not officially allow you to leave the Schengen zone and return on the same day – like for example on a day tour to Andorra from Barcelona.

20140306_165641_Richtone(HDR)As mentioned, Andorra is not a Schengen country, so any non EU or non-US passport holder will need a multiple entry Schengen visa.

This is because our 3 countries Day tour to Andorra leaves the Schengen zone when we enter Andorra – and re-enters Schengen zone when the tour leave Andorra later the same day.

On our Day Tours to Andorra from Barcelona, if you only have a single entry Schengen visa, we recommend that you bring your passport, flights tickets and your Barcelona hotel booking reservation, so that the border police can see that  you are just visiting Andorra for the day and also visiting Barcelona.

Officially, the Spanish border police could deny a tourist re-entry to Spain from Andorra with just a single-entry Schengen visa, but border checks are only sporadic, and we have never heard of that happening to any day tour company, and we have never had any problems ourselves on any of our Andorra day tours despite having been stopped sometimes for passport checks.

You can read more about this on the Schengen visa official site here

https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/visa-policy/schengen_visa_en

EU and USA passport holders do not need a multiple Schengen visa to visit Andorra.

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Masella Ski Resort now offer night time illuminated ski pistes

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Ski at night – at the Masella Ski Resort near Barcelona

Masella skiing by night on illuminated pistes

Masella skiing by night on illuminated pistes

From the 2013/2014 season the Masella ski resort offers evening skiing every Friday and Saturday evening and on some bank holidays all through the winter.

13 pistes that are served by 7 ski lifts will be illuminated from 18.30 – 21.30 on Fridays and from 18.00 – 21.00 on Saturdays

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Barcelona skiing season starts in November 2013!

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5 ski areas near Barcelona to open Saturday 23rd November 2013 and ski season in Grandvalira Andorra to start in November 2013

The skiing season will be starting extra early this year in Andorra and the Pyrenees. After heavy snowfall in the Pyrenees in mid-November 2013  five ski resorts near Barcelona – Baqueira Beret, La Masella, La Molina, Vall de Núria y Vallter 2000 – plan to open partially as early as weekend starting Saturday 23rd November 2013 with between 40cm and 1m of snow.

Great news for the 2014 ski season with Grandvalira in

Grandvalira ski opening 30 november 2013

Grandvalira in Andorra opens end November

Andorra also planning to open in November on Saturday 29th November 2013. Visit their websites for more information of which lifts will be open.
This means that the chances are very good that most ski resorts near Barcelona will be open for the Spanish holiday puente on December 6th to 8th 2013.

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About Andorra

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Andorra is a principality. It is a landlocked tiny county in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It has the highest capital city in Europe, Andorra La Vella which has  an elevation of 1,023 metres / 3,356 feet above sea level It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe with a land area of 468 km2 /181 sq miles. Andorra was created under a charter in 988. The present Principality was formed in 1278 and is a monarchy headed by two co-princes – the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France. So the President of France is also a monarch – the prince of Andorra. Visit Andorra. Book an Andorra day tour from Barcelona