Andorra Discovery: Cyling Tour of the Pyrenees

We will begin our journey at Barcelona’s Sants train station, where our team will greet you at the main door at 3:00 p.m. and transfer you to our hotel in Vielha.

You can also arrive at the hotel on your own, but you must indicate this on the reservation form or via email. If you plan to arrive before 19:00, you can check in at the hotel reception.

We’ll wake up in good spirits after our first night in Andorra la Vella to begin exploring the fantastic landscapes of the so-called Pyrenees Country.

The route will begin with three beautiful ascents that will take us to 2,093 metres of altitude, the highest point of this third stage. After a short ascent to Alt de la Comella, the road will harden to take us to Alt d’Engolasters and its dam, which was built to supply water to the hydroelectric power station, which supplies 20% of the country’s electricity. 

We will enjoy the views and the calm waters at this mandatory stop. Following that, we’ll ride a short gravel section to the difficult ramps of today’s first major objective, Cortals d’Encamp, a special category port that served as the end of the stage in the 2015 and 2019 Tour de France.

To round out the stage, we’ll climb to Coll d’Ordino, possibly Andorra’s most beautiful port. Before the final descent to our comfortable hotel, the spectacular Mirador del Roc de Quer will amaze us with a 360 ° panoramic view of the Encamp valley and nearby peaks.

The second stage of the tour. Today we will travel to the southern part of the Principality of Andorra, where we will face difficult ascents to Coll de la Gallina and La Rabassa, which will delight even the most ardent cyclists.

We will begin the stage in the direction of Spain until the crossroads that marks the start of the ascent to the sensational Coll de la Gallina, the stage’s end and decisive port in several editions of La Vuelta a Espaa. It is not in vain that its steep slopes serve as a training ground for professional cyclists in the area, as well as a regular track for Purito Rodrguez, Andorra’s great cycling ambassador. After reaching the summit, we will descend the Fontfreda slope, which was paved in 2015 by the Andorran government to allow cyclists to climb on both sides.

The final port on the route, which is longer but also smoother than the previous one, is also a classic in the exciting Andorran stages of La Vuelta a Espaa. Its ascent will take us to Naturlandia, the Pyrenees adventure park, where we can have some fun before returning to Andorra la Vella.

Our final day in Andorra will keep us on top, as we climb three beautiful ports before saying goodbye to this wonderful country.

The first is Beixalls, which debuted on asphalt in 2015 to compete in La Vuelta a España and was also a Tour de France contender the following year. The road will bend furiously at first, until it reaches heart-stopping unevenness, and then gradually become more bearable until we reach its summit, at an altitude of 1,795 metres. On the way down, we’ll pass Anyós Park, an exclusive sports club where we can reward ourselves with a soft drink on its lovely terrace.

The ascent to Coll d’en Cabs, a first-class port that will take us to the natural border with Catalonia, begins in La Massana. Its final kilometres will provide us with breathtaking views of the Comapedrosa peak, Andorra’s highest peak. From the top of the port, we can see the route that tobacco smugglers took years ago from Andorra to Catalonia, and if we look further into the past, we can see the people who secretly travelled it in search of freedom.

We will treat ourselves to the final climb to the Pal-Arinsal ski resort, the end of the stage in the 1993 Tour de France and our spectacular Pyrenees tour, in the middle of the descent.

This magnificent experience will come to an end after a few intense days of cycling. We trust you would have had as much fun with it as we did.

Remember that you must leave the hotel by 12:00 noon, and that if you hire a transfer service to your destination, they will meet you in the hotel lobby at the agreed-upon time.

Adios! We hope to see you soon!