Andorra la Vella Travel Forum

We will be in Lleida Oct. 9 after 4 nights in Barcelona. We have been considering driving up to Andorra just for the drive and then returning to Barcelona via Manresi. We leave from Barcelona Oct. 12 which gives us 3 nights away. We don't look for night life, rather we prefer "off the beaten path" kind of touring/holidaying. Has anyone done this drive? Is it worth the trip?

I have been many times to Andorra not from Lleida but from Barcelona. The route is nothing to write home about but Andorra (country) is worth seeing. It has wonderful mountains, valleys and lakes for walking tours ans sports activities. I think you would need 2 or 3 days touring the main spots of the country. Don't bother visiting Andorra capital because you will find just loads of shops and nothing else.

(Look out the tourist offices)
http://www.andorra.com/uk/default_uk.asp

Apart from that I suggest you another option to visit from Lleida. It is a must. I mean "Pirineo Aragonés", which is an impressive area. Ordesa Valley,Bielsa, Ainsa, Benasque, Jaca..
Enjoy it!

Thank you for your suggestion. Do you know of any web sites in English describing the Pirineo Aragonés? I have looked a couple of times, but can only find pages in Spanish.

Absolutely agree with chiqui above. Andorra (coutry, not the capital) is pretty nice. However, I have been to most parts of the Pyrenees many times, and with no doubt my favourite area is the Aragonese part. You can base in Jaca and do wonderful daytrips from there.
Another option closer to Lleida is Vall de Bohi with its small towns with Romanic churches (Unesco heritage).

Ops! the link:

http://www.pyreneesguide.com/default.asp (for all Pyrenees)

BTW, I've a couple of tips in my VT pages, feel free to email me for more info.

http://spainforvisitors.com/sections/ordesa.htm
http://www.pyreneesguide.com/cats.asp?cID=32

You are right it is not easy to find sites written in english about Aragonese pyrenees.
This area is visited mainly for tourists from everywhere of Spain.

If you have any question just let me know.

Just return from Andorra. Not worth the trip unless you want to go for skiing. All mountainous region. Barcelona is a better place to visit with lots of things to see, shop and eat. To pay for the trip to Andorra will be better spent for shopping in Barcelona.