Andorra la Vella - Gran Valira

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Andorra la Vella is a busy city, but if you look away from the bustling streets and explore the area along the river Gran Valira you can find many birds.

Added* by Jan Lock
Most recent update 31 March 2022

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Description

Andorra la Vella (the capital of Andorra) is a unique area as it has many different habitats around it, including mountain rivers, cliffs, buildlings, some small wooded areas and mountains. The bird life here ranges from White-throated Dipper, Grey Wagtail, White Wagtail and Mallard in mountain rivers, to birds like Common Raven, Crag Martin and Griffon Vulture on cliffs surrounding the city. As well as these bird species there are many others, such as Grey Heron, Great Cormorant, House Martin, Crested Tit, Rock Dove, Eurasian Green Woodpecker etc.

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Access

You can get to Andorra la Vella by following the CG-1 road past the border until you reach the largest city and capital of Andorra, Andorra la Vella. You can also get there by crossing the French border (longer drive from any airport, and much more mountainous) and going in a generally southern direction towards Andorra la Vella.