Andorra's PGASAU Takes Indefinite Control of Key Canillo Tourist Sites

The public company Complex Esportiu i Social del Palau de Gel d’Andorra (PGASAU) has assumed indefinite direct management of three major tourist attractions in Canillo parish: Pont Tibetà, Roc del Quer, and Cal Federico.

Canillo Comú Council approved the agreement during a session this week, formalizing a provisional arrangement in place since late June. The deal, which has no set end date, gives PGASAU full operational control, including responsibility for advancing the planned mechanical lift project linking the former Pla campsite area to the Camí de l’Armiana. PGASAU will also handle the tender process for the infrastructure—potentially a cable car or similar—once technical studies are complete, with bidding targeted for mid-2025.

Financial terms include a minimum annual payment of 751,000 euros to the comú, capped at 25% of gross revenues from the sites. Non-maintenance investments remain the comú’s responsibility. A joint monitoring commission will oversee implementation.

The move stems from a Deloitte study commissioned months ago, which recommended centralizing parish tourist assets under one efficient entity. PGASAU, which runs Andorra’s ice palace complex, had already managed the sites on a temporary basis.

Canillo’s cònsol major, Jordi Alcobé, described the arrangement as beneficial. “We believe it’s a good deal because it delegates management to the Palau, which has better tools and procedures to market these family-oriented products, and it’s good to have everything centralized in one place.”