The bell tower
Tiers of arched windows.
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Sant Joan de Caselles is a small Romanesque stone church on a rock above the road near the village of Canillo in Andorra. It has a square Lombard-style bell tower with arched windows, a wooden porch and green mountains behind, and it is among the country's loveliest churches. The church was built in the 11th to 12th century, with a rectangular nave, a wooden roof and a semicircular apse. The two porches were probably added in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was restored in 1934 and 1935 by the architect Cèsar Martinell, and again in 1962 and 1963. It is listed in Andorra's cultural heritage and holds old works of art inside. You stand on the grass before the church, looking at the tall stone tower with its tiers of windows, the round apse and the wooden porch at the door. The rock looks over the valley and the road to France. It is a church, so go in quietly and modestly dressed if it is open. The church is under 1 km north-east of Canillo and 1.5 km from the Roc del Quer lookout. Viewing from outside is free; the interior opens in certain seasons and may charge a small fee.
Tiers of arched windows.
At the door.
The valley and road to France.
On the road from Canillo to France, east of Canillo village
In certain seasons, possibly for a small fee.
The Roc del Quer lookout is 1.5 km away.
