Ordinois the most northerlyparishin the Principality ofAndorra. It is also the name of the main town of the parish.It is home to theSorteny National Park.The town of Ordino lies on the footslopes ofCasamanya(2740m), a mountain which has spectacular panoramic views from its summit being located almost exactly in the centre of Andorra.
The parish has borders with France and also with the parishes ofLa Massana,Canillo, andEncamp.In the extreme northwest of the parish is theVallnord (Ordino-Arcalis sector ski station)ski resort which has peaks up to 2,625m.
The town is the namesake of the Andorran legendEl buner d'Ordino, in which a bagpiper from Ordino, en route to a festival inCanillo, is chased and treed by wolves, but frightens them off by playing his instrument.
