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Casa de la Vall

A 16th-century stone house that was the seat of Andorra's parliament, one of the oldest in Europe, for centuries.

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Open
By guided tour; closed Sunday afternoons
Price
Paid
Time Needed
45 minutes
Address
Carrer de la Vall, AD500 Andorra la VellaDirections
Getting There
In the old quarter of Andorra la Vella.

Why Go

Built in 1580 as a family home, the house became the meeting place of the General Council in 1702. Tours show the council chamber, the kitchen and a cupboard with seven locks, one for each parish, that held the country's documents.

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