- Address: Av. de la Bartra, Encamp, 30
- Phone: +376 739 111
- Website: http://www.museumw.ad/
The Andorran Electricity Museum is one of the country 's most famous landmarks . Until 1934, Andorra did not use electricity; in 1934 the hydroelectric power plant in Encampa , which still feeds electricity throughout the country, was operational. It is in its building on the ground floor that the museum is located.
It consists of three main sections: the scientific one, in which one can learn many facts about electricity, the historical one, devoted to the first steps of state electrification, and the experimental one, which is especially popular among schoolchildren and students: various experiments are demonstrated there. The guide will tell not only about electrical energy, but also about the alternative.
On Saturdays (except for the winter months) you can get on a tour of the "Electricity Road"; the excursion program includes visiting the dam on Lake Engolasters and the canals along which water from the rivers enters the dam.
How and when can I visit the museum?
The tour lasts about an hour. Its cost is 3 euros, and if there is a PassMuseu subscription - 2.5; preferential tickets (for children, pensioners and group visits) will cost 1.5 euros. You can visit the museum both with a guide and with an audio guide (visitors can use the comments in 4 languages: English, French, Spanish and Catalan). Also you can visit the museum with an excursion along the route No.4 of the excursion bus (only in the summer months).
The museum works on weekdays from 9-00 to 18-30 with a break from 13-30 to 15-00, on Sundays and public holidays from 10-00 to 14-00 from July to March and from 11-00 to 15-00 - in April, May and June. Monday is a day off. The last visit is an hour and a half before the break and the end of the working day.
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