Pal () is a village in

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, located in the parish of

La Massana La Massana (; originally ''La Maçana'') is one of the seven parishes of Andorra, parishes of the Principality of Andorra. It is located in the northwest of the country. La Massana is also the name of the main town of the parish. The name Massana ...

4 km west of the town of La Massana, close to the border with

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Tor, Pallars Tor is a village within the Alins municipality of the Pallars Sobirà in Catalonia, Spain. Its municipal boundary borders with Andorra close to the spot in La Massana parish where the Vallnord ski resort complex, formed by Pal, Andorra, Pal and Ari ...

. Its population, as of 2013, was of 235.

Overview

It is situated at an altitude of 1,551 m (5,089 ft). The village church, of the 11th century and in Romanesque style, is dedicated to St. Clement. It has a rectangular bell tower with mullioned windows decorated. Above the town, in the forest of Pal, in 1982 was inaugurated the ski resort of Pal, now grouped with the Arinsal ski area forming the

Vallnord Vallnord () is a ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains in the country of Andorra, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars. Overview It encompasses the linked sectors of Pal and Arinsal (the sectors were linked by a cable car, op ...

. A legend says that Pal was discovered by a man of Riberaygua family. That man was called Bonaventura Riberaygua and he changed his surname in Pal-Riberaygua.

References

Populated places in Andorra La Massana {{Andorra-geo-stub