Museums of Andorra

Probably every tourist, staying in a new country or city, is eager to visit local museums. After all, there you can get invaluable knowledge and a lot of unforgettable impressions. If you ever find yourself in Andorra, you will most likely be amazed by the huge number of museums in this dwarfish state. Museums of Andorra can tell you a lot of the life of Andorran families, here you will learn about the work of the famous Andorran people and much more.

Local History Museum

The Andorran Museum of Local Lore is located in the town of Ordino in the D`Areny y Plandolit manor. The building of the manor was built in 1633 and belonged to the family of D'Areny Plandolit. By the appearance of the building you can not guess that it has been standing for several centuries. After all, it is perfectly preserved both outside and inside. Moreover, many features of everyday life have remained intact. The guest room, the wine cellar, the bedrooms, the library and other rooms have been preserved in their original condition. Therefore, a walk through the manor will be a real time machine for tourists.

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Casa Cristo Ethnographic Museum

You can get acquainted with the miniature of the life of the Andorran family in the ethnographic museum (Museu etnografic Casa Cristo). There is a reconstruction of the traditional house of the inhabitants of Andorra XIX century.

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Museum of Microminiature

Everyone who is familiar with the work of Nikolai Leskov "Lefty", it is worth to visit the museum of microminiature or Museu de la Microminiatura, which is located in Ordino. There works of the modern Lefty - Nikolay Syadristy are exhibited. You can not see with the naked eye.

Enjoy masterpiece master can only be using a microscope with a three hundredfold increase. For the basis of his masterpieces Nicholas takes gold, platinum, paper, various seeds and grains and even human hair. In the hands of the master this material turns into the smallest portraits, still lifes and sculptures.

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Automobile Museum

Another museum in Andorra, a must-see is the car museum or the Museu nacional de automobil, located in Encamp. Here you once again with a head immerse yourself in the past and go on a journey through the centuries. In this museum you will see a variety of vehicles: from the first bicycles to modern cars. The permanent exposition of the museum acquaints its viewers, including with old and rare cars from private collections.

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Casa de la Vall House Museum

No less interesting and significant for Andorra museum can be called the house museum Casa de la Vall . In it from 1702 to 1978 was the seat of the General Council, which administered justice in the country. Fates were decided there, court sessions were held there and all the valuable documentation was kept.

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Museum of Reproduction of Romanesque Art

The museum of reproduction of Romanesque art will help you to make an express tour of the principality. There are exhibited 25 reproductions that introduce tourists to the main monuments of Andorra.

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Museum of Andorran mock-ups

Another museum, representing the life of the principality in a reduced form - a museum of mock-ups. This cultural institution acquaints its visitors with the most significant buildings of the state.

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Museum of Russian nested dolls

A lot of Russian-speaking tourists vacation in Andorra every year. They, most likely, will be interested to visit the museum of Russian nesting dolls, about two hundred exhibits of which will tell about the history of the creation and development of the Russian doll.

In Andorra there is even a museum of Orthodox icons, where works of Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian masters are collected.

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In addition to museums, Andorra has many interesting buildings and churches, where you can walk for absolutely free of charge and at the same time learn a lot about the life of the inhabitants of this principality.