Santa Coloma and the Espai Columba, the Romanesque paintings of Andorra

Santa Coloma is a Romanesque ensemble in the neighbourhood of the same name, south of Andorra la Vella. Its wall paintings, from the 12th century and attributed to the circle of the Master of Santa Coloma, are no longer on the walls: they are kept in the Espai Columba, the museum of Andorran medieval art, and inside the church a six-minute projection puts them back in their place.

Church, projection and museum

The visit combines the two. In the church, the video mapping recreates the paintings on the walls where they once were. In the Espai Columba are the original murals from Santa Coloma and those from Sant Esteve, the church in the Barri Antic. There is an audio guide in Spanish, Catalan, French, English and German, and the museum is wheelchair accessible. The projection may affect people with epilepsy.

Hours and price

The same calendar as the Govern museums: from October to May, Tuesday to Saturday, from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00; in summer also on Sunday morning and a little later on Saturdays. Projection times may change because of services. The ticket costs €7, €3.50 reduced; under-10s do not pay, and the guided visit adds €1.50 with booking on +376 839 760.

Bus L1 or on foot along the river

Santa Coloma is south of the capital, at Avinguda Verge del Remei, 19, on bus line L1. If you walk, the path from Santa Coloma to La Margineda follows the river for 3.9 km, an hour and a quarter, to the medieval bridge at La Margineda.