Andorra's Episcopal Co-Prince Tours Restored Casa de la Vall
Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat received a guided 90-minute tour of the historic building in Andorra la Vella following its 2025 refurbishment,.
Key Points
- Warm welcome by Síndic General Carles Ensenyat and team.
- Examined restored frescoes in Sala dels Passos Perduts and conservation methods.
- Viewed Joaquim Mir's 1933 painting of Casa de la Vall amid suffrage revolution.
- Inspected hemicycle restored to original symmetry after parish addition.
Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat, Andorra's episcopal co-prince, conducted the first official tour of the Casa de la Vall after its major refurbishment and restoration, completed during 2025.
He received a warm welcome from Síndic General Carles Ensenyat, Sub-síndica General Sandra Codina, and sindicatura members Maria Àngels Aché and Carolina Puig. The group guided him through the historic building in Andorra la Vella for over 90 minutes.
Serrano Pentinat paid close attention to the restored frescoes in the Sala dels Passos Perduts, inquiring about their conservation techniques. The party also examined a prominent painting by Joaquim Mir in the síndic general's office. The piece portrays the Casa de la Vall in 1933, set against surrounding farmland during the revolution that established universal male suffrage.
The visit included time in the hemicycle, now restored to its original symmetry. This fixes an asymmetry caused by the addition of Escaldes-Engordany as the seventh parish, which placed four new seats entirely on the right side when viewed from the public gallery.
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