What is Pas de la Casa? A gateway to the Pyrenees
Pas de la Casa is one of those places many people know by name but cannot always place on a map. Located in Andorra’s parish of Encamp, beside the French border, it is one of the country’s highest and most distinctive towns. Its setting, mountain atmosphere and commercial life give it a personality all its…
Pas de la Casa to gain a permanent space devoted to its history
A new museum project will reveal the memory, evolution and identity of a key town on Andorra’s border Pas de la Casa is known for many things: its lively shopping scene, its close relationship with France, snow, skiing, the constant flow of visitors and its privileged border location. Behind that active commercial image, however, lies…
Estany de les Abelletes: the small glacial lake that surprises visitors near Pas de la Casa
Pas de la Casa is often associated with shops, snow, busy streets, cars crossing the border and people moving in and out of stores. Yet just a short distance from the centre, the landscape becomes completely different: quieter, more open and far more natural. One of these places is Estany de les Abelletes, also known…
Travessa Pas de la Casa celebrates five years and a record turnout from nineteen countries
The fifth edition of Andorra’s highest mountain race has attracted more than 330 participants and introduces a charity night run supporting the fight against childhood cancer. Pas de la Casa is preparing for one of the most intense sporting weekends of the summer. Travessa Pas de la Casa, the country’s highest-altitude trail-running event, celebrates its…
From shepherds’ hut to ski capital: the story of how Pas de la Casa was born
Pas de la Casa did not begin as a ski resort or a shopping destination. It started as little more than a shepherds’ hut in a remote corner of the Pyrenees. In less than a century, it grew into one of Andorra’s most international towns—one of the country’s most remarkable transformations. A hut by the…