Andorra Hosts Vibrant Three Kings Parades Across Parishes

Andorra la Vella and Escaldes-Engordany hosted the main Three Kings parade on Monday evening, drawing nearly 500 participants across 18 floats themed around cinema and literature characters from children's stories. The procession started at 6pm from Avinguda Príncep Benlloch opposite the Andorra la Vella town hall—where floats were on view earlier at Plaça Guillemó and Centre Cultural la Llacuna—and proceeded along Avinguda Meritxell, Carrer de la Unió, the Avinguda Carlemany shopping area, Avinguda de les Escoles, Carrer Josep Viladomat, and Carrer Esteve Albert, ending around 8pm at Plaça Coprínceps. There, the Three Kings met children from a staged Royal Palace, joined by their floats, the Royal Page's group, and attendants in golden capes. Other floats featured teams of six to 14 animators each, safety staff, performers in contemporary costumes, a batucada band, and more than 100 organizers from the Andorra la Vella and Escaldes-Engordany communes plus Unió Pro Turisme d'Escaldes-Engordany. Two new floats this year highlighted popular fictional characters, with around 15 children per float.

The day before, the Royal Page had traced the same route from 6pm to collect letters, arriving late to excited crowds ready with bags for thrown candies. Families, shop staff, and tourists lined the illuminated path as the Page read the Kings' message promising "a thousand gifts and abundant caramels" for good children, come "rain, snow, or shine." Noting icy spots on the way to Andorra, the Page remarked that snow might require skis and jested at a creperie stop: "Goodbye 'crepero', behave or get nothing." Earlier Monday at noon, the Royal Carter gathered more letters at Plaça Coprínceps in Escaldes-Engordany.

Parades lit up other parishes too. Encamp ran two at 6pm: one from Plaça dels Arínsols through village streets to Parc de l’Ossa with Ratafia Théâtre's *Voyage d’un songe*, and another in Pas de la Casa featuring a torch descent, fireworks, Kings on snowmobiles from Grandvalira, a 7pm street march with Andorrà Dance and Fitness Club performers to Sala de Festes for greetings, letters, coca, and chocolates. Canillo's began at 6pm from the town hall to Canillo Brilla. Ordino's reached ACCO by 7pm before heading to Plaça Major. In La Massana, the Kings arrived on horseback at 5:30pm from Prat Gran via the village center and Rotonda de les Costes to Plaça de les Fontetes, greeted by Cònsol Major Eva Sansa for close child encounters. Sant Julià de Lòria started at 6pm on CG-1 through Plaça Francesc Cairat, Avinguda Verge de Canòlich, Carrer Bra. Riera (with a quiet section for those with sensory needs), and Avinguda Rocafort to Plaça de la Germandat.

Transport changes spanned 2pm to 8:30pm countrywide, with road closures, access limits, and bus reroutes. L1 skipped Avinguda Meritxell via Carrer Prat de la Creu until 6:30pm, then looped from Estació Nacional; L2 and L3/L4 took central detours or paused; L5/L6/L7 avoided urban cores via Carretera de l’Obac, Túnel dels Dos Valires, or CG-2, bypassing stops like 710-La Unió and 799-Dama de Gel II. Encamp's L2 detoured Avinguda Joan Martí from 6pm to 7pm; Ordino's L6 to La Cortinada used 327-El Raval. Bus Exprés ran as usual.