Mirador Roc del Quer, Mountain viewpoint in Canillo, Andorra.
Mirador Roc del Quer is a scenic viewpoint in Canillo with a platform extending 12 meters over a cliff edge. It sits about 500 meters above the valley and offers an open view of the surrounding Pyrenean landscape.
The metal walkway opened in July 2016, built by the team of architects and engineers at Enginesa. The Comú de Canillo invested about 400,000 euros in the platform and in reworking the path from the CS-240 road to the viewpoint. In 2018, engineer Raimon Díaz Mariño's book on the Roc de Quer won the Sant Miquel d'Engolasters essay prize at the XL Nit Literària Andorrana.
At the far end of the walkway, a metal sculpture by Miguel Ángel González shows a seated thinker on a beam, leaning out over the drop. The figure is the spot where most visitors stop, and it has become the image associated with the viewpoint. In 2018 the engineer Raimon Díaz Mariño devoted a book to the walkway, El mirador del Roc de Quer. Sobrepassar els límits. Desafiar la gravetat, which won the Sant Miquel d'Engolasters essay prize at the XL Nit Literària Andorrana.
The viewpoint is at kilometre 6.5 of the CS-240 road towards the Coll d'Ordino, in the parish of Canillo. A refurbished path leads from the road up to the platform, which rests on eight metres of solid ground and hangs twelve metres over the drop. The floor includes transparent glass panels, so those uneasy with heights can stay on the fixed section.
The platform features transparent glass sections in the floor, creating a direct vertical view down into the Valira d'Orient valley. This element creates an unusual sensation of height for those looking straight down.
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