Andorra in Summer
Shopping & spas in Andorra.
Duty-free retail in the capital and a soak at Southern Europe's largest indoor spa — the perfect short-break combination.
Andorra is a long-established shopping destination, with a low 4.5% sales tax and duty-free perfume, cigarettes and alcohol. Combine that with award-winning spas and you have an unusually good short break. If window-shopping is more your style, you'll still find plenty in the old town or among the international brands on the main strip.
Andorra in Summer
Retail therapy
Where to shop. Capital first, then beyond.
You'll find shops throughout the Principality, but the two main areas are the capital, Andorra la Vella, and Pas de la Casa.
Andorra la Vella
The capital is where the best shopping is — Av. Meritxell is lined with big international brand names. Shops stay open until around 8pm with no siesta. Plenty of cosmetic shops along the street, so if it's perfume you're after it's always worth comparing prices.
Shopping Centres
Both on Av. Meritxell, opposite ends. Pyrenees is more department store, with different areas for different products and an excellent lunch buffet upstairs. Illa is more shopping-mall — supermarket, food court and cinema under one roof, free Wi-Fi throughout.
Supermarkets
Plenty of large supermarkets even in the centre of the capital — great for stocking up on cigarettes, alcohol and chocolate. Many brands you'll recognise from France and Spain.
Old Town
Just out of the centre, close to the Pyrenees shopping centre. Smaller, local shops down narrower streets — fewer tourists. Most likely a siesta during the day and limited weekend hours, but well worth wandering through the quaint streets.
Pas de la Casa
A few kilometres from the French border. Smaller than the capital but with a variety of shops, and the drive to get there from Soldeu is quite incredible.
Wind down
Andorra's headline spas. Capital and resort.
Spa
Caldea
The largest indoor spa in Southern Europe.
Right in the capital, drawing thermal water from Escaldes-Engordany that hits the surface at 70°C. Pools, saunas, steam rooms and hot tubs to move between. Standard entry is three hours. Inuu is the adult-only area — replicating the facilities for over-18s, often quieter, and worth the upgrade for access to all areas.
Spa
Sport Wellness Mountain Spa
Spa-with-a-view at 1,800m, Soldeu.
Next door to the 5-star Sport Hotel Hermitage (serving the sister 4-star Sport and Sport Village hotels too). Five floors, 5,000m². The circuit includes pools at different temperatures, a wide hydrotherapy pool, pebble walkway, underwater massage and two open-air hydrotherapy tubs — all with mountain views.
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