Casa de la Vall
A 1580 stone house in Andorra la Vella that was the country's parliament for centuries.
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Casa de la Vall was built in 1580 as a family house and bought by the Andorran General Council in 1702 to serve as its seat, which it did until the parliament moved to a new building in 2011. It holds the Sala del Consell where the council met, a chapel, a kitchen and the Closet of the Six Keys, a cupboard holding the country's archives that could only be opened when all six parishes were represented.
What you actually see
- The Sala del Consell - the chamber the General Council met in for three centuries.
- The Closet of the Six Keys - the archive cupboard needing one key from each parish.
- The 1580 house - the stone building the parliament took over in 1702.
- The kitchen and chapel - the domestic rooms kept from the house's earlier life.
When to go
Year round; visits are guided and run at set times. It closes on some days. Booking is advised in season.
Honest expectations
Visits are guided only at set times and the house is otherwise closed. It is small and an hour covers it. Guiding is mostly in Catalan and Spanish.
Nearby
Andorra la Vella's old quarter is around it, and Santa Coloma is south.
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.