Nature in Andorra, Europe

Andorra is in the heart of the Pyrenees, and though it doesn´t have beaches, its other jewels make it a very popular tourist destination. Here you have the high mountain, snow, valleys and rivers, etc. Andorra is divided into three valleys that form a Y in the Principality, and the Valira and Gran Valira River, are the main rivers of this country.

In Escaldes/Engordany, you will find some of the most beautiful spots in all of Andorra, especially in the Mandriu Valley, that has over 4300 hectars of vegetation, rivers, ravines, flora and fauna.

The Sordeny Nature Park (Parque Natural de Sordeny), is the first protected nature spot in the Principality. It contains 1000 hectars of unique flora and botanical gardens with over 50 species of flora that are only known to the Pyrenees.

Also, La Massana parish is surrounded by pines and firs; it is a parish with 3,000 people and 65 km squared of land with rivers such as El Pal and Montaner. It also has lakes such as El Negre Lake and Forcats Lake. Its mountain peaks, such as Comapedrosa which is 2,942 meters in altitude, are the highest in all of the Principality.