Escaldes imperceptibly "flows" from the capital of Andorra, Andorra la Vella. Together they form a commercial and cultural center, located in a ravine at an altitude of 1,050 meters above sea level, where there is always a warm and mild climate.
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A bit of history
The name Les Escaldes comes from a variety of thermal springs, which are renowned for their healing hot water temperatures from +22 ° C to +66 ° C. Sources known from Roman times and used for medicinal purposes. Also in the Middle Ages, the textile industry flourished and the traditions of the Catalan dance Santa Anna developed.
Les Escaldes is one of those places where tradition and modernity are combined. This is noticeable in everyday life, and in sights. Antoni M. Badia i Margarit, rector of the University of Barcelona, said:
How to get
In Escaldes you can get either through Spain or through France. In Barcelona (or Toulouse) you need to change to a bus / car and drive to Andorra.
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Slopes and slopes
The nearest opportunity to go skiing, the lower station of the Pas de la Casa-Grau Roig cable car, is 5 km from Escaldes (the journey time by ski-bus is 15 minutes). A state-of-the-art closed lift - the Funikamp cable car will take skiers to Grau Roach in 15 minutes. The distance to Soldeu, where you can start the ascent to another ski area - 19 km, the journey time to ski-bus - 30 minutes. On a regular bus you can get to Ordino (20 km) and Pal-Arinsal (15 km).
Climate
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 4 | + 5 | + 8 | + 10 | + 14 | + 18 | + 22 | + 22 | + 19 | + 14 | + 8 | + 5 |
| night | -4 | -3 | -2 | + 1 | + 4 | + 8 | + 10 | + 10 | + 8 | + 4 | + 0 | -3 |
Cuisine, restaurants and nightlife
Night entertainment should be sought in the center of the city, in the "high-mountain" restaurants and disco-skiing areas .The most famous Escaldes restaurants are El Pi and Casa Canut, which offer exquisite cuisine and seafood dishes .Those who have the strength after the conquest of the snow slopes, the resort invites to a fun-filled disco Bay-Bay .Free time in the town can be devoted to walks in numerous shops .The blessing of the capital is also near by, and, as far as is known, this is the best place in the country for shopping (who is not in the subject, let us recall, the Andorran Principality - a zone of duty-free trade).
Hotels
In Escaldes and the adjoining capital of the principality, there is a wide variety of hotels for every taste and purse - from economical three-star hotels to luxury hotels of premium class.
Book popular Escaldes hotels at the best prices
| A Casa Canut Hotel Gastronòmic from 8 684 rubles Escaldes-Engordany Avenida Carlemany, 107 | Roc De Caldes & Spa from 6 548 rubles Escaldes-Engordany Carretera D'engolasters, s / n | |
| Hotel Exe Prisma from 3 584 rubles Escaldes-Engordany Avinguda del Fener, 14 | Hotel Exe Princep from 3,377 rubles Escaldes-Engordany Unió, 5 | Mola Park Atiram Hotel from 4 480 rubles Escaldes-Engordany Josep Viladomat, 22 |
| Hotel Comtes d'Urgell from 2 619 rubles Escaldes-Engordany Avenida Escoles, 29 | Hotel Les 7 Claus from 2 482 rubles Escaldes-Engordany Avenida Fiter I Rossell nº49 | Les Closes from 2,688 rubles Escaldes-Engordany Avinguda Carlemany, 93 |
| Oriol from 3 102 rubles Escaldes-Engordany Plaça Coprinceps, 4 | Residencia Nuria from 3,446 rubles Escaldes-Engordany Carrer Santa Anna, 11 | Hotel Residencial Continental from 2 413 rubles Escaldes-Engordany Avenida del Pesebre, 1 |
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of the Escaldes
In 1978, Escaldes became the seventh province of Andorra. A bit earlier this city was presented with a monument in honor of the fact that there will be a province here. The monument is a Gothic cross that stands on a city square. On the contrary - the neo-Romanesque church of Sant Jaume, with its beautiful decoration and the Lombard belfry - a sharp contrast to the local buildings.
Thermal water complex in Escaldes "Caldea": water games, fountains, geysers, steam shower, cascade of four Jacuzzis with hydromassage, sauna, Indo-Roman baths, solarium, gym, jacuzzi, massage rooms, VIP club, bars and restaurants , tennis courts, shopping center. "Caldea" is open until 23:00.
In addition, a unique Perfumery Museum was opened in Escaldes, offering visitors a fascinating journey into the world of essences and fragrances and learning all about the origin of smells and the feelings they cause. The exposition of the exhibition is made up of thousands of flasks with fragrances, "marked" time, besides everyone gets the opportunity to become the creator of their own fragrance.
CAEE (Center d'Art d'Escaldes-Engordany) is located in a historic building in the space of the Josep Viladomat. In the collection of the center - an amazing selection of Catalan sculptors. On the second floor of the Arts Center - temporary exhibitions. A permanent exposition with Romanesque art is on the third floor. In Escaldes there is also the Museum of Russian nested dolls.
- Bask with cosmetics, perfumes, clothes, shoes and ski equipment - after all, Andorra is a zone of duty-free trade and come here better with a full purse!
- "Listen" to all the fragrances presented in the perfume museum, and try not to faint from dizziness!
- Lie in a jacuzzi in the open air in the thermal complex "Caldea" and do not get out of it until they drive out - a charge of energy will be provided, but, here, with buses at the eleventh hour of the night will not be sweet. Opening hours of the Caldea: from 10:00 to 23:00.
Sant Michel d'Engolasters is a 12th-century Romanesque and Lombard church with a small rectangular nave, a gable roof, a semi-circular apse and a four-sphere dome. The building is characterized by architectural simplicity and a high bell tower. Inside - copies of Romanesque frescoes by the artist Santa Coloma, which date back to the 12th century and are now kept in the National Museum of Catalan Art MNAC in Barcelona. Opening hours of the temple: from July to August every day from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00. Free tour.
Noteworthy and a modern building, the so-called house Casa Creu (address: 67 Carlemany Street). Architect - Josep Puig i Cadafalch.
Photo of the Escaldes (32)