The Meritxell Sanctuary. In 1873 the Virgin of Meritxell was made the Patron Saint of the Valleys of Andorra by the Consell GeneraL Her Saint's day, Andorra's National Holiday, is celebrated on September 8.

The oldest building to be found, is a church dating from 1658 which stands on top of a Romanesque building of which only the floor of the apse and the east wali are visible. In 1972, on the night of the Saint's day, the building was destroyed by fire. During that fire, the statue of the Virgin of Meritxell, a Romanesque sculpture dating back to the end of the 12th century, beginning of the 13th century, was burnt. This was the statue which according to the legend was found under a dog rose in full

The old sanctuary has been recentiy restored. In its interior, you can visit the cornmemorative exhibition Merítxell, memòria which sets out to explain and immortalize the story of the village, the church, the patronage and the fire and where the most representativa pieces are shown. A retrospectiva audiovisual projection takes us from the past until today.

Right at the entrance of the two sanctuaries, there is a monument, commemorating the 7th centenary of the signing of the second Pariatge (1288). This is the work of the Andorran sculptor Roger Mas.