Tobacco Museum
A museum in an old Sant Julià factory, on the crop that shaped Andorra's economy.
Updated 3 September 2026
Tobacco was grown in Andorra from the eighteenth century and became the backbone of the economy before tourism and banking replaced it, and the museum occupies the former Reig factory in Sant Julià with its machinery in place: the sorting rooms, the presses, the cutting and rolling machines and the drying sheds, along with the story of how a crop grown on small terraced plots supported the country and fed a substantial contraband trade.
What to look for
- The factory machinery - the presses, cutters and rollers left in place.
- The drying sheds - the buildings where the leaf was cured.
- The economic story - the crop that supported Andorra before tourism.
- The contraband trade - the smuggling the industry was bound up with.
When to go
Year round; the museum keeps daytime hours and closes some days. Winter hours are reduced. An hour or two covers it.
What to expect
It closes on some days and hours are reduced in winter. Labelling is mostly in Catalan and Spanish. The subject is narrow and will not hold everyone.
Nearby
Sant Julià de Lòria's centre is around it, and Naturlandia is above.
What to pack for Tobacco Museum
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