Discover Canillo: Culture, Motorcycles and Nature
Accommodation in Canillo
When looking for a hotel in Canillo, culture, scenery and seasonal activities can shape the focus of your trip. Sant Serni and the Museu de la Moto are located in Canillo; other destinations belong to the wider Canillo travel area or parish. This distinction helps you match your interests to specific destinations.
Culture in Canillo
In the parish church of Sant Serni, the 17th-century Baroque main altarpiece is dedicated to Sant Serni, a 3rd-century bishop and martyr from Toulouse. The artwork and dedication therefore refer to different centuries. For a cultural visit, the altarpiece offers a close look at the Baroque furnishings and the saint whose name the church bears.
The Museu de la Moto in Canillo focuses on the development of the motorcycle. Its collection includes early steam-powered motorcycles, including a model by Sylvester Howard Roper from 1867, as well as early gasoline-powered motorcycles from the late 19th century. It also features racing, road and off-road motorcycles. Canillo’s motorcycle museum displays 150 models from well-known brands across 700 m² and illustrates the development of the motorcycle from 1896 to 2013. The 1867 Roper model is a specific early point of reference within this overview of development through 2013.
Other cultural destinations in the wider Canillo travel area
The Romanesque bell tower of Sant Serni was remodeled in the 17th century. Standing 27 metres tall, it rises above Canillo’s old town. At the former sanctuary of Meritxell, a permanent exhibition on the history and veneration of Meritxell is now the main attraction; Meritxell is Andorra’s patron saint. The sanctuary also organizes guided tours.
Espai Galobardes is a 300 m² gallery in the Canillo cable car building. It is intended to house and display 524 works by Francesc Galobardes. The gallery is also intended to host exhibitions by other artists and showcase cultural expressions from Andorra and abroad.
Scenery and activities in the Canillo travel area
The Family Park in the Canillo sector offers summer mini golf for children aged three and up and a free outdoor play area for children aged four to eleven. The Family Park’s children’s area also includes slides, mini golf, bouncy castles, trampolines and Acrojump. As the summer offering is seasonal, check whether it is currently open before visiting.
The Pont Tibetà de Canillo is in the Vall del Riu at an altitude of more than 1,875 metres. The bridge is one metre wide and reaches up to 158 metres above the ground. In the parish of Canillo, part of the Mirador del Roc del Quer’s floor is made of transparent glass.
Black pines and junipers grow in the Coma de Ransol; the herb layer includes heather, abarset and bilberries. BĂ lec grows in sunny spots. Alpine flowers include gentian, Pyrenean lily, yarrow and yellow bedstraw. Wild boar, roe deer, chamois, stone martens, hares and marmots, among others, live in the Coma de Ransol. Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed.
Two ecotourism routes in the parish of Canillo are led by qualified professionals: they run through the Incles Valley and the Ransol Valley, also known as Coma de Ransol. The CamĂ de l'Obaga in the Incles Valley is 2.6 km long one way.
Discover more destinations: Ransol, Meritxell, Soldeu, L'aldosa De La Massana, El Tarter, Grau Roig.
Go to the wider travel overview: Canillo.
