Private transfer from Cambrils to Andorra

The C-14 links Salou with La Seu d'Urgell. This road runs from the Costa Daurada coast into the Pyrenees via Reus and Tàrrega. From Cambrils the driver joins it by neighbouring Salou and heads north past Montblanc. After Ponts you follow the river Segre through Oliana and Organyà, and from La Seu d'Urgell it is about 10 km to the Andorran border. You do not need the Cadí tunnel on this route.

The Reig tobacco factory worked in Sant Julià de Lòria for almost half a century. It produced tobacco from 1909 to 1957, and its early 20th-century building is now a museum. Visitors walk through the workshops with a multimedia guide and learn how tobacco was processed here and what was made from it. The museum does not publish its opening hours on its website, so check them before your visit at the Sant Julià tourist office on Plaça Laurèdia.

The Romanesque church of Sant Serni de Nagol dates from 1055. It stands high above the Sant Julià valley. Higher still, on the Coll de la Gallina pass at 1,910 metres, stands a monument to the cyclist Joaquim Rodríguez, nicknamed Purito, and the climb itself has been part of the Vuelta more than once. Both spots lie off the main road. If you want to see them on the way, book a car with a driver by the hour, three hours minimum: the driver will wait for you at the church and on the pass.

In snowfall Andorra brings in phases with speed limits. From 1 November to 15 May, winter tyres, M+S tyres, studded tyres or chains are compulsory on every road in the principality. When it snows, the winter road maintenance service declares a phase: in the yellow phase the limit is 60 km/h, in the orange 50 km/h, in the red 30 km/h, and in the black phase traffic is banned. The current phase is shown on mobilitat.ad. The driver will come to pick you up in Cambrils on winter tyres and with chains, and the price will stay the one you saw when you booked.

The parish of Escaldes-Engordany was created in 1978. Before that it was part of Andorra la Vella, and the country had six parishes; now it has seven. Escaldes-Engordany and the capital sit side by side, and Andorra la Vella itself lies at 1,023 metres. Both parishes have hotels, so when you book, give the exact hotel address, not just the name of the town.

Beer, wine and spirits from Andorra have separate allowances. On the way back into Spain you pass the La Farga de Moles customs post: Andorra is not in the European Union. A passenger aged 17 or over can bring in 16 l of beer and 5 l of still wine duty-free. On top of that, they can add either 1.5 l of drinks stronger than 22% or 3 l of sparkling or fortified wine. The allowances for tobacco and other purchases are in our article on what you can bring back from Andorra.