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Canillo

Canillo is one of the seven parishes of Andorra and the name of its main village, in the north-east of the principality along the upper valley of the Valira d'Orient. The largest parish by area, it includes the ski resort of Soldeu and the Romanesque church of Sant Joan de Caselles, and is home to the shrine of Our Lady of Meritxell, patron saint of Andorra.

Canillo
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Canillo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/canillo
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