# La Massana La Massana and Arinsal: Pal Arinsal from 4 December to 4 April, toboggans and zip line, a bike park in summer, the Comapedrosa and where to eat and sleep. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/andorra/la-massana · Revisado: 2026-11-13 From the centre of La Massana a cable car leaves that drops you in the snow, and that sums up this parish in north-west Andorra, the first as you leave the capital heading north. Two valleys lead off from the village: one climbs to Pal and the Coll de la Botella, the other to Erts and Arinsal, at the foot of the Comapedrosa, the country's highest peak. Between the two lies Pal Arinsal, the ski resort, which you reach by cable car from the centre of La Massana. ## How do you get there from the border? Via La Seu d'Urgell and the Sant Julià de Lòria customs post, the CG-1 to Andorra la Vella and the CG-3 northwards: Sispony and La Massana are a few minutes from the capital; the abba Xalet Suites is 4 km and about eight minutes by car from Sispony. Without a car, bus line 7 reaches La Massana and line 5 reaches Arinsal. Carry your ID card or passport for customs. ## What is Pal Arinsal like? Skiing at Pal Arinsal: more than 63 km between the Pal and Arinsal sectors, from 4 December to 4 April, with a dynamic-price lift pass that is up to 15% cheaper online and, from two days, is also valid at Ordino Arcalís. Ten free car parks and the village cable car save you looking for a space. Non-skiers have toboggans, tubing and the Big Zip zip line in the Pal sector, from €16.50, and guided snowshoeing off the slopes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from age 8. ## What do you do when there is no snow? The Pal Arinsal lifts carry bikes: the bike park has up to 60 km of descents and in 2026 opened from 20 June to mid-October, €37.50 a day. At the far end of Arinsal the climb to the Comapedrosa begins, 2,942 metres, in two stages with the mountain hut in between. For something more relaxed, the Coll de la Botella, a viewpoint above 2,000 metres you can drive to, the Romanesque church of Sant Climent de Pal and the Casa Rull, a traditional house museum in Sispony. ## Centre, Arinsal or Sispony? In La Massana, the Hotel Rutllan, four stars with a spa and pools right in the centre where the cable car leaves from. In Arinsal, the Princesa Parc, 150 metres from the Els Orriols cable car. In Sispony, the abba Xalet Suites, with a children's club and a shuttle to the cable car in winter. All three accept dogs, with conditions. For the summit, the Refugi del Comapedrosa, at 2,260 metres. ## Grill or rice? Grilled meat and borda cooking. La Borda de l'Avi, a 16th-century borda turned into a restaurant in 1973, roasts on the spit over holm-oak wood, and is open all year. In Arinsal, the Molí dels Fanals serves homemade mountain cooking with a terrace, and in Erts, the Restaurant Andrea specialises in rice dishes and chuletón, open all day. ## Dónde está - Zonas: Pyrenees - Cerca: Ordino (a 2.0 km), Andorra la Vella and Escaldes (a 4.2 km), Grandvalira (a 13.0 km), Pallars Sobirà (a 35.1 km · Spain) ## Qué hacer - **Skiing at Pal Arinsal, with a cable car from La Massana** (7 h · Families and all levels · Dynamic-price lift pass; half day from €40.50): Pal Arinsal is the La Massana ski resort: two sectors, Pal and Arinsal, linked by an aerial tramway, and a cable car that leaves from the very centre of the village. If you sleep in La Massana, you can ski without taking the car. Two sectors and three lifts that matter The resort advertises more than 63 km of slopes. From the village the La Massana cable car climbs, 2,250 metres long with 675 of vertical drop, with sixteen-person cabins. By car, you reach Pal along the CG-4 and Arinsal along the CG-5, where another cable car leaves, the Els Orriols one. An aerial tramway crosses from one sector to the other. Its website gives different figures for the number of lifts depending on the page, so we do not repeat them here. Dynamic pricing and half days The 2026-27 season runs from 4 December to 4 April, from 9:00 to 17:00. The day price is dynamic: it changes depending on when you buy, and online it is up to 15% cheaper than at the ticket office. The half day, from 13:00, costs from €40.50. Under-5s and over-75s do not pay; ages 65 to 69 pay €29.50 and ages 70 to 74, €25. Insurance is extra. From two days the lift pass is also valid at Ordino Arcalís, and from four it includes a day at Grandvalira. Two schools There are two schools, one at Pal and one at Arinsal. The one-day beginner course, three hours, costs €59 from age 6; the three-to-five-day group courses, €147 for adults and juniors and €133 for children, and the weekend one, €98.50. Private lessons, from €115 for two hours. For hire, the resort refers you to the many shops in La Massana, Pal and Arinsal, without giving prices. Parking Ten free car parks at the sector entrances, with room for 6,600 cars, and motorhome areas at Pal-Caubella, Coll de la Botella and Comallemple. A free bus links the resort with La Massana. - **Toboggans, tubing and the Big Zip zip line in the Pal sector** (2 h · Families · Children from 3 with an adult · Desde 16.5 € children's toboggan and tubing pack, ages 7 to 11): For anyone who doesn't ski, or the child who has had enough of lessons, Pal Arinsal has in the Pal sector a toboggan and tubing run, the Pedres Blanques one, and a zip line, the Big Zip. You get there on the La Massana cable car with the pedestrian lift pass. Toboggan and tubing The Activity Pack gives sixteen runs, by toboggan or tubing ring, to use on the same day, from 10:00 to 16:30. It costs from €20 for adults, from age 12, and from €16.50 for children aged 7 to 11. Children aged 3 to 6 go down with an adult who buys the adult pack. You cannot go down in ski boots: bring snow footwear. The Big Zip The zip line costs €16.50 solo, for people from 40 to 100 kg, and €28 in tandem, up to 120 kg between the two. Tickets are bought at the resort's ticket offices. In summer The resort opens a mountain park: the 2026 basic pass, €23, included the La Massana cable car up and down, five tubing runs and the Serra II chairlift; with the Big Zip, €33.50. - **Guided snowshoeing off the slopes at Pal Arinsal** (Introductory, families with children from 8 · Desde 92.25 € per person): Three days a week Pal Arinsal runs a guided snowshoe excursion outside the skiable area. No lift pass is needed, and the snowshoes and poles are included. The resort also has six snowshoe routes, 17.4 km in total. What you know before booking It runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays of the season, for over-8s, and costs €92.25 per person. The website does not say how long it lasts or where you meet: they confirm when you book in their online assistant or on +376 891 815. What to bring Waterproof mountain boots, layers, gloves, a hat, sunglasses and sun cream, and water. If you set out on your own on the routes, check Andorra's avalanche bulletin at meteo.ad first. - **Pal Arinsal bike park, downhill cycling with lifts** (5 h · Downhill and enduro cyclists · Children with the skills · Desde 25 € child, junior or senior day; adult, €37.50): In summer Pal Arinsal swaps skis for downhill bikes: the lifts carry the bikes up and you ride down marked trails, up to 60 km and more than a thousand metres of descent. From 7 to 12 July 2026 it hosted a UCI World Series event and opened only in part. Day, afternoon or five days The day pass costs €37.50 for adults and €25 for children, juniors and seniors. The afternoon, from 14:00 to 18:00, €27 and €18. Two days, €70.50 and €46; five, €149 and €99. Insurance is paid separately, €12. Season In 2026 it opened from 20 June to 13 September, from 9:30 to 18:00, and then at weekends from 18 September to 13 October, from 9:30 to 17:00. The 2027 calendar has not yet been published. Full-face helmet and a bike in good order Bring a full-face helmet, protective gear and a downhill or enduro bike in good condition. If it is your first time, start with the easiest trails and the afternoon pass, which is cheaper. - **Climbing the Comapedrosa, Andorra's rooftop, from Arinsal** (Fit mountain walkers · The refuge, for keen walkers · Free; paid parking in summer): The Comapedrosa, at 2,942 metres, is the highest peak in Andorra, and you climb it from Arinsal, at the head of the parish of La Massana, inside the Comapedrosa Valleys Communal Natural Park. It is a long ascent, in two stages, with a staffed refuge halfway where you can sleep and split the effort. Two stages, one refuge From the car park to the refuge: it starts beside the Prats Sobirans housing development, past the Arinsal dam tunnel. According to the refuge, it is 3.85 km and 685 metres of ascent, two to two and a half hours, of moderate difficulty. From the refuge to the summit: the park gives two hours and 677 metres more, passing the Bassa de l'Estany Negre, at almost 2,600 metres, and the Estany Negre. The last stretch is the hardest. Added together, it is about 1,360 metres of climbing from the car: the park does not publish a total figure. The descent is by the same path. Parking and rules The Prats Sobirans car park has about fifty spaces, paid, and closes in winter; next to the information hut there is another, free, with a maximum stay of three days. In July and August the hut opens from 8:00 to 15:00, on +376 647 021, and bus line 5 reaches the square in Arinsal. In the park dogs must be on a lead, no fires are allowed, you must stay on the paths and more than three tents need permission. Check the avalanche bulletin at the start and end of the season. Sleeping at the refuge The Refugi del Comapedrosa, at 2,260 metres, opens from 1 June to 12 October: half board €55.80 and a bed alone €21.90. Sleeping up there leaves the summit for first thing, with the day fresh. - **Casa Rull Museum, a traditional Andorran house in Sispony** (1 h · Everyone · Under-10s free · Desde 5 € general admission): On Carrer Major in Sispony, in the parish of La Massana, the Casa Rull is a traditional Andorran house turned into a Govern museum. You walk through the inside, best with the one-hour guided visit, to see how people lived in a village house in the country. Tuesday to Saturday, and Sundays in summer From January to May and from October to December, Tuesday to Saturday, from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00. In June and September, Tuesday to Friday the same, Saturday until 20:00 and Sunday morning; in July and August, on weekdays until 19:00. Closed on Mondays. Ticket and the one-hour visit The ticket costs €5, €2.50 reduced, and under-10s do not pay. The one-hour guided visit adds €1.50 and is booked on +376 839 760 or at reservesmuseus@govern.ad. Sispony and the hotel next door Sispony is a few minutes from La Massana. The abba Xalet Suites is about 330 metres from the museum. - **Coll de la Botella viewpoint and the Oppenheim sculpture** (30 min · Everyone · From the car · Free): The Coll de la Botella is a pass at the top of the Pal road, the CG-4, at over 2,000 metres, at kilometre 13.3. It has a large paved car park and, beside it, "Storm in a Teacup", a sculpture by Dennis Oppenheim. Three villages, two parks and Setúria On one side, the villages of Pal, Erts and Arinsal and the Sorteny and Comapedrosa natural parks. On the other, the Setúria valley. It is the half-hour stop on the way back from skiing at Pal or the drive of a summer afternoon. Going up from La Massana You go up from La Massana via Pal. In snow, carry chains or winter tyres. With a dog, on a lead. On the way down, the church of Sant Climent de Pal is on the way. - **Pal and its Romanesque church of Sant Climent** (45 min · Everyone · Check with the museums' central booking office): Pal is a village on the Coll de la Botella road, and its church of Sant Climent is Romanesque, from the late 11th or early 12th century. Its three-storey Lombard bell tower has the only double twin windows of that kind in Andorra. Bell tower, Virgin and altarpiece Outside, the bell tower. Inside, a 13th-century Mare de Déu del Remei and an altarpiece from 1709. Visit Andorra does not publish hours or price: it refers you to the Govern museums, which take bookings on +376 839 760 or at reservesmuseus@govern.ad. If you want to go in, call first. Between the pass and lunch Stop on the way up or down from the Coll de la Botella or from the Pal slopes. For lunch, La Borda de l'Avi, in La Massana, was built in the 16th century by the Torres de Pal family. ## Dónde comer - **Molí dels Fanals** (Restaurant, Arinsal, €€€). Qué pedir: the melós of Andorran veal or the aged entrecôte - **La Borda de l'Avi** (Restaurant, La Massana, €€€). Qué pedir: the trinxat with pancetta and black pudding and the spit-roast shoulder of lamb, for two - **Restaurant Andrea** (Restaurant, Erts, €€€). Qué pedir: the blue lobster rice, for two, and the cheesecake ## By car: La Massana by car, between Pal and Arinsal La Massana is on the way out of Andorra la Vella heading north. From the village, the CG-4 climbs to Pal and the Coll de la Botella and the CG-5 to Arinsal and the Comapedrosa: with a car you move from one valley to another in minutes, and in winter you leave it at one of the resort's ten free car parks or go up on the village cable car. The budget, per person and day, includes a shared hotel, lunch, dinner and an activity or a day on the slopes. Presupuesto orientativo: 110–220 € por persona y día. ### Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Hotel Rutllan & Spa** (Spa hotel): In the centre of La Massana The Rutllan is a four-star of 96 rooms on Avinguda del Ravell, in the centre of La Massana, the same centre the Pal Arinsal cable car leaves from. It is large and complete: a spa of about 500 m² with saunas, Turkish bath and jacuzzis, an indoor pool and an outdoor one, a gym and a garden. For skiing and for summer It has ski storage and bike storage, a 24-hour reception and a restaurant, from 13:00 to 15:30 and from 20:00 to 22:30. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out before 12:00. Car and dog Free outdoor parking; indoor, with a supplement. It accepts dogs only, with a supplement and subject to availability: tell them when you book. The website does not publish prices: you see them when you choose dates. - **Hotel Princesa Parc** (Spa hotel): Next to the Arinsal cable car The Princesa Parc is the four-star of the Princesa Parc Mountain Resort & Spa, on the Arinsal road, 150 metres from the cable car that goes up to the slopes. Next to it is the five-star Excellence, from the same group. Pool, spa and bowling alley A pool, spa, covered and outdoor parking, a buffet restaurant, the Louis XV restaurant and a bar with a bowling alley, for bad-weather afternoons. The website does not publish check-in and check-out times or prices. A tourist tax of €2.09 per person per night is charged from age 16, for up to seven nights. With a pet It accepts dogs and cats, two per room at most, for €16 per animal per night. In the common areas they must be on a lead or in a carrier, they are not allowed in the restaurant, pool or spa, and they may be left alone in the room for up to an hour. The Excellence does not accept animals. - **abba Xalet Suites Hotel** (Spa hotel): In Sispony, between the capital and La Massana The abba Xalet Suites is a superior four-star in Sispony, about 4 km from the centre of Andorra la Vella, about eight minutes by car according to the hotel, and about 2 km from the La Massana cable car. In ski season it has a free shuttle to the cable car, so you can leave the car parked. What it has A spa from 11:00 to 21:00, at €15 an hour and for over-16s; a heated outdoor pool, a padel court, a children's club and the Carroi restaurant. Free outdoor parking and indoor parking at €16 a day. Check-in is at 15:00 and check-out at 11:00. The Casa Rull is 330 metres away. Dogs up to 20 kg It accepts one dog per room, up to 20 kg, for €30 a night, always on a lead and kept out of the suites building, the restaurant, the gym and the spa. ## As a family: La Massana with children, from the cable car to the toboggan La Massana suits children because the snow starts in the village: the cable car goes up to Pal Arinsal from the centre, and at the top there are toboggans and tubing for non-skiers. In summer, the mountain park and the small museums. ### What works best The toboggan and tubing Activity Pack at Pedres Blanques, from €16.50 for ages 7 to 11 The one-day beginner course at Pal Arinsal, €59 from age 6 Children up to age 5 do not pay for a lift pass The Casa Rull in Sispony, free for under-10s The Coll de la Botella, a viewpoint you can drive to ### Where to sleep abba Xalet Suites, with a children's club and a heated outdoor pool Hotel Rutllan & Spa, with indoor and outdoor pools ### Where to eat La Borda de l'Avi, open every day Restaurant Andrea, open from 8:00 to 23:30 for children's mealtimes ### Keep in mind For ages 3 to 6, the toboggan is with an adult who buys the adult pack Guided snowshoeing is from age 8 The hotel spas are for over-16s ### Qué hacer as a family - Skiing at Pal Arinsal, with a cable car from La Massana - Toboggans, tubing and the Big Zip zip line in the Pal sector - Guided snowshoeing off the slopes at Pal Arinsal - Casa Rull Museum, a traditional Andorran house in Sispony - Coll de la Botella viewpoint and the Oppenheim sculpture ## With teenagers: La Massana for teenagers, bike park and the country's rooftop For a teenager, La Massana has the Pal Arinsal bike park, with up to 60 km of descents, a zip line and Andorra's highest peak, at 2,942 metres, with a night in a refuge. ### What works best The bike park, €25 a day for juniors in 2026 The Big Zip zip line, €16.50, from 40 to 100 kg Climbing the Comapedrosa and sleeping at the refuge, at 2,260 m Junior ski and snowboard courses, from €147 ### Where to sleep Refugi del Comapedrosa, beds from €21.90 Hotel Princesa Parc, with a bowling alley ### Where to eat Restaurant Andrea, with chuletón and rice dishes ### Keep in mind For the bike park, a full-face helmet and protective gear On the Comapedrosa the last stretch is the hardest: set off early ### Qué hacer with teenagers - Skiing at Pal Arinsal, with a cable car from La Massana - Toboggans, tubing and the Big Zip zip line in the Pal sector - Guided snowshoeing off the slopes at Pal Arinsal - Pal Arinsal bike park, downhill cycling with lifts - Climbing the Comapedrosa, Andorra's rooftop, from Arinsal ## Consejos ### Leave the car in the village It leaves from the centre of La Massana: you don't need a car to ski. ### Lift pass online, up to 15% less The ticket-office price is the highest. ### Sleep at the mountain hut for the summit You split the climb up the Comapedrosa and reach the top with a fresh day ahead. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### When does Pal Arinsal open in 2026-27? From 4 December 2026 to 4 April 2027. ### What is there to do in La Massana if you don't ski? Toboggans and tubing, the Big Zip zip line, guided snowshoeing, the Casa Rull and the Coll de la Botella viewpoint. ### What is the highest mountain in Andorra? The Comapedrosa, at 2,942 metres, which you climb from Arinsal. ### Can you go by bus from Andorra la Vella? Yes: line 7 to La Massana and line 5 to Arinsal. ### Are there hotels that accept dogs? Yes: the Rutllan, the Princesa Parc and the abba Xalet Suites, with conditions.