Pal

Pal in Andorra lies in the northwestern border parish (administrative division) of La Massana and is a skiing village in the same area as Arinsal. It is connected to Arinsal by cable car.

Understand
In 2017, the village had 260 inhabitants.

The historic heart of Pal is built on the left bank of the riu de Pal just upstream from its confluence with the riu del Prat del Bosc 3. Like most Andorran villages, Pal developed on a sunny slope

Get in
La Pal is some 7 km further via the CG5, turning left at Erts and passing through Xixerella.

Pal is accessible by the CG-4 road which connects the village to La Massana via Xixerella and Erts. Pal is 6 km from La Massana and 12 km from the capital Andorra la Vella. After the village of Pal, the road continues to the port of Cabús on the Spanish border.

Get around
Pal is connected to the winter sports resort of Pal-Arinsal (Vallnord area) by the CS-420 road. The station is 2 km south of the village.

See

 * Pal village: This village preserves the typical appearance of the traditional Pyrenean village and Pal has "Special Protection", passed in 1997.
 * The Andorra Romanesque Interpretation Centre is a space presenting the history and specificities of Romanesque art in Andorra, near the Church of Sant Climent.
 * The American artist Dennis Oppenheim created the sculpture Storm in a Teacup erected in the village at Coll de la Botella.
 * The American artist Dennis Oppenheim created the sculpture Storm in a Teacup erected in the village at Coll de la Botella.

Do

 * The Xixerella reserve is a protected natural area of extending north of the village. It has 3 hiking trails.