# Two summer nights in Andorra: Caldea, the Tristaina lakes and the villages of La Massana Friday dinner in the capital, Saturday lakes in Ordino and Sunday villages in La Massana, with lunch at La Borda de l'Avi and the afternoon at Caldea. For sleeping, thermal water at the Termes Carlemany. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/andorra/andorra-la-vella/itineraries/andorra-summer-baths-and-lakes · Revisado: 2026-11-13 Dónde: Andorra la Vella and Escaldes Most people who go to Andorra from Spain go with skis. This getaway is the other one: two nights in Escaldes, next to Caldea, one day up to the Tristaina lakes, in the Ordino valley, and another to the villages of La Massana, with a 16th-century borda for lunch and thermal water to finish. ## What to bring Your ID card or passport for the Sant Julià de Lòria customs post. Walking boots and swimwear, for the top lake at Tristaina and for Caldea, with something to tie your hair back. And check your mobile plan: Andorra is not in the European Union. ## If it rains Swap the Saturday in the mountains for Caldea in the morning and the Casa d'Areny-Plandolit and Santa Coloma in the afternoon: the Govern museums charge €5 to €7 and do not charge under-10s. ## Where to sleep At the Termes Carlemany, on Avinguda Carlemany in Escaldes: a four-star with thermal water throughout the building and a free spa for guests, a short walk from Caldea. If you prefer parking without worries, the Andorra Park Hotel, in Andorra la Vella, has more than a hundred spaces. ## El plan ### Friday · 20:00 · Arrival and dinner Along the C-14 and La Seu d'Urgell to Escaldes. Leave the car at the Termes Carlemany, which assigns a paid space each day, and have dinner at the Celler d'en Toni, in Andorra la Vella: house canelons and shoulder of kid, kitchen open until 22:00. ### Saturday · 09:00 · The Tristaina lakes The CG-3 climbs through Ordino to Arcalís. The loop round the three lakes is 4.4 km and about three hours; on cable-car days, go up on it, because the road to La Coma is restricted from 8:30 to 17:00. ### Saturday · 13:30 · Lunch in El Serrat At the restaurant of the Hotel & Spa Niunit: chargrill and Carn d'Andorra veal. ### Saturday · 16:30 · Casa d'Areny-Plandolit On Carrer Major in Ordino, the museum of the Areny-Plandolit family house, €7, with its hologram show. From June to September, on Saturdays it opens in the afternoon from 15:00 to 20:00. ### Sunday · 10:00 · Casa de la Vall Before leaving, the old parliament in the Barri Antic, €5, mornings only on summer Sundays. Book the visit on +376 839 760. ### Sunday · 11:30 · Coll de la Botella and Pal Through La Massana and along the CG-4 to the Coll de la Botella viewpoint, at over 2,000 metres, and on the way down, the Lombard bell tower of Sant Climent de Pal. ### Sunday · 13:30 · Lunch at La Borda de l'Avi In La Massana, a 16th-century borda: trinxat, snails à la llauna, spit-roast lamb. Book by phone, on +376 835 154. ### Sunday · 16:30 · Caldea Three hours of thermal lagoons with the afternoon Classic ticket, from €49.50, or the Premium for over-16s. Book day and time. ### Sunday · 19:30 · Return Along the CG-1, customs and La Seu d'Urgell. In Lleida around ten. ## Aviso ### In the mountains, watch the afternoon weather. In summer there can be afternoon storms: start the Tristaina loop early and come down if the sky closes in. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### What is there to do in Andorra in summer? The Tristaina lakes and the Mirador Solar in Ordino, the Comapedrosa and the bike park in La Massana, the Madriu valley from Escaldes and Caldea. ### How much does this getaway cost? About €300 to €480 per person with two nights in a shared hotel, meals, Caldea and museums. ### Do you need a passport? A valid ID card is enough. ### How long does it take from Lleida to Andorra? About two and a half hours along the C-14 and La Seu d'Urgell. ## Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Andorra Park Hotel**: Five stars with a garden in the capital The Andorra Park Hotel presents itself as Andorra's first five-star. It is on Carrer Les Canals in Andorra la Vella, surrounded by 15,000 m² of gardens, and has more than a hundred parking spaces, covered and outdoors, with valet parking and charging points for electric cars. The spa and the rest A spa with a heated indoor pool, sauna, hammam and jacuzzi; an outdoor pool in summer; a gym and padel courts. For eating, La Pérgola, its bistro restaurant, and La Pâtisserie, open from 8:00 to 1:00. There is 24-hour room service. Pets, times and what the website leaves out The website says it accepts pets, but does not publish the conditions, the check-in and check-out times or the number of rooms: ask when booking on +376 877 777, also by WhatsApp. Caldea is a walk along Avinguda Carlemany. - **Hotel Spa Termes Carlemany**: Thermal water at home The Termes Carlemany is on Avinguda Carlemany in Escaldes-Engordany, the shopping street, a short walk from Caldea. It is a four-star of 33 rooms with thermal water throughout the building and its own spa, with jacuzzi, hammam and sauna, which guests use free; non-guests pay €15 an hour. From 20 June to 31 August an outdoor pool opens, at €4.75 a day for guests. The table Its restaurant has the Cuina Tradicional d'Andorra seal awarded by the Govern, with dinners from 20:00 to 22:30. Breakfast is a buffet, and the reception is open 24 hours. The car It has no garage in the building. It offers private paid spaces that it assigns day by day, without a guarantee: 22 outdoors 100 metres away, at €15 a day, and 11 covered 300 metres away, at €18. If you arrive late, think about a public car park. - **Hotel Cérvol**: Practical, with parking The Cérvol is a three-star of the Nexta chain on Avinguda Santa Coloma in Andorra la Vella. It is the hotel for anyone arriving by car, dining at the hotel and wanting to head out early to the mountains or Caldea: it has parking, though at €22 a day and depending on the spaces left on arrival, with no booking, and an electric-car charging point. Meals and services The restaurant is a buffet: breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 and dinner from 19:30 to 22:30. It has a gym, and a sauna and hammam for €5.50 an hour, a 24-hour reception and a games room. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out until 11:00. Keep in mind Animals are not accepted. From here, the church of Santa Coloma is to the south, in the Santa Coloma neighbourhood.