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Meritxell is a town in Andorra, located in the Parish of Canillo, in the north of the country, near the border with France. The Virgin of Meritxell is the patron saint of Andorra.

In the village is the Basilica of the Virgin of Meritxell, which replaces the original Romanesque-style sanctuary burned in a fire in 1972. It houses a replica of the Romanesque carving of the Virgin that was also destroyed in the fire.

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Canillo Livestock and Crafts Fair

18 October
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