New Year’s Day in Andorra
In Andorra, New Year’s Day is called Cap d’Any and falls on 1 January. Its practical significance is clearest in the country’s labour calendar and retail rules: employees receive a paid holiday under the applicable calendar, and shops are generally required to close.[1][2]
A holiday in the labour calendar
Andorran labour law gives employees the right to enjoy the holidays set by the labour calendar, with pay. Government calendars list Cap d’Any among the public holidays; the annual calendar also includes parish holidays, so the complete schedule can depend on the parish.[1][2]
The Government’s labour-calendar notice describes the holiday entitlement for several sectors, including construction, industry, offices, banks, hairdressers, transport and goods distribution. It also sets out distinct arrangements for tourism-related work: holidays may be transferred by agreement, while Cap d’Any is among four holidays that cannot be transferred. If an employee in that sector works on one of those four days, the notice provides for a replacement holiday and an additional paid day off.[1]
The cited rules establish a day in the labour calendar, not a guarantee that every workplace closes. Employees’ holiday arrangements depend on the applicable calendar and sector rules.[1][2]
Retail closure and planning
Andorra’s commercial-hours guidance lists 1 January as a compulsory shop-closure day. It allows defined tourist shops to open: retail outlets in museums or leisure and recreational centres, and shops that rent sports equipment. The guidance also says that permission to open does not require a shop to do so.[3]
For visitors, this means ordinary shopping may be limited, while some qualifying tourist retail may open. Check a specific shop’s hours before travelling. Check opening arrangements for restaurants, ski facilities, pharmacies, banks and transport services directly with each provider.[3]
Meaning and observances
Cap d’Any is Andorra’s New Year’s Day and is treated as a public holiday.[1][2][3]
New Year’s Day in Andorra: questions and answers
When is New Year’s Day in Andorra?
Is it a paid day off?
Are shops open?
Shops are generally required to close on 1 January. Defined tourist shops, including certain museum and leisure-centre retailers and sports-equipment rental shops, may open, but are not required to.[3]
Do offices, banks and transport services close?
The labour-calendar notice includes offices, banks and transport among the sectors covered by its holiday rules. Check opening hours with the specific office, bank or transport provider.[1]
Sources and references
Sources used for New Year's Day in Andorra:
- S’aprova el calendari laboral per al 2026- Govern d’Andorra
- Llei 31/2018, del 6 de desembre, de relacions laborals. (Text refós sense caràcter oficial)- Portal Jurídic d’Andorra
- Horaris comercials- Govern d’Andorra